Should have trusted my gut and given up at 21% but anyway, here's a bullet-point review of my thoughts (a more cohesive review may or may not come):

Note: I started skim-reading at the 24% mark.
- The beginning was dull and slow, events became marginally interesting at around the 21 to 24% mark, only to quickly regress into an unenjoyable mess.
- This is definitely NOT a quickly paced fantasy adventure.
- From the synopsis, the mythology sounded fascinating, but throughout the story itself, I remained skeptical of its believability. I just could not imagine people having faith in these stories, much less willingly losing their lives for the fulfillment of a half-baked prophecy (as spoken of by these stories).
- The world-building as a whole was one of the weakest points of Beware the Night, which is primarily why the story fell apart for me. In fact, I won't go into details, but I spotted a few gaping plot holes.
- Veda, as a heroine and as the Chosen One, failed to be a compelling lead. Instead, she got on my nerves a lot because she was driven by her self-interests, was illogically impulsive and reckless, and defied authority for the sake of defying authority (even to the point of abandoning common sense). I also really hated that she

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ruined years' worth of training, planning, and scheming just because she felt like an entitled brat.

- ALSO, CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW SHE WENT FROM KISSING ONE GUY TO KISSING ANOTHER GUY WITHIN - WHAT - 3 TO 5 CHAPTERS??? And that she kept going back and forth between the two of them, instead of focusing on the larger picture??? The love triangle was just unnecessary.
- The characters generally fell flat and felt underdeveloped, but nonetheless, I did develop a liking towards both the love interests: Nico and Dorian. If it were up to me, I'd throw Veda into the sea and make it my mission for these boys to fall in love with each other.
- The "plot twists" were hastily explained and poorly executed, diminishing their impact.
- The storytelling was really incohesive, and consistently throughout the story, I had a difficult time believing what was happening. Everything just seemed... dumb to me. And not well thought of.
- I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. Ever. And I definitely won't stick around for the sequel.

Disclosure: I received a digital copy of Beware the Night from the publisher (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.

1 star
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