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Nightbane by Alex Aster
5.0
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have so many emotions rolling through me, but the first one is angry. I'm angry that the 3rd book isn't out yet 😭 All I want is to binge this whole series. 

Nightbane’s pacing is a lot like Lightlark’s. There are some slow parts in the beginning to set up for the war coming. I thought all of the characters had such great growth. More characters are introduced, characters we thought would be background become some of my main favorites, and everyone is a LOT more connected than you're led to believe. 

I'm a Team Grim girlie through and through, but my heart hurt for Oro plenty throughout all of it. Isla was in a really shit position to begin with, and it doesn't get any better for my girl 🥲 She grows so much in Nightbane. Her powers as well as her leadership and maturity level. 

I felt every single emotion reading this book. I laughed, cried, giggled, got my heart ripped to fucking pieces, all of it. I cannot WAIT for the next book! 

I'm a sucker for fantasies that are all about ancient secrets and this series has delivered that SO amazingly. Isla is a halfling of Nightshade and Wilding? Ancient creatures RESPECT her just because of that? What does that MEAN? I need to hear other peoples theories😫 I feel so strongly that she could be some kind of major player or magic that's only been seen at Home, the original Lightlark. 
I hate that she had all of her memories stripped and had to relive all of that. I still don't think Grim’s reasoning for erasing her memories was good enough. I get that he got tricked but Isla being his WIFE? Nah, dude. There's gotta be something else or that will bug me. 
I hope next book we get more info on her mom and dad. I want backstory of her dad from Grim when he was a general and her mom from Lynx. 
I'm dreading when she sees Poppy and Terra again. I REALLY don't like them and my girl better do some damage when she sees them.