Most of you know the drill by now; I'm not reviewing Nightfall traditionally because it's a childhood favorite and all that. I will say that this is the point in the series where I have read most of the books less than 5 times, and therefore I don't remember as much, so I am excited for the remainder of the series (because I don't know exactly which chapter is which). I also liked this more than I remembered, which was a pleasant surprise.

But without further ado, here are my notes on this Nightfall, and just a fair warning, there may be spoilers for this book and others in the series:
- How Amy managed to escape Gethen by "thinking of darkness" is beyond me ... like, dude just ignored the "darkness" coming from the closet?
- (24) Look, Alden's plan to drug Sophie was great in theory, but dude left himself with 4 unconscious teenagers who are gonna hate him forever now
- (39) Livvy has been with the Black Swan for 18 years, meaning she was probably appointed to the Collective pretty early on ... why is everyone in the Black Swan so new?
- (49) Something I really hope this series will eventually address is how the elves completely cut themselves off from humans because of a betrayal that happened thousands of years ago ... if the elves can truly cure, like, all of the diseases in the hospitals, why not point the humans in the right direction at a bare minimum? It seems cruel to let people suffer for a decision a few of their ancestors made so many centuries ago (ESPECIALLY because it's later revealed that their actions may have been justified) ... and I understand that there is bad in humans, but the elves haven't proven themselves to be much better at this point, and I think Sophie is losing sight of that
- (54) Sandor once fought a band of renegade trolls? For why?
- (56) Isn't it ironic how Sophie - Miss "I Don't Need Protection, I'm Fine" - is now insisting that her sister needs protection? It's come full circle, and I don't think Sophie realizes she's become the very thing she used to despise
- (66) We still don't know Livvy's ability
- Also, why haven't the Neverseen just assassinated Elwin? He's obviously the only "good" doctor because the Council goes to him, too ... and he doesn't have bodyguards or any defensive ability ... so why haven't they killed him and eliminated the only person keeping everyone else alive?
- During the kidnapping in book 1, why did the Neverseen even keep Dex alive? He was a 12-year-old kid with no ability, and they had no way of knowing that he was precious to the Black Swan (through Juline)... and at the very least, they could've wiped his mind and made him one of their soldiers because they're obviously lacking in numbers
- (124) Ruy and Fintan apparently argue a lot ... I'm going to pretend it's Fintan trying to spare Ruy the fate he experienced with Bronte or something
- (169) Did we ever figure out the "complicated history" behind Brumevale? Or why it's necessary to have a lighthouse in the sky? (it's a cool setting idea, but still)
- (180) If Forkle didn't create the Black Swan, who did?
- (217) What made Blur's living situation complicated all of a sudden? And why is his story for joining the Black Swan long and boring?
- Okay, the stupid crush cuff scene has to be the worst scene in the entire series, and I hate it so freaking much
- (274) Not Biana trying to live out the "brother's best friend" trope
- (319) Sophie really suggested that Dimitar and Keefe play a game of riddles...
- (400) Sophie "I'm Not Oblivious" Foster is blinder than I am when it comes to people flirting
- (444) Do you think when Ruy sealed Alvar behind the force field, all injured and half dead, he regretted it? Could this be part of why he and Fintan argue so much?
- (490) "Fintan and I have a long history, so if anyone can figure out the passwords protecting his secrets, it's me" - okay, Bronte
- (494) Terik's injury is supposed to clear his name from possibly working with the Neverseen? I'm still not buying it, especially because the only source was Bronte saying, "Because I said so"
- (496) Okay, fine, Forkle said he searched the memories of the Council members and saw nothing, but we don't know if Terik is really a Descryer, so there's always a possibility that his ability could prevent mind readings
- (541) Gisela makes it sound like Gethen regretted killing Cyrah (he was shaky afterward), so when did he change? Why was he so eager to kill Oralie?
- (573) And I thought Keefe was bad the past two books, but Sophie is reaching new levels of whiny and grumpy and angsty
- (600) Do the elves have anti-depressants? Cause they need some
- (642) This is the part of the series where I start getting frustrated with Sophie. I understand that she has her own issues and that the people who raised her may be in danger. However, she spends, like, a month wallowing in self-pity and then everyone's just like, "That's cool, we're glad you're better) and they move on? If there's a genuine issue here with her mental health, it needs to be addressed
- (697) Deep Voice #4: Fintan
- (700) "I'm assuming your mother doesn't know about this new hobby, given how much she sacrificed to keep you away" - Fintan to Marella ... what is he talking about? Did Marella's mom have ties to the Neverseen or Black Swan?
- Gisela really is the embodiment of gaslight gatekeep girlboss
- (714) I wanna know what happened to Grady when he tried to mesmerize the gorgodon, and my current theory is that it, like, put him in the mind/body of whatever he was trying to mesmerize (when he's enhanced by Sophie)
- (724) First of all, congrats to Biana for pretty much being the only one of the main crew so far to actually do damage to the Neverseen (besides Grady burning Brant's hand off, I think) ... and, also, I could write an essay on Fitz's protectiveness being his fatal flaw and how quickly he turns to anger because of it
- (735) I know I've said a lot about Fintan being like a father figure to Ruy and Alvar, but for the sake of canon at the moment, it almost feels like Ruy is helping Gisela because he's mad at Fintan for hurting Alvar
- (764) How did Gethen find out Prentice had been healed? Did he read Wylie's mind, or is there another traitor?