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So I feel kind of conflicted. On one hand I love story and the characters, and the other I’m weary about it.
This novel follow a girl named Cassidy Blake as she deals with ghosts, while her parents are making a paranormal TV show, alongside her best friend Jacob.
I enjoyed the characters, but at times they felt flat and ‘not like other girls’/ guys to me. The plot was fun, and I’m glad Victoria Shcwab wrote it in middle grade form.
This is my first book of hers, and while I can’t say I loved it, I’d definitely read more from her (since I enjoy her writing style)
This novel follow a girl named Cassidy Blake as she deals with ghosts, while her parents are making a paranormal TV show, alongside her best friend Jacob.
I enjoyed the characters, but at times they felt flat and ‘not like other girls’/ guys to me. The plot was fun, and I’m glad Victoria Shcwab wrote it in middle grade form.
This is my first book of hers, and while I can’t say I loved it, I’d definitely read more from her (since I enjoy her writing style)
RATING: Cover - 5 stars, Writing - 2.5/3 stars, Characters 1.5 stars, Pacing - 3 stars, Enjoyment - 2 stars, OVERALL RATING - ⭐️2⭐️ STARS - DNF
I’m gonna DNF this one which makes me very sad.
I thought I was going to love this. But alas, I didn’t.
It was just boring and to weird for me. Yes the idea was original, but nothing could hold my interest for more than 2 seconds, and all I wanted to do was cry out in frustration or drool over a piece of paper.
I’m gonna DNF this one which makes me very sad.
I thought I was going to love this. But alas, I didn’t.
It was just boring and to weird for me. Yes the idea was original, but nothing could hold my interest for more than 2 seconds, and all I wanted to do was cry out in frustration or drool over a piece of paper.
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This didn’t do much for me as a whole, but it was really cute and I loved the art style. I would definitely read more from this author. Solid 3 stars.
I told myself I was over Wattpad bad boys and then Roth comes in with his "I'm a bad boy and a demon" ass and suddenly I'm into Wattpad bad boys again... Anyways, my bad choice in men aside, I also have a thing for trashy 2010's paranormal romance so take that as you will.
I...have thoughts.
In all honesty I don’t really know how to feel about, ”Down Comes the Night”. My opinion as of now is sitting at a 3 star, but it wasn’t necessarily a bad book, but it definitely read like a debut novel.
THINGS I LIKED
• The writing in here was very good. Very pretty descriptions and metaphors.
• Queer rep! Need I say more?
• This read really fast! It did take me a few days, but it’s because I’m in a reading slump and school is stressing me out. But I read about 250 pages of this in one day, I was very consumed.
• Wren’s character after the 30% mark. She really improved after that and I could actually stand reading about her
• The wintry settings! Very atmospheric
• SEXUAL TENSION = IMMACULATE
• Interesting magic system
THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE
•NOT GOTHIC ENOUGH! I wanted more gothic, more Jane Eyre vibes. I think that was what the author was going for, however it was poorly done! I just wish we got more of it. The wintry setting was on point but unfortunately the gothic setting the author was trying so hard to hit, missed.
• To rushed and dense. This could have easily been a a series, a duology at the least. I love fantasy stand-alones, and these days they’re hard to come by. But this would have been so much better as a duology. We have two good villains, a nice wintry setting, a good start of a romance.
• Una. That’s it, she’s a shitty friend.
• The romance was NOT enemies to lovers, and it surely wasn’t a slow burn. I’ll admit, it was cute, but please please please don’t advertise your romance as something it’s not! It wasn’t enemies to lovers, and they literally fell in love in 70 pages (at least the tension was there in 70 pages, and they had like 3 conversations).
• Confusing world. Absolutely no world building, no maps, and confusing time periods. Sometimes it felt like this was supposed to take place in the 17th or 18th maybe even 19th century, because sometimes the characters talked as such. But other times it felt like 20th or 21st century. Things like arcades were mentioned. It didn’t really make sense.
I just want to know, was this originally a Reylo fanfiction with a Jane Eyre AU? That’s exactly what this book felt like, and that’s not the worst thing ever. Anyways, this was ok, I would check out this authors next book!
In all honesty I don’t really know how to feel about, ”Down Comes the Night”. My opinion as of now is sitting at a 3 star, but it wasn’t necessarily a bad book, but it definitely read like a debut novel.
THINGS I LIKED
• The writing in here was very good. Very pretty descriptions and metaphors.
• Queer rep! Need I say more?
• This read really fast! It did take me a few days, but it’s because I’m in a reading slump and school is stressing me out. But I read about 250 pages of this in one day, I was very consumed.
• Wren’s character after the 30% mark. She really improved after that and I could actually stand reading about her
• The wintry settings! Very atmospheric
• SEXUAL TENSION = IMMACULATE
• Interesting magic system
THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE
•NOT GOTHIC ENOUGH! I wanted more gothic, more Jane Eyre vibes. I think that was what the author was going for, however it was poorly done! I just wish we got more of it. The wintry setting was on point but unfortunately the gothic setting the author was trying so hard to hit, missed.
• To rushed and dense. This could have easily been a a series, a duology at the least. I love fantasy stand-alones, and these days they’re hard to come by. But this would have been so much better as a duology. We have two good villains, a nice wintry setting, a good start of a romance.
• Una. That’s it, she’s a shitty friend.
• The romance was NOT enemies to lovers, and it surely wasn’t a slow burn. I’ll admit, it was cute, but please please please don’t advertise your romance as something it’s not! It wasn’t enemies to lovers, and they literally fell in love in 70 pages (at least the tension was there in 70 pages, and they had like 3 conversations).
• Confusing world. Absolutely no world building, no maps, and confusing time periods. Sometimes it felt like this was supposed to take place in the 17th or 18th maybe even 19th century, because sometimes the characters talked as such. But other times it felt like 20th or 21st century. Things like arcades were mentioned. It didn’t really make sense.
I just want to know, was this originally a Reylo fanfiction with a Jane Eyre AU? That’s exactly what this book felt like, and that’s not the worst thing ever. Anyways, this was ok, I would check out this authors next book!
I really really liked this. This felt like an old Brother’s Grimm fairytale, and it was so spellbinding and enchanting. The writing was so beautiful and lush, and these characters were very well written. The magic system was so unique and interesting. I’m really excited to read more from Novik. Not 5 stars because pages 200-300 are quite a bore, but this was really really good overall. (Also is this a Beauty and the Beast retelling because it felt like it was?)
DNF FOR NOW
I’m just gonna DNF this for now and pick it back up sometime soon. Not in the mood for it
I’m just gonna DNF this for now and pick it back up sometime soon. Not in the mood for it