acozyreaderlife's Reviews (408)

I absolutely loved the first book in this series, ‘Small Spaces.’ It was creepy and atmospheric. This book was a little creepy but leaned more campy. It felt more like Scooby-Doo and the mystery gang. Which I LOVE. But I was expecting a scary middle grade. The first book had suspense, and the characters were fully fleshed out. It was eery and suspenseful. This book felt disconnected from the first book. I understand it is aimed for middle-grade readers, but to me, this book doesn’t hold a candle in comparison to the first one. It was very disappointing.

This was a beautiful, creepy story. The writing was perfection. I absolutely loved the writing, it had beautiful images throughout the novella. This was an atmospheric story, set in the creepy gothic city of Eldenhaven. This is the perfect autumn read. It is scary, gory, disturbing, and yet such a beautiful, heartbreaking story. Highly recommend this book if you don’t mind gore and a creepy story. I think Jennifer Giesbretcht is a very talented writer, and I will buy her next book!

It was so refreshing stepping into the world within this novel. The world-building was fantastic. I loved all the characters (although Nightblood was my favorite character even though he is a sword). I really enjoyed the magic system, it was excellent!

I liked Siri at the beginning of the book, she and her sister Vivenna almost switched personalities throughout the book. I just wanted to give Suseborn a hug during the whole book. I just really felt for him and thought he deserved way better than how he was treated. He was just such a pure soul. He was just so innocent, which was a vast contrast to the scary persona that everyone gave him.

I really enjoyed the politics in this book. It was fascinating to learn the world's politics and understand how the different societies and levels of society worked. Now I just want to read more Brandon Sanderson books!