Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)

by Jay Kristoff

From New York Times bestselling author, Jay Kristoff, comes a dangerous new fantasy world and a heroine edged in darkness.

WINNER OF THE THE AUREALIS AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL

Mia Corvere is only ten years old when she is given her first lesson in death.

Destined to destroy empires, the child raised in shadows made a promise on the day she lost everything: to avenge herself on those that shattered her world.

But the chance to strike against such powerful enemies will be fleeting, and Mia must become a weapon without equal. Before she seeks vengeance, she must seek training among the infamous assassins of the Red Church of Itreya.

Inside the Church's halls, Mia must prove herself against the deadliest of opponents and survive the tutelage of murderers, liars and daemons at the heart of a murder cult.

The Church is no ordinary school. But Mia is no ordinary student.

Reviewed by pamela on

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DNF at 10%.

Nevernight was a masterclass in melodrama. Everything was overwritten in metaphors and similes to mask the fact that nothing was happening and that the characterisation was poor. For something with such a fun description, it was a long slog through the swamp of boredom and I just couldn't force myself to keep reading.

If you're thinking about picking up this book, do yourself a favour and just read the first two pages. If you don't like the way it's written, it won't get any better and you just won't enjoy it. If you do, then you'll be one of the people who have become fans of this book. Me? Not so much. Less is more - taking a paragraph to say what a sentence would achieve does not make the book any better. It just makes it longer. And denser.

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