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A review by emmaraeempowered
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I guess I'm back in my vampire book era!!
Silver Under Nightfall was a fast pace vampire hunter story that tied in a lustful aspect.
Remy Pendergast is a Reaper (vampire hunter), it's a position he has been trained to do his whole life -however- due to rumors within the Reapers and Nobles he is talked down to and treated poorly. It's believed within these groups that Remy may actually be half vampire (they have a slur for half human half vampires).
Political tensions get high as a vampire disease runs rampant throughout the land and Remy encounters a powerful vampire couple representing two different courts. The engaged couple quickly show Remy they have interest in him helping them with their investigation of the cause of this disease (called Rot)...and in bending him backwards in bed.
This book was SPICY! Phew! Once the three of them get going they just don't stop!
I really liked how this poly relationship was depicted. Of course the spicy scenes were great but I liked how the characters all got to know each other and how their feelings grew. Remy and Xiaodan felt like love at first sight, they were immediately flirty and cute. Whereas Remy and Zidan felt enemies to lovers. But the constant bickering quickly felt more like flirting.
Let's talk about the mystery: there are numerous things happening within this story and it is thrilling to go along with the characters as they piece everything together. I don't think the ending would be labeled as a twist, it felt quite obvious to me - however I am really looking forward to picking up the 2nd book cause I gotta know what happened!
The one thing I wish this book had is either a map or a character tree. There are a few conversations that happen where numerous character names are thrown out and I had some trouble remembering who belonged to which court and who was who's trusted ally. A map would have helped me visualize how the world was constructed, how far away certain villages and cities were. I think this is just a me issue though, I really love heavy world building in fantasy and a map helps me feel more immersed in the story.
Thank you to Saga Press #SagaSaysCrew for the free copy!
Silver Under Nightfall was a fast pace vampire hunter story that tied in a lustful aspect.
Remy Pendergast is a Reaper (vampire hunter), it's a position he has been trained to do his whole life -however- due to rumors within the Reapers and Nobles he is talked down to and treated poorly. It's believed within these groups that Remy may actually be half vampire (they have a slur for half human half vampires).
Political tensions get high as a vampire disease runs rampant throughout the land and Remy encounters a powerful vampire couple representing two different courts. The engaged couple quickly show Remy they have interest in him helping them with their investigation of the cause of this disease (called Rot)...and in bending him backwards in bed.
This book was SPICY! Phew! Once the three of them get going they just don't stop!
I really liked how this poly relationship was depicted. Of course the spicy scenes were great but I liked how the characters all got to know each other and how their feelings grew. Remy and Xiaodan felt like love at first sight, they were immediately flirty and cute. Whereas Remy and Zidan felt enemies to lovers. But the constant bickering quickly felt more like flirting.
Let's talk about the mystery: there are numerous things happening within this story and it is thrilling to go along with the characters as they piece everything together. I don't think the ending would be labeled as a twist, it felt quite obvious to me - however I am really looking forward to picking up the 2nd book cause I gotta know what happened!
The one thing I wish this book had is either a map or a character tree. There are a few conversations that happen where numerous character names are thrown out and I had some trouble remembering who belonged to which court and who was who's trusted ally. A map would have helped me visualize how the world was constructed, how far away certain villages and cities were. I think this is just a me issue though, I really love heavy world building in fantasy and a map helps me feel more immersed in the story.
Thank you to Saga Press #SagaSaysCrew for the free copy!