Book of Night: The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller

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A dark romp full of danger and shadows with a razor sharp heroine and vivid magic." — Zoraida Córdova, Nationally bestselling author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina Charlie Hall, at her best when doing her worst. Whenever she tried to create something, it broke apart in her hands. But blowing something up? There, Charlie had an unerring instinct for greatness." Charlie is a con artist, and has been, ever since she was a small child. She lives with her sister Posey, who reads tarot cards, and her boyfriend, Vince (who's past is rather mysterious). The three live in a world where shadows can be separate magical entities from your body, to do your bidding. They.. drink blood? (Idk). People start approaching Charlie about finding this book, The Book of Night, which is said to have the secret to releasing shadows from their owners bodies, turning them human. Charlie doesn't want to get involved, as the book involves Lionel Salt, a sadistic old billionaire who killed Charlie's stepfather. But alas, she does, and along the way starts to unravel her boyfriends mysterious past. Book of Night follows Charlie, who lives in a world where shadows can change in magical ways. Charlie has lived a life full of treachery and is trying to go on the straight and narrow. But life is never that simple, and when the Liber Noctem is stolen her life is thrown into chaos. Well, if you're going into this expecting it to be like, The Cruel Prince, then, yeah, you might be disappointed. It's no Folk of Air. But is that really a fair comparison? That's like if you're disappointed that 10 million dollars isn't 50 million dollars. It's still 10 million dollars.

Of course each of those elements are crucial. But in my opinion; character building is most important thing about a story. And it gets more important when you start new series because it’s long time commitment just like watching series more than two seasons. You patiently wait for what’s gonna happen to them at the next book, cheering for them, getting angry with them, being happy for them, screaming at them. They should be easy to connect so you can root for them. It was on that thought that Charlie looked up to see a test of her resolve walk through the double doors of Rapture Bar & Lounge. Love was a family religion, passed down to her when she'd been too young to protect herself from belief." I have complex feelings: there are so many pros and cons for making me decide how I truly felt about it!Harry Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer team up to exonerate a woman who’s already served five years for killing her ex-husband.

Book of Night" is a dark, twisted, atmospheric and high-stakes Adult Fantasy Romance book which is probably the first instalment of a new series. But it definitely can be read as a standalone. The story is set in an urban setting. It's also a heist story.Well, well, well! As devoted fan of “The folk of the air “series, this was one of the most anticipated first book of brand new and author’s first adult fantasy installment I have been longing for! Firstly: when I read a book, I ask myself what’s more important for me? Pacing? Way of storytelling? Plot line? Structure? Execution ? Ending? Charlie's world resembles our own, but it's so much more interesting. It's full of dark, mystifying concepts such as shadow magic and other things I never quite understood. The first novel of the series was published in the year 2002 by the Margaret K. McElderry Books publishing house. It was titled ‘Tithe’ and revolved around the lives of the central characters Kaye Fierch, Cornelius Stone, Janet Stone, Ellen Fierch, and Rath Roiben Rye.

The ending chapter was actually really good. It was abrupt but fascinating. If only the entire book was as good as the ending point!

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Third person, flat narration was not great choice for storytelling. Dual or multi POVs worked so much better. The less dialogues and flat tone reminding you of long essays make you yawn just a little bit! The world is interesting but I think the story took the mystery/ thriller way rather than focusing on the fantasy aspect themselves which for me made the story lose some of the potential. I think it takes some time to get oriented but the story holds the attention for sure. I was very sure this was supposed to be a series but I am not so sure anymore and if this is a standalone then I still need some answers?! Determined to survive, she's up against a cast of doppelgängers, mercurial billionaires, gloamists, and the people she loves best in the world - all trying to steal a secret that will allow them control of the shadow world and more. Initially, I wasn't sold on that past perspective, but eventually I did come to understand why it was important to the development of Charlie as a character. I really liked this book! This was such a unique and intriguing urban fantasy book full of mysteries, magic, and betrayals. Charlie Hall is a con artist who works for gloamists, magicians who alter shadows to steal, kill or worse. Charlie tries to separate herself from her past mistakes, but her past catches up with her. Charlie learns that her boyfriend, Vince has been lying to her and soon after she finds herself caught up in lies and murder. She will do anything to survive and protect the people she loves.