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Down Comes the Night

Down Comes the Night

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  • Author：Allison Saft
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Summary

He saw the darkness in her magic。 She saw the magic in his darkness。

Wren Southerland’s reckless use of magic has cost her everything: she’s been dismissed from the Queen’s Guard and separated from her best friend—the girl she loves。 So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord， asking Wren to come to his estate， Colwick Hall， to cure his servant from a mysterious illness， she seizes her chance to redeem herself。

The mansion is crumbling， icy winds haunt the caved-in halls， and her eccentric host forbids her from leaving her room after dark。 Worse， Wren’s patient isn’t a servant at all but Hal Cavendish， the infamous Reaper of Vesria and her kingdom’s sworn enemy。 Hal also came to Colwick Hall for redemption， but the secrets in the estate may lead to both of their deaths。

With sinister forces at work， Wren and Hal realize they’ll have to join together if they have any hope of saving their kingdoms。 But as Wren circles closer to the nefarious truth behind Hal’s illness， they realize they have no escape from the monsters within the mansion。 All they have is each other， and a startling desire that could be their downfall。

Allison Saft’s Down Comes the Night is a snow-drenched romantic fantasy that keeps you racing through the pages long into the night。

Love makes monsters of us all。

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Reviews

MJ ，

I almost DNF'ed with only 50 pages to go because I really couldn't bring myself to care about 2 dimensional Wren and Hal and their 2 dimensional relationship （and complete lack of chemistry） and their 2 dimensional problems。 I almost DNF'ed with only 50 pages to go because I really couldn't bring myself to care about 2 dimensional Wren and Hal and their 2 dimensional relationship （and complete lack of chemistry） and their 2 dimensional problems。 。。。more

Cynthia ，

This book sounded absolutely fascinating and up my alley - a young healer accepts a position at a remote manor， becomes snowed in， and has to solve the mystery of the strange noises， illnesses， and disappearances surrounding the manor， all while falling in love with her patient， AND 3 out of 4 blurbs used the word gothic - YES PLEASE！Unfortunately， this book didn't work for me， mostly because I couldn't stand the main character。 I did not like Wren， at all。 Wren drove me nuts because she makes e This book sounded absolutely fascinating and up my alley - a young healer accepts a position at a remote manor， becomes snowed in， and has to solve the mystery of the strange noises， illnesses， and disappearances surrounding the manor， all while falling in love with her patient， AND 3 out of 4 blurbs used the word gothic - YES PLEASE！Unfortunately， this book didn't work for me， mostly because I couldn't stand the main character。 I did not like Wren， at all。 Wren drove me nuts because she makes extremely dumb decisions right from the very beginning of the book （and continues to make them throughout） and has absolutely no respect for authority， rules or consequences， yet when her complete disrespect for these things could actually make a difference in a good way she is suddenly afraid of some unspecified consequences of breaking a contract she signed saying she won't leave her room after midnight， enter the east wing， or leave the manor without explicit permission。 She still manages to make a ton of dumb， horrid decisions though， even with her sudden fear of consequences。 So instead of being a spunky heroine who follows her heart and her own moral compass， I just found her irritating。 There's also quite of bit of politics in this book， which has to do with the mystery， but I feel like it's worth mentioning because just reading the jacket copy I thought the description made this seem like a very atmospheric gothic novel and therefore I expected a certain type of mystery （though now in hindsight I recognize the allusions in the book description）。This book has some fantastic gothic elements， and the magic aspect was an interesting spin on the genre。 If teenage angst is your thing and you don't mind heroines who make idiotic decisions to serve the story， you may like this book。 I just couldn't get past my dislike of Wren （and honestly Hal too）。 。。。more

Alicia ，

Overall， I really liked this story。What I liked: the plot。 I enjoyed the little mystery even if o guessed it right early。 The descriptions of the estate， Colwick Hall。 Hal Cavendish; I just loved him。 Gotta love the broody and mysterious “bad boy。” Also， I thought the romance was huge and done well。 It definitely read enemies to lovers。 I also like that it wrapped everything pretty well and left some things open。 I did like the end。 I liked how relationships and friendships were mended and there Overall， I really liked this story。What I liked: the plot。 I enjoyed the little mystery even if o guessed it right early。 The descriptions of the estate， Colwick Hall。 Hal Cavendish; I just loved him。 Gotta love the broody and mysterious “bad boy。” Also， I thought the romance was huge and done well。 It definitely read enemies to lovers。 I also like that it wrapped everything pretty well and left some things open。 I did like the end。 I liked how relationships and friendships were mended and there was def poetic justice for a certain character I hated。What I didn’t like: Wren crying allll the time。 She literally had tears in her eyes about 80% of the time。 Her character annoyed me at times， though overall。。 I did like her。 I questioned a lot of her decisions though。 The magic Wren had confused me a bit; I had a lot of questions regarding it。 What happens if her magic runs out？ Can it run out？ With proper rest， will it come back？ How does it completely run out？ I wish that was explained more。 I also think it would’ve been cool to have a map。。 just a simple one。 One other things I wish the gothic elements were explored more。 It had a decent amount in the beginning/middle。。 I just wish it were a bit creepier。 I do recommend if you like a semi gothic enemies to lovers romance with some mystery involved。 。。。more

Sierra ，

3。5 stars。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 What I liked: • The winter vibes of Colwick Hall were perfect （and I love the cover）• The main character， Wren， is rather idiotic。 She has a good heart and is really good at healing， but she’s not great in the common sense department。 It’s frustrating but endearing。 • Openly bisexual Wren！ Queer person with depths Una！ What I didn’t like:• Hal is Tall， Dark， and Handsome。 A killer who is secretly good。 I’ve seen this before， and Hal didn’t make me feel 3。5 stars。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 What I liked: • The winter vibes of Colwick Hall were perfect （and I love the cover）• The main character， Wren， is rather idiotic。 She has a good heart and is really good at healing， but she’s not great in the common sense department。 It’s frustrating but endearing。 • Openly bisexual Wren！ Queer person with depths Una！ What I didn’t like:• Hal is Tall， Dark， and Handsome。 A killer who is secretly good。 I’ve seen this before， and Hal didn’t make me feel things。 • There’s a lot of being sick or injured and healing， which is a little squicky for me。 • This is a gentle gothic mystery， which gets kind of boring。 。。。more

Kayley's Bookshelf ，

This book means so much to me。 I cannot explain how strongly I feel for this story and its characters; especially Wren Southerland。 Her strong sense of empathy and frustrating emotions and sensitivity are all too relatable。 I found myself in Wren， and now， I don’t know what I would do without the comfort of her character。 There is not a single flaw in this book and it has become an instant favorite。 If you love Nina and Matthias from Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows duology like I do， you will love This book means so much to me。 I cannot explain how strongly I feel for this story and its characters; especially Wren Southerland。 Her strong sense of empathy and frustrating emotions and sensitivity are all too relatable。 I found myself in Wren， and now， I don’t know what I would do without the comfort of her character。 There is not a single flaw in this book and it has become an instant favorite。 If you love Nina and Matthias from Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows duology like I do， you will love this book。 I swear by it。 I can already tell that this book is underrated。 I found myself in Wren， and I hope that other readers come across this beautiful book and are able to find themselves in her， too。 “A terrible fate， indeed， to be your prisoner。” 。。。more

Kayla ，

While the set up was good， the plot started going flat mid way through the book but the characters and their story kept me reading to a satisfied ending。

Tarra Lyn | TLCBookNook ，

RTC 。。。

Jennifer ，

I had a pretty long book hangover in April （so felt a bit burnt out from reading） but I found myself pleasantly surprised to crunch through most of Down Comes the Night over the past few days。 I personally have a mixed record with YA fantasy and gothic books， but Allison Saft's debut defies the trend。 With likeable main characters and the explorations on the complexity of love （and how that affects our moral decisions）， I had a fun time reading this！My favourite thing about Down Comes the Night I had a pretty long book hangover in April （so felt a bit burnt out from reading） but I found myself pleasantly surprised to crunch through most of Down Comes the Night over the past few days。 I personally have a mixed record with YA fantasy and gothic books， but Allison Saft's debut defies the trend。 With likeable main characters and the explorations on the complexity of love （and how that affects our moral decisions）， I had a fun time reading this！My favourite thing about Down Comes the Night is， without doubt， the characters。 I found Wren's characterisation very well developed。 While Wren was a bit naive and impulsive in the beginning of the novels， the decisions she made allowed character growth and to take control her own personal narratives。 For example， bridging the gap between good intentions and actions that would make a difference to the future of her kingdom。 Wren's relationship with Hal is also an interesting one to unfold。 Devising the enemies to lovers trope， Saft coloured outside of the box by also fleshing out Hal emotionally opening up to Wren in an organic way。 Too often is when the male character in this trope lacked development， but in this novel the relationship felt decently justified （as a few Hal's backstories were woven to the novel and how these experiences contributed to Hal's initially thick-skinned nature）。While I was personally a bit less sold into Wren's romance with Una at first， my reception also changed throughout the novel as Wren's character matured （i。e。 her narrative and how she sees love became more nuanced）。 I think a great thing about Down Comes the Night is that these characters are well understood in relation to Wren's well fleshed out headspace。 I also enjoyed the writing of the book。 While it doesn't have the fanciest proses out there， I found Saft's debut really easy to follow through and I also think the details successfully created a Gothic accent in the settings。 I think by setting a Gothic tone in the story， Saft managed to foreshadow a sinister mystery/thriller subplot alongside Wren's narratives。 Because I really enjoyed the characertisation in this book， I personally had hoped that there would be more explored in the worldbuilding。 I think the briefly touched upon magical & divinity concepts in the worldbuilding were pretty cool， so it would be nice if these were developed more in depth （what's touched upon in this fictional world has potentials for a good political intrigue）。Barring my desire for more in the worldbuilding， Down Comes the Night is a highly enjoyable read。 It's fast-paced， character-driven， and also emotionally engaging。 If you're looking for a gothic read that dives deep into sinister aspects of human nature， this is definitely something to check out！N。B。 This book contains following major content warnings: illness， death， weapons， blood mention， and corpse 。。。more

Danielle ，

“How many ways are we bad for one another？”“You really want to count the ways？”“None， I believe。” this book is pure perfection。 the characters， the setting， the story。。。 i haven't read a fantasy book this amazing in a while。 i'd literally read anything this author writes in the future。 “How many ways are we bad for one another？”“You really want to count the ways？”“None， I believe。” this book is pure perfection。 the characters， the setting， the story。。。 i haven't read a fantasy book this amazing in a while。 i'd literally read anything this author writes in the future。 。。。more

arwen ，

wasted potential

Cat ，

Perplexing。

Jeimy ，

I forgot to review this one when I read it。 I could relate to Wren。 She made rash choice when she was young and has been paying the price ever since。 What she wants more than anything is a second chance: an opportunity to redeem herself。 When a letter arrives promising such an opportunity， she seizes the chance to go。She quickly realizes the opportunity is not as golden as it seems。 in fact， nothing about her new situation is as it seem; so she forges a bond with a former enemy in order to survi I forgot to review this one when I read it。 I could relate to Wren。 She made rash choice when she was young and has been paying the price ever since。 What she wants more than anything is a second chance: an opportunity to redeem herself。 When a letter arrives promising such an opportunity， she seizes the chance to go。She quickly realizes the opportunity is not as golden as it seems。 in fact， nothing about her new situation is as it seem; so she forges a bond with a former enemy in order to survive。 。。。more

Sofia Romero ，

3。5 Slow start; rich ending

Jyssica Juhl ，

This book was SO GOOD。 Easily my new favorite。

Kiele McKinney ，

Review to come！

Amna ，

I received an ARC of this book back in October from a giveaway but just now got to it。 I thought this was a really interesting and original read， and I appreciated the attention to detail with the medical and anatomical terminology。 I’m looking forward to reading more from Allison Saft！

Kat ，

Beautiful writing， but I wasn't a fan of the characters， and the plot was very little slow。 Beautiful writing， but I wasn't a fan of the characters， and the plot was very little slow。 。。。more

Magpie6493 ，

I absolutely adored this to pieces。 Achingly familiar and yet such a breath of fresh air at the same time。 If ypure here for the amazingly written characters then ypure in for a fun ride。 The mystery was highly predictable at times however what maintainted the tension for me was how it would effect the charcrers and how they wpuld react。 I have read very few standalone books that are this well paced and well knit together。 It juggles so many things at once but is still able to develop relationsh I absolutely adored this to pieces。 Achingly familiar and yet such a breath of fresh air at the same time。 If ypure here for the amazingly written characters then ypure in for a fun ride。 The mystery was highly predictable at times however what maintainted the tension for me was how it would effect the charcrers and how they wpuld react。 I have read very few standalone books that are this well paced and well knit together。 It juggles so many things at once but is still able to develop relationships and keep the plot moving。Can we also just make some noise for how well written the main characters bisexuality was in this？ Either of the love interests aren't dropped completely from the story when wren moves on。 Her relationships with them are treated simply as relationships and theres no dramatic crisis in said relationships that link back to her sexuality。 It was just simply beautiful and as someone who's pan I cant tell ypu enough how much j appreciate finding a jook like this。 It may very well be one of my new comfort reads now。 I am a sucker for the guy wounded in bed troupe I am a sucker for the one bed troupe I am a sucker for enemies to lovers its like the author knew the exact book that I would like。 Also if anyone hasn't said it yet Hal gives me incredibly strong Roy mustang vibes at least I terms of the ultimate plan and what he went through I the war thjbv and you can't tell me otherwise。I cant recommend this book enough ypu absolutely need to read it 。。。more

Hannah Jane ，

‘Maybe the only difference between a monster and a hero was the colour of a soldier’s uniform’Right ok， so realistically this probably isn’t a ‘5 star book’。 It did have inconsistencies and a slightly predictable plot BUTTTTTT。。。。。 If you just LOVE a book so much and know it will sit with you for a long time， critical analysis aside， WHY WOULDN’T YOU GIVE IT 5 STARS？？？？I’d pitch this as ‘Crimson Peak meets Get Out’ in this Crimean era fantasy world where two countries are at war with each other ‘Maybe the only difference between a monster and a hero was the colour of a soldier’s uniform’Right ok， so realistically this probably isn’t a ‘5 star book’。 It did have inconsistencies and a slightly predictable plot BUTTTTTT。。。。。 If you just LOVE a book so much and know it will sit with you for a long time， critical analysis aside， WHY WOULDN’T YOU GIVE IT 5 STARS？？？？I’d pitch this as ‘Crimson Peak meets Get Out’ in this Crimean era fantasy world where two countries are at war with each other but all isn’t quite as it seems。 We get the ‘secluded， spooky mansion with unusual inhabitants’ trope， the enemies to lovers trope as well as a strong and intelligent female lead and an overarching storyline of the importance of familial love and friendship。 Basically everything I love in a story。 And the magic system？ WOW。 I’ve never read about anything like it before and it was so cool！！！！！ Another set of veins that carry your magic？ Loved that detail！ Did I have to search up a hilarious amount of medical terms though？ Sure。 But it’s nice to know she knows her stuff😂😂There was also something so familiar about this story。 Various different aspects reminded me of a lot of books I used to enjoy when I was younger and it was just so nice to finally find another book that had me hooked from start to finish and never wanting it to end！ So yeah， 5 stars for all the reasons I listed above。 You are allowed to enjoy a book purely because you enjoy it。 I need to keep telling myself to not feel guilty about throwing out so many 5 stars。 We don’t always have to analyse and scrutinise every tiny detail！ Just read for pleasure！！！！ And that’s what this book was for me。 Such a pleasurable read☺️ 。。。more

crispyorangejuicey ，

I believe in love now 🥺

DEVIL ，

I was pretty excited to read this book and it was honestly an easy and joyful read。I really enjoyed the romance in this book， and I personally am someone who hates love triangles but I think it was done pretty effectively in this book。 On that note， the slow burn romance between Wren and Hal was amazing （mainly because I'm officially a Hal simp）。 He was such a little babe and I absolutely adored how he trusted and loved Wren， and was unapologetic in displaying his affection for her。I can't say t I was pretty excited to read this book and it was honestly an easy and joyful read。I really enjoyed the romance in this book， and I personally am someone who hates love triangles but I think it was done pretty effectively in this book。 On that note， the slow burn romance between Wren and Hal was amazing （mainly because I'm officially a Hal simp）。 He was such a little babe and I absolutely adored how he trusted and loved Wren， and was unapologetic in displaying his affection for her。I can't say that anything surprised me in this novel if I'm gonna be honest。 There were no plot twists or anything of that sort but I still enjoyed it。 In the beginning， it was a bit slow， but the way I would imagine the places that Wren would visit were pretty fun， even though there's evidently a lack of world-building。I can see why a lot of people didn't enjoy this book， per se。 The enemies-to-lovers isn't an actual trope present in this book， and a lot of the plot devices and adventures that were described to be impossible and difficult were solved somewhat quickly？ But besides that I still enjoyed reading it。 。。。more

Melody ，

Rating between 3-3。5

Clarissa ，

I’m a very simple person， I hear enemies to lovers and it’s a want to read。 This book very much is a blend of a gothic horror， murder mystery in a war torn fantasy setting。 I am not one for gothic horror and so I was hesitant going into it however the gothic horror elements were more subtle which blended nicely with the larger present mystery elements。 I guess we really shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover （this cover however is also gorgeous）。 The world building was so captivating， between th I’m a very simple person， I hear enemies to lovers and it’s a want to read。 This book very much is a blend of a gothic horror， murder mystery in a war torn fantasy setting。 I am not one for gothic horror and so I was hesitant going into it however the gothic horror elements were more subtle which blended nicely with the larger present mystery elements。 I guess we really shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover （this cover however is also gorgeous）。 The world building was so captivating， between the concept and the prose I want more of this world but I’m very happy with this as a stand-alone。 The third act had me pacing， trying to figure out how things were going to go right。 I loved this book and I am sad it’s over。 。。。more

Ryann ，

I give this book 2 1/2 stars。 This was an anticipated debut read， which fell short of my expectations。 I was expecting this gothic romance， that would have Crimson Peak vibes， and instead got something that felt messy。 The book takes a long time to build up， and then a long time to wind down， yet gives you every answer along the way。 I literally never once feared for the safety of Wren or Hal， there were no twists that made me go， “What！？！ I didn’t see that coming！！” Because I did see that comin I give this book 2 1/2 stars。 This was an anticipated debut read， which fell short of my expectations。 I was expecting this gothic romance， that would have Crimson Peak vibes， and instead got something that felt messy。 The book takes a long time to build up， and then a long time to wind down， yet gives you every answer along the way。 I literally never once feared for the safety of Wren or Hal， there were no twists that made me go， “What！？！ I didn’t see that coming！！” Because I did see that coming， and I didn’t even get a red herring to make me think the villain could be anyone other than who it was。 The book was entertaining enough to complete， partly because I think I was waiting for big reveals to happen， but then got disappointed when they didn’t。 Everything that Wren did felt completely unearned; her relationship with Hal， her literally going downstairs and then coming back to have the cure ready to go （like yes， she did work to find the cure， but the way it’s written， made it feel too easy）， and figuring out who the big bad was。 The book easily could have been a hundred or so pages shorter， with everything occurring in the same setting， and not going back to Knockaine。 They could have confronted the villain at Colwick Hall easily， every player was there， and it would have been a cleaner ending。 There also would have been resolve with the mystery at Colwick Hall， Hannah should have gotten a completed arc， instead she’s just left in a decaying mansion， while our other two characters go off into the sunset， supposedly。 Hard to tell when their countries were on the verge of going back to war with each other。 Here are few other things I didn’t enjoy about the book: the war background， the magic， and the enemies to lovers relationship。 I felt like this should have been the gothic mystery it wanted to be， and kept to a smaller stage， without so many players。 The magic system was practically non-existent， we don’t know what Hal’s power does， other than freeze people with fear（？）， and cause them to go brain dead（？）。 Wren’s power we sort of understand， but only because we’re in her POV， otherwise it was kind of confusing。 She talks about magic burnout， and even experiences it， but then she goes if you use it too much， you may not be able to get it back， but that was like at the end of the book， so I never knew to be worried that she would deplete her well of magic。 Onto the romance。 Hal and Wren are supposed to be enemies， but I never got that， even though she went on and on about how he is her nation’s greatest threat。 I also never really felt like their relationship hit any milestones of showing them beginning to understand each other， and learn to trust， and eventually fall in love。 The author gives such a short timeline for them to do this all in too， two weeks， to figure out this mystery of the missing comrades， to cure Hal， and to fall in love too。 。。。more

Brigi ，

I did not expect to enjoy this book as much！ This is a very solid debut - great writing， nice characterisation， interesting and fresh ideas about magic！Wren is a healer in the Queen's army， but because of a mistake （losing a potential lead in the case of missing soldiers）， the Queen - who is also her aunt - exiles her to the abbey she grew up in。 Wren feels wretched - not only does she feel useless， but she has to leave Una， her best friend and crush for many years。 However， she receives a lette I did not expect to enjoy this book as much！ This is a very solid debut - great writing， nice characterisation， interesting and fresh ideas about magic！Wren is a healer in the Queen's army， but because of a mistake （losing a potential lead in the case of missing soldiers）， the Queen - who is also her aunt - exiles her to the abbey she grew up in。 Wren feels wretched - not only does she feel useless， but she has to leave Una， her best friend and crush for many years。 However， she receives a letter from Lord Lawry， a mysterious noble， from a neighbouring country， asking her to come and heal his servant who suffers from a mysterious illness。 Once there， Wren discovers that the servant is actually her country's biggest enemy， Hal Cavendish， who uses his magic ruthlessly， killing people with one glance。 Not only is she forced to heal him， but the noble's mansion seems haunted， screams ringing out in the night。 Wren has to team up with Hal if she wants to escape and solve the case of the missing soldiers'。I loved the way magic is presented in this world - it's described very scientifically。 Magic runs in the fola， veins similar to the regular ones。 It is a recessive gene， and so only some have it presenting。 It also gave me some food for thought when Lord Lowry posited that Wren's countrymen rely on magic and their "backwards" religion instead of achieving all the technological advancements hsi country has （electricity for example） - I don't think I've ever seen this in any fantasy novel！The casual wlw and bi rep was really good too， and was never questioned。 I liked Una's character， but agree that she is definitely not a good match for Wren。 Hal， on the other hand， was a great love interest。 I really enjoyed the enemies to reluctant allies to friends to lovers trope， especially the banter。Very much looking forward to the author's next book！Rep: bi main character， wlw side character 。。。more

Leslie ，

I may be in a place where I just don't want to get into fantasy YA because this felt entirely way too long and yet somehow the ending still felt incredibly rushed。 The magic system was interesting， but felt incomplete as though the author thought they'd built a solid framework for the magic to "make sense" but it didn't feel like that to me as a reader。 The characters on the "good" side seemed a lot more forgiving than felt was warranted for the story， so I felt it was more of a naïve girl falli I may be in a place where I just don't want to get into fantasy YA because this felt entirely way too long and yet somehow the ending still felt incredibly rushed。 The magic system was interesting， but felt incomplete as though the author thought they'd built a solid framework for the magic to "make sense" but it didn't feel like that to me as a reader。 The characters on the "good" side seemed a lot more forgiving than felt was warranted for the story， so I felt it was more of a naïve girl falling for the bad boy who had decided to stop being bad， so we're going to forgive all the people he murdered situation。 If you're into melodramatic fantasy with a simplistic （yet somehow complicated in the background） magic system， this might be the book for you。 I wanted more from it。 。。。more

Brigitte ，

3。5 stars！！！

Bradley Brenda ，

Hi， I've been searching for help on how to get rid of my ex lover that broke up with me 5 months ago and scamming me of my hard earn money 。。 I was traumatized by the incidence  and nearly wanted to commit suicide because i was left with nothing but i thank God that i got the contact of Lord Abuu  the spiritual father that helped me to get rid  of my ex lover that scammed me， after searching for help from different places。 When i got in touch with Lord Abuu， i explained everything to him and he Hi， I've been searching for help on how to get rid of my ex lover that broke up with me 5 months ago and scamming me of my hard earn money 。。 I was traumatized by the incidence  and nearly wanted to commit suicide because i was left with nothing but i thank God that i got the contact of Lord Abuu  the spiritual father that helped me to get rid  of my ex lover that scammed me， after searching for help from different places。 When i got in touch with Lord Abuu， i explained everything to him and he gave me his words of encouragement and told me what i wanted， if i need him back or i need revenge， and i told him i want him dead because the wicked must not go unpunished so lord Abuu prepared a death spell on him and within 48 hours my ex lover was found dead in his apartment with a suicide note  and since that day i became a happy woman and now i have regain all that i have lost in the past with the help of lord Abuu。 If you need any assistance whatsoever like Death spell， getting cured from sickness，  pregnancy spell， love spell or getting your gay partner back， spells of various type E。T。C。 Then， I suggest that you get in touch with Lord Abuu now through his Email ID: drabuuspelltemple@gmail。com and WhatsApp him on + 2348073861816 for more information。 Do these and thank me later 。。。more

Grace W ，

（c/p from my review on TheStoryGraph） 3。5 This was 。。。。 good but not great， that's really all I can think to say on it。 I liked the characters alright and I liked the writing style。 I thought the world could have had some more solid build and a bit more plot work but I didn't hate it。 It was just fine。TW for this book include: Blood， Medical content/trauma， Death （including death of a parent）， Gore， Violence， Body horror， Chronic illness， Drug use， Abuse （emotional and physical）， Torture， Kidnap （c/p from my review on TheStoryGraph） 3。5 This was 。。。。 good but not great， that's really all I can think to say on it。 I liked the characters alright and I liked the writing style。 I thought the world could have had some more solid build and a bit more plot work but I didn't hate it。 It was just fine。TW for this book include: Blood， Medical content/trauma， Death （including death of a parent）， Gore， Violence， Body horror， Chronic illness， Drug use， Abuse （emotional and physical）， Torture， Kidnapping， Grief， and Murder 。。。more

aly ☆彡 ，

Where do I start with the book because I have expectations of what it should be and I am so happy that it did not disappoint me。 I love gothic romances; the eerie feeling， the perpetually dark and chill environment。 I love all of it。 I love this book。 I'll start with Wren Southerland because the characters are the pillars in books （for me） and Wren Southerland just happened to be my favourite。 I particularly love the theme of the battle over compassion， as to whether it's a weakness or stren Where do I start with the book because I have expectations of what it should be and I am so happy that it did not disappoint me。 I love gothic romances; the eerie feeling， the perpetually dark and chill environment。 I love all of it。 I love this book。 I'll start with Wren Southerland because the characters are the pillars in books （for me） and Wren Southerland just happened to be my favourite。 I particularly love the theme of the battle over compassion， as to whether it's a weakness or strength: seemingly everyone around Wren had always put her down for her kindness。 She's empathetic， passionate and wears her heart on her sleeves。 But I love the message that this book is giving and to be vulnerable is not a weakness。 However， her recklessness with using magic had cost her， her positing， separating her from her best friend， Una who also happened to be the person she loved。While Una was not exceptionally a lovable character。 She's controlling， annoying and to some extend， is abusive but I love to read the incongruous between her and Wren when it comes to their personality and relationship。 This is because it shows the convolution of their characters which made me feel more connected and understanding despite how some of them got me wanted to pull my hair （out of frustration） because Wren is Wren， while Una is Una。 But things changed when Wren received a letter from a reclusive lord asking to help cure the illnesses of one of his servants。 She took this as her opportunity to redeem herself， except she was not expecting the patient to be her kingdom’s sworn enemy， Hal Cavendish。 Hal Cavendish is not an upright honourable person but he was willing to do what he can to prevent a war from coming and redeem himself from his past mistakes。 Although Hal may be a bit uninteresting （only because he was sick and there was not much you can get from someone who's been lying on his bed all the time） but at some features， he was almost the same as Wren （although they're actually different）。 And that was because both of them are so complementary and you cannot， not love their dynamic。 They're just good for one another and they just made it to my top list of favourite couple。 Before with Una， it's a one-sided love and rather toxic。 But you can see the slowly-build romance with the enemies。 They were so distrustful of each other and Wren was so conflicted on whether she should help her opposer but kindness always prevails。 And before you know。。。They became a team to solve the mysteries and had been nothing but a good reassurance to one another。 How can you not love them 。ﾟ（ﾟﾉД｀ﾟ）ﾟ｡Also， here comes an interesting character， Lord Lawry。 He's just one reclusive and anxious people but I have to say he gives me the best creep most of the times。 I was so happy when Wren was invited by him to the mansion。 I believed he was nice and trustworthy but he made me second-guessing him as I went on， at just how peculiar and suspicious he is。 I particularly love the interchange in his characters from the start to the end of the book。 The world-building in this story is decent but the magic system， fusing it with science made it compelling。 I enjoy reading Wren treating all her patients with her magic。 I just wished that the author could give me more variation in Wren's magic as I believe， healing shall not be her only strength but was not executed here。 The ending is satisfactory but because I enjoyed it too much， it feels。。。 short？ unfulfilling？ Like， give me more Wren and Hal！Overall， I believe this is a successful debut and I can't wait to read more from Allison Saft。 And now I understand when the author dedicated this book "to all the girls who feel too much"。 Although I don't really fall into the category because I'm more of the avoidant type。 Feeling who？ LMFAOOO but if you are one of those， I believe you would relate to Wren and feel heard。 。。。more

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