Book of Night

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Holly Black

'Dark, strange, thick with mystery and twists Book of Night is everything delicious and frightening I've come to expect from Holly Black.' Leigh Bardugo, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House'Black is a master at world-building.' The New York Times Book Review_______________________________________________________________________#1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black makes her stunning adult debut with Book of Night, a modern dark fantasy of shadowy thieves and secret societies.Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn't pick, a book she couldn't steal, or a bad decision she wouldn't make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse. Gloamists guard their secrets greedily, creating an underground economy of grimoires. And to rob their fellow magicians, they need Charlie.Now, she's trying to distance herself from past mistakes, but going straight isn't easy. Bartending at a dive, she's still entirely too close to the corrupt underbelly of the Berkshires. Not to mention that her sister Posey is desperate for magic, and that her shadowless and possibly soulless boyfriend has been keeping secrets from her. When a terrible figure from her past returns, Charlie descends back into a maelstrom of murder and lies. 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.'I will never forget my first time reading Holly Black . . . Such a beautiful writer.' Daisy Johnson, Man Booker Prize finalist and author of SistersBook of Night, Sunday Times bestseller w/e 15th May 2022.

Fantasy

Thriller

Urban Fantasy

Magic

Mystery

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Author

Holly Black

Pages

416

Publisher

Cornerstone

Published Date

2022-05-03

ISBN

1529157080 9781529157086

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"This was a really fun book! It was amazing for the fall time. I really enjoyed its unique take on shadow magic and morally grey characters as well. It has so many twists and turns that I did not see coming. Holly Black really outdid herself this time. I look forward to reading more by her."

Julz

"This was pretty cool. When I started this, I knew some people had DNF'd it or just didn't like it. That kind of "scared" me because I was really looking forward to this book, but now that I've read it, I can say I actually enjoyed it. At first, it was slow and the world building felt like it was just dumped all in 3 chapters. It's not like Holly Black's writing style in her YA books(those I felt were less heavy and less dense). This one kind of made me sleepy but once I got past that, I couldn't stop. Charlie Hall is a cool character that just got the short end of the stick when it came down to her lifestyle. But she made the best of it. There were at times, were I was slightly confused on what she was talking about and where the plot was going. The twists were great, I had fun being shocked 😅. I'll definitely be reading book 2!"

Anna

"I had a hard time getting into it at the beginning but I think it was partly because I was reading it in bits and pieces and not getting to just dive into it. By the end I was into it "

Meagan Khatthaname

"Finished May 17th. Found this book intriguing. Well written. "

Nikki Nienhaus

"Well. That was disappointing. It was so hard to get through. It was very confusing. I didn’t know who some of the characters were. The only good part was the last 50 pages. "

Leticia Cormier

"B"

Dylan Grace

"This book had me. We are talking dark, trickery, mischief. My middle names if I could have so many. Charlie felt so real. In a way where I instantly connected with her. She didn't mess about and Charlie did things her own way. She had a lot depth. Caring, scrupulous, but with an edge. So the first half was a build up of character. This world felt well established even in the beginning though it was not fully explained. The magic, absolutely unique and twisted. Charlie's detective work kept me turning pages. I was giving just enough crumbs that had be begging for more. All while slowly building to a crescendo. Now the dule timeline did slow my pace only because I cared more for the now even though the past was semi important too. Vince seemed like a place holder at first. Just a fleeting addition to Charlie's life. But the more I read about him the more mysterious he became. The relationship between the two vexed but in a good way. There was just something about them that left me wanting more. The relationship developed into dynamic, mysterious, and an intriguing twist. And boy what a twist it was. The story ended on a cliffhanger but even so I thought the Book of Night was a standalone. Still I enjoyed it either way but I'm am curious to see more if there is to be a sequel. In the end I thought the romance was fresh and unique. Mostly in the background but wonderfully confounding none the less and the magic left me curious about future prospects. Favorite Quote: "Or there's a service that ships packages filled with glitter to your enemies. They don't call it the herpes of crafting for nothing.""