Although the plotline may not be the most original one out there, Kristoff’s execution of this dark tale was brilliant.
Revenge, love, and friendship are the three main themes of the novel. I would describe Nevernight as Red Sister taking place in a setting that’s reminiscent to The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Comparison-wise, I’ll say that if you’ve read and loved Red Sister by Mark Lawrence, you MUST give this book a read. At its core, Nevernight is a revenge story that utilized a battle-school trope, which is also one of my favorite tropes in SFF. There are two timeframes in the narrative, the past where Mia was ten years old another where Mia is a sixteen years old girl determined to join The Red Church-a school of assassins-to perfect her assassination skills in order to seek vengeance against the people who destroyed her life and family in the past. The story begins with an unnamed narrator telling the readers that they’re going to recount the details behind the tale surrounding the main heroines of the series-Mia Corvere-and from there on we immediately follow Mia’s perspective. Nevernight is the first book out of three in The Nevernight Chronicle by Jay Kristoff. So yes, don’t let the occasional mislabeling of this series put you off from giving the series a go. In my opinion, Nevernight sits comfortably in the hybrid stage between YA and adult fantasy a novel that can be read and enjoyed by both YA & adult SFF reader, just like Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson or Red Rising Saga (just the first three books) by Pierce Brown. Now, there’s nothing wrong with YA-this isn’t me judging the quality of YA books-but it feels wrong to immediately label Nevernight or any book as a book targeted for YA audience just because the main character is young 16 years old in this case. I can’t believe I almost missed such an awesome book just because the series has been falsely labeled as a book/series specifically for YA audience. To Emily Fox and Emma, thank you for recommending this book to me. How could you not? The fans are very loud and devoted aesthetically, both US & UK editions of this series look gorgeous as fuck the content? Let’s just say that the beautiful cover artworks really did the content justice and vice versa. If you’re active on Book Twitter, Bookstagram, or Booktube, you’ll most likely have seen or heard of this series. The Nevernight Chronicle is not a series I’ve never heard of. O’gentlefriend, Nevernight was incredible. Published: 25 th July 2016 by Harper Voyager (UK) & 9 th August 2016 by St. Series: The Nevernight Chronicle (Book #1 of 3)
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