I liked Dorian and Nico and Veda is not doing a super job of choosing between the two.Series ValueEven if I wasn’t scheduled for a tour post on the sequel to this book next month, I’d definitely read the next book. I didn’t love the love triangle here because of the second reason. Don’t give me choices and then make me ship the wrong one! The second is when both love interests are equally good for the main character and I don’t want to see one of them disappointed (or, in extreme cases, die). There are two main reasons: the first is that I don’t like who the main character ends up with. The time frame was completely irrelevant to the story and the setting was well designed.One Thing I Wasn’t Crazy AboutI’m not a big fan of love triangles. I found that I was constantly trying to pick apart the sci-fi nature of The Hunger Games but I loved that I wasn’t trying to that here. I like that I’m not overthinking the time period of this story. It’s purely a story of revolution set in a really interesting fictional land.Undetermined time line. I really liked that this story doesn’t utilize any magic.
I was really excited to unravel the lies and mysteries surrounding the mysterious Night.Some Things I LikedWorld building and political intrigue. Maybe there is more to fear above than there is below.With a mysterious young man, Dorian, at her side, Veda has to figure out if the scary bedtime stories she grew up hearing are real–or dangerous lies.Initial ThoughtsThis description gave me the feeling that it was going to be a combination of The Village and The Hunger Games. But when Veda’s grandfather is offered up as the next sacrificial offering to keep the Sun’s favor, she starts to see that the safety she’s been promised comes at a dangerous price.
As long as Veda follows the rules, she will be safe. Seventeen-year-old Veda knows that keeping the Sun happy will protect her and her grandfather from the Night, the dangerous people who snatch innocent citizens from their beds under the cover of darkness, never to be seen again.
#Beware the night book series#
**Disclaimer: I was given a free e-book of the below in exchange for an honest review as part of a tour hosted by Xpresso Tours via NetGalley.**Title Beware the Night (The Offering Series #1)Author Jessika FleckRelease Date March 12, 2019Description from AmazonWhen her world divides, pitting light against dark, Veda must join a dangerous revolution to save her grandfather and fight against injustice…even if it costs her the boy she loves.On the island of Bellona, life is peaceful–as long as the citizens dutifully worship the Sun, which protects them from all harm. Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2020 VERDICT Finely tuned and masterfully written, this is a must-purchase for all fantasy shelves.-Rebecca Greer, Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, FL -This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Fleck has crafted a fully realized world complete with its own history and mythology to immerse her readers. The first in a series, this fantasy adventure is quickly paced with surprises at every turn and an ending that will leave teens breathless and awaiting more. Veda is forced to choose between the familiar and the unknown as the elements of her world reshape around her. Dorian, the glassblower's apprentice and fellow Basso resident, befriends Veda and leads her to revelations about her own past and that of Bellona itself. Veda and Poppy prepare for an attack during the Night of Reckoning. Veda's side, the Basso, are barely surviving on what little fish they are able to catch during the allotted time. The Island of Bellona is split in two, with the rich Dogio living in safety, many working as Imperi soldiers under the heirless High Regent Raevald. Her mother was murdered by the much-feared group "the Night," and her father, whom she has never met, is presumed dead. Gr 7 Up-Veda has been raised by her grandfather, Poppy, for as long as she can remember.
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