North Is the Night: Deluxe Limited Edition

North Is the Night: Deluxe Limited Edition | Emily Rath

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This fantasy book is filled with Finnish folklore, gods and magical creatures. The story of Siiri and Aina told in two POVs stories is filled with breathtaking imagery and beautiful writing. It is a slow burn but so worth staying with the story. Siiri and Aina take us on a journey of sacrifice, bravery, love, friendship, and loyalty.

I look forward to the second book in this duology.

Book 14 of the year.

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Meshell1313

North Is the Night: Deluxe Limited Edition | Emily Rath

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This one was perfect for my #TBRtarot pick this month but it was not good. I got excited by the premise of Finnish mythology but I just could not get myself to care about these characters. Lots of plot holes and I was just bored. Can‘t win them all I guess. 🤷🏼‍♀️⭐️⭐️

CBee

julesG I bailed on this the other day. 3w

CBee Sorry it wasn‘t a good one!! 3w

Meshell1313 @julesG phew! Thank goodness it wasn‘t just me! 3w

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MatchlessMarie

North Is the Night: Deluxe Limited Edition | Emily Rath

Was surprised I was able to get this from Libby so soon after the US release. This will be my January #FictionalTraveler pick and I realized it‘s also a chunkster so it‘s another hopeful for the #AllergicToChunksters challenge as well.

julieclair

julieclair Looks like a fabulous read! Enjoy! 1mo

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Branwen

North Is the Night: Deluxe Limited Edition | Emily Rath

This book is absolutely GORGEOUS! 😍🩵❄️🩵 I'm obsessed with the page edges! Despite how excited I am to start reading it, I think I'm going to wait until after the New Year starts! It seems like a perfect winter story!

JuniperWilde I look forward to hearing what you think. I‘m so curious about the Finnish folklore. I have Fin ancestry. 1mo

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PuddleJumper

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This was mis-marketed as a Sapphic fantasy rooted in Finnish mythology. It's why I went for it on Netgalley. This has apparently since been addressed by the author and has been changed.

I was also excited by the Finnish mythology. I think the Sapphic element probably tipped the scale for me because without it I probably wouldn't have gone for it especially since it's a chonky book.

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PuddleJumper I am aware that, as it was mis-marketed, I am not the target audience. However, this was incredibly boring to read.

The choice to write in the first person present did not help. The writing did not evoke any feelings, it was very matter of fact and dull.

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PuddleJumper The characters were bland. Their personalities were whatever the plot needed. The main villain had no nuance, they were a caricature of evil.

There was no sense of time. I have no idea how long the main characters were separated for. How long one suffered in the underworld. That might have helped with character motivation if I knew she'd been there for months rather than days.

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PuddleJumper It didn't need to be that long either. Portions of the book really dragged. I ended up skimming bits because it was becoming a chore to read.

The whole thing felt like a chore in the end. I can see why people enjoyed this, for me it was a miss.

Thanks to #NetGalley for the #ARC 2mo

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Texreader If it really was Finnish, it also worked for #foodandlit this month. 2mo

PuddleJumper @Texreader It was set in Finland in a kind of vague 'oh no Sweden' time period 2mo

Andrew65 Oh no 😫 I hope the next book is better! 2mo

JuniperWilde Thanks for posting. I was so excited when I saw it (I have a Finnish ancestry) but your review has me thinking twice. 1mo

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