Silver Under Nightfall
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
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Rin Chupeco
Full of court intrigue, queer romance, and terrifying monsters—this “deliciously fun” (Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches) epic fantasy appeals to fans of Samantha Shannon’s The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania.Remy Pendergast is many things: the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne (though his father might wish otherwise), an elite bounty hunter of rogue vampires, and an outcast among his fellow Reapers. His mother was the subject of gossip even before she eloped with a vampire, giving rise to the rumors that Remy is half-vampire himself. Though the kingdom of Aluria barely tolerates him, Remy’s father has been shaping him into a weapon to fight for the kingdom at any cost. When a terrifying new breed of vampire is sighted outside of the city, Remy prepares to investigate alone. But then he encounters the shockingly warmhearted vampire heiress Xiaodan Song and her infuriatingly arrogant fiancé, vampire lord Zidan Malekh, who may hold the key to defeating the creatures—though he knows associating with them won’t do his reputation any favors. When he’s offered a spot alongside them to find the truth about the mutating virus Rot that’s plaguing the kingdom, Remy faces a choice. It’s one he’s certain he’ll regret. But as the three face dangerous hardships during their journey, Remy develops fond and complicated feelings for the couple. He begins to question what he holds true about vampires, as well as the story behind his own family legacy. As the Rot continues to spread across the kingdom, Remy must decide where his loyalties lie: with his father and the kingdom he’s been trained all his life to defend or the vampires who might just be the death of him.
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Author
Rin Chupeco
Pages
512
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2022-09-13
ISBN
1982195738 9781982195731
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"2 star but for a few excellent **** scenes I'll give out an extra one. I had difficulty paying attention to the audiobook. Matthew Spencer was a great narrator it's just that the scene changes were abrupt and the plot so boring it bordered on incoherence at times. Frankly, if I wasn't intrigued by how the thruple thing would work out I would have stopped reading.<br/><br/>Remy, Xiadoan, and Zidan. When Remy met and fought with Zidan immediately the heat and tension had me hooked. I could feel the lust for one another. Then Remy met Xiadoan and it was like a wet blanket had been thrown over the whole situation. Xiadoan was more a little sister or a third wheel. Also, there was little romantic tension but still banter which was all I could hold on to.<br/><br/>The character depth was lacking and I might could have forgiven all that I am complaining about if it wasn't for the plot. I mean there was a plot but I couldn't tell you much about it because I didn't care. Even the battle scenes were difficult to picture in my head. Not much made sense. One minute everything would be fine then the next there is an army outside like no one is patrolling the grounds.<br/><br/>Zidane and Remy was the only puzzle piece that fit together. It began with hatred and lust then turned into more. But that was unfulfilling. The whole book felt flat. That's the best way to describe it."
"Not the type of book i like. I didnt even finish it cause its just meh to me. I also tried reading it while i was tired but couldnt sleep so dont use my review as a final decision on if u wanna read it.
Theres so much detail i kept skipping till smth grabbed my attention or there was diolog. Not super detailed enough for the spice (1/5) which i prefer. Only spice is that there is biting (very little) and that its a poly relationship. Pretty vanilla."
"The story it's self seemed interesting enough with the vampire monsters sounding disgusting. /pos
But it romance didn't feel like anything and went quickly in to "spicy" territory with them having seemingly no shown chemistry.
It ended up putting me off so much I couldn't get through the last fifth of the book."
"I really liked a lot of this. Poly romance, political intrigue, and ***** vampires are some of my favorite things and this really went full steam with it. Some of the scene felt a little all over the place and I don’t really like a lot of drawn-out action sequences but the pacing of the story overall was fantastic."
"This had a really strong start. In the beginning, I really felt for the main character and was rooting for him, and the tension between him and the vampire couple was really strong. I lost interest around the halfway point because the romance was developing too quickly/unconvincingly for my taste, and I didn’t really care about the plot/mystery and it end up being too predictable in my opinion."
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