by Allison Saft
Release Date: March 2, 2021; Wednesday Books
From Goodreads:
He saw the darkness in her magic. She saw the magic in his darkness.
Wren Southerland’s reckless use of magic has cost her everything: she’s been dismissed from the Queen’s Guard and separated from her best friend—the girl she loves. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his estate, Colwick Hall, to cure his servant from a mysterious illness, she seizes her chance to redeem herself.
The mansion is crumbling, icy winds haunt the caved-in halls, and her eccentric host forbids her from leaving her room after dark. Worse, Wren’s patient isn’t a servant at all but Hal Cavendish, the infamous Reaper of Vesria and her kingdom’s sworn enemy. Hal also came to Colwick Hall for redemption, but the secrets in the estate may lead to both of their deaths.
With sinister forces at work, Wren and Hal realize they’ll have to join together if they have any hope of saving their kingdoms. But as Wren circles closer to the nefarious truth behind Hal’s illness, they realize they have no escape from the monsters within the mansion. All they have is each other, and a startling desire that could be their downfall.
Allison Saft’s Down Comes the Night is a snow-drenched romantic fantasy that keeps you racing through the pages long into the night.
Love makes monsters of us all.
Rating: 4 of 5 stars
"Whatever is done unto you, let it be repaid thrice over."
What the heck is up with this book?! I honestly don't know what I'm feeling right now. It's all too much and I. Need. More.
Probably one of the best decisions I ever made in my life is picking up this book. This wonderfully written, enchanting and filled to the brim with yearning book. It won't be out 'til next year and already I want to read it again.
Allison Saft's writing was nothing short of breathtaking. The story had me addicted from the very beginning and the characters were all so impossibly endearing they will forever hold a special place in my heart.
I honestly can't think of anything more to say right now. I just finished the book a few minutes ago and I'm still feeling WAY too much. But mainly? I just want more of Hal Cavendish. This beautiful, broken soul has stolen my heart and I don't care if he never gives it back. I just want to give him the biggest hug.
I am so impossibly in love with this book. Wren is an amazing and an admirable heroine. I love how she stays true to herself even when everyone around her makes her question it. Her compassion and kindness and loyalty know no bounds. Her strength lies in her caring, selfless heart and I love her for it. Una was another character I absolutely adore. I didn't care much for her in the beginning but she grew on me and now I just want to be her bestfriend. (Might she even get her own book? Because I'm totally all for that. *fingers crossed*)
A definite must-read! Go do yourself a favor and read this one asap!
“I don’t care to believe that the sum of us is what we do.”
“You understand you’ve made a serious commitment, yes?” She wound her arms around his neck and breathed in the familiar scent of him: black tea and sugar. “I might not let you go.”
“A terrible fate, indeed, to be your prisoner.”
I received an e-arc to read and review. Quotes cited may change in the final print.
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