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Graham Downs reviewed What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Soldier, #2)

Creepy

4 stars

Alex Eaton is back.

After their ordeal at the Usher Mansion in the last book, they took a brief sojourn in Paris, and at the start of this instalment, they're returning to his native Gallacia to spend some time at their family's hunting lodge. They and Angus have also invited Miss Potter to join them and study mushrooms.

Creepy stuff ensues.

And it IS pretty creepy. Not really too scary, and it's a slow burn, but once it got going, I was hooked. It's also nice to see a non-binary main character whose gender identity is there, but not a major part of the plot. It just feels... normal. It's nice. :-)

Alex Eaton is back.

After their ordeal at the Usher Mansion in the last book, they took a brief sojourn in Paris, and at the start of this instalment, they're returning to his native Gallacia to spend some time at their family's hunting lodge. They and Angus have also invited Miss Potter to join them and study mushrooms.

Creepy stuff ensues.

And it IS pretty creepy. Not really too scary, and it's a slow burn, but once it got going, I was hooked. It's also nice to see a non-binary main character whose gender identity is there, but not a major part of the plot. It just feels... normal. It's nice. :-)

Absurd Sage reviewed What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Solider, #2)

Real thoughts

3 stars

Content warning Spoilers inbound

Okay I'll be blunt: I wanted What Feasts At Night to be the moths. Last book was fungi, next moths. But it was an annoyingly tantalizing theme dangled just out of reach for the entire book. dWe got one scene where a living but partially consumed horse collapses into moths, and it was the best scene of the book. I honestly don't even get the theme of moths and I don't think it was explained. If it was just some kind of misdirect then barf. "It was ghost" was disappointing, but still enjoyable. Haunting books are okay but I was hoping for something special like What Moves the Dead, but I got a pretty enjoyable but generic haunting tale. "It was a dream" is the bit I am vigorously forcing out of my memory because the book up until the point was doing just fine. Forgetting it is doing the story a courtesy.

I really hope the next one is more like What Moves the Dead in the respects I gave here.

Obviously as the Perfect Person and not just some guy, my opinion matters greatly. Thanks for reading.

Will reviewed What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Solider, #2)

A triumphant sequel

5 stars

Alex Easton is such a great character and I was very happy getting to read more about them. This book is a little less creepy and a lot more Easton than its predecessor.