A many facetted novel, Nevernight flits between protagonist Mia's past and present with interspersed notes and tales from a darkly humorous narrator. Mia is a murderer, and though bloodthirsty and fearless, she is also an empathic person that I found it very easy to connect with. She and the other acolytes at the Red Church are competing for the chance to be a Blade of the Lady of Blessed Murder (a weird name choice for a deity but it fits!). The story follows Mia's initiation into the Red Church in the present and the story behind her need for revenge in the past.
The relationship between acolytes and teachers are cleverly
done. Each is believable and intricate. Between each acolyte there is the
pressure of the competition, as well as the realisation that any of them could
die, but there is also the slow blossoming and much denied love Mia ignores for
fellow acolyte Tric. Their histories are fully fleshed out and each of their
personalities matches what they've been through. All of the acolytes are
killers, but many are so much more than that.
A winding and enchanting story that kept me guessing till
the very end. I look forward to the next in the series 'Godsgrave'.
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