A Day of Fallen Night: A Roots of Chaos Novel (The Roots of Chaos)

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However Shannon skilfully examines the issue from all perspectives and from a variety of different approaches to parenthood. Esbar wrapped both arms around her neck, her warm cheek cradled by its curve, ribs sinking as she surrendered her breath.

How she cared for her daughter, how she cared for her people, her kingdom, was so powerful, and I loved her all the more for it. However, I love her world-building and it does make me want to revisit Priory to see how I feel about it now and to make the connections with the information we receive in this prequel.Motherhood and pregnancy are topics explored with such care and so much purpose in this novel from so many different perspectives.

The world building alone is a masterpiece, with religions, different lore and histories, as well as differing societal norms seeping into the pages of the book, coating it in a rich, spellbinding tale that takes hold of the reader and doesn't let go. our characters were easy to care for and therefore you found yourself rooting for their journey from the start. The author proves especially adept at depicting relationships among her characters, including several queer relationships. Honestly, this theme would normally turn me right off because there is far too much 'mothers are saints and can do no wrong; isn't it sacred and beautiful' crap out there.

However, because each instalment seems to take me about three years to finish, I need to consider my schedule carefully before I jump into each one, especially since I have other ongoing projects.

Shannon skillfully grounds high-stakes fantasy action in human emotion and a mature exploration of duty, bodily autonomy, identity, and motherhood. The Bone Season, the first in a seven-book series, was a New York Times bestseller and the inaugural Today Book Club selection. Honestly, I also really loved seeing more of the ichneumons as well - I'm a sucker for a good magical companion-animal, especially when they can speak. my biggest issue with a day of fallen night is that things didn’t pick up until 350 pages into the book (that’s about 40%!Tunuva was my other favourite, and again, the relationship she had with Siyu is so wholesome and beautiful, in my eyes, she was a better mother than Esbar. She also knows when she need not strike at all – when her shadow, her presence, is more than enough. Sabran: Gloriana, I sacrificed myself and married your father (yes he is the hottest man alive and worships the ground I walk on) but that is beside the point. And finally - because if I try to talk any less broadly I'll go on forever - the biggest theme of this book that has stuck with me for the last three months is that of Motherhood, which will probably surprise anyone who even vaguely knows me.

I’m intending to answer a small number of questions after A Day of Fallen Night comes out, then permanently close my inbox. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.The biggest pull comes from the humanity displayed by the central characters, whose hearts ache for their children and their futures in a world fraught with turmoil.