NEVERNIGHT BOOK REVIEW | JAY KRISTOFF

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[@sofiaamm]

i think this book has a really niche target audience and the fact that its so hyped contributes to so many people being disappointed. for me, nevernight is basically everything i love in a story. i think you're actually going to like godsgrave even more!

[@ebnovels]

I’m glad you enjoyed it so much! To respond to your previous comment, idk if I had a ton more to say necessarily. Nevernight is just-like you said-going to hit a certain niche target audience, and I’m not quite sure I was that audience. I didn’t dislike it by any means, I just didn’t personally find myself really in love with it. I’m still planning on reading the sequel though!

[@harryfailsgaming1246]

My favourite foot note from this book “O, cue the violinnnnnssssssss!”

[@Kingace920]

And the Seven Flavors

[@caseychitambira9402]

Or the beginning “people often shit themselves when they die”

[@jeddstevie8252]

Nevernight was my first encounter with a book that used footnotes and I enjoyed reading it more than I expected to.

[@annanagel8960]

How is no one talking about the setting? I don't know if that's just me as a history nerd, but I loved how obviously it was inspired by the Roman Republic, and every time I could draw a comparison to actual history it was like a delightful little treat.

[@darienmedrano5116]

just finished this book (loved it btw), and in an interview Kristoff said “oh there’s a ton of people who absolutely HATE Nevernight”, so I went as curious as I am and looked some of those hateful reviews and god! I’m not gonna tell about it, but now in the middle of my search by watching your video I want to say thank you for way of telling things, objectively, peaceful most of all, and showing your love of books and reading. Thanks again

[@bookishsix]

I agree. His writing is very eccentric in this book, which did get annoying for me personally because I felt it kept me at arms length from really connecting to the story. I did put it down because it was taking me a long time to read each page. I’ll pick it up when I’m in a better mind set.

[@JoanaSousaReads]

I just finished nevernight and really loved it.

[@ebnovels]

Oh yay, I’m glad you enjoyed it so much :D

[@sofiaamm]

I would love a spoiler review for nevernight. it felt like you had so much to say but had to hold back bc this isnt a spoilery review by the way, nevernight is my favorite series and im so happy you liked it ❤️

[@turtleanton6539]

Agreed

[@kiaralomeli2412]

HIT HIT HIT. Lol this is one of my favorite series. Its dark... it’s got so many unpredictable moments and the world building just keeps on building and building..... so glad you finally got around to reading it because it’s only gets more intriguing after this first book!

[@blackice1796]

A co-worker told me of this series, but I’ve been so immersed in the cosmere that I haven’t got to it yet. I have 3 booktubers that I follow and you’re the only one that I’ve seen actually mention it. Thanks for the review!!!

[@SrikkanthG]

The Audiobook is awesome. My love for the series is alao thanks to the stunning Narration.

[@Imaginetheday1967]

When I first heard of the footnotes in Nevernight, I immediately thought of the Bartimaeus trilogy. I listened to the audiobooks of Bartimaeus and the footnotes were worked in seamlessly. In fact, I didn't know they were footnotes until I saw a physical copy. Because of that, I've wondered if the audiobook of Nevernight would work well the footnotes. I intend to try and see if it does.

[@BookMaven9]

After reading Empire of the Vampire, which I loved, I had to keep going with this author. I equally loved Nevernight. Wow,, i felt very connected to the characters and found myself extremely immersed in the world. I did feel like the footnotes however took me out of the story a bit. If felt like commercials during a good show. But i soon found myself going with the flow of them and overall felt they added to the world building.

[@roxannejoyy]

I honestly had mixed feelings about this when I first read it but when I read it the second time, I loved it! I think the footnotes are something not every reader will love, but I think the author really pulled it off with this novel!

[@ebnovels]

Yes, it’s definitely a hit or miss! I’m glad you found so much enjoyment in the book upon rereading it :D

[@odiums_taint]

thanks for the great breakdown style review. Hitchhiker Guide had footnote tangents, and Douglas Adams is definitely eccentric. his could be very distracting at times. but a very likely inspiration for Jay K. keep up the great work!

[@ashleybrycebooks]

Jay Kristoff has such an interesting way of writing. This sounds really good and I’ve never heard it described like this! I definitely want to read it soon.

[@Shirley_BK]

The last third saved this book! Some dialogues were great and I especially loved Mia and Mr kindly relationship but the first 2 thirds were okayish (save for the test of loyalty chapter) but that last third though!

[@VanessaMarieBooks]

Agree. Part 3 was the best part.

[@CurrentChapter]

That exactly how I felt about the humorous tone, it's a very self aware book that makes fun of itself, I laughed a lot reading it!

[@ebnovels]

Yeah, I think people sometimes get the opposite impression-that the book takes itself too seriously-but I felt that it was almost satirical 😮

[@vincemess]

I'm kinda wondering if Mia's character was based on Arya Stark? I find too many similarities. I started reading this 3 days ago and I'm currently at Chapter 9

[@inafromthenorth]

My mind also went immediately to Arya Stark.

[@jessicahoffman2021]

I found your review super interesting and insightful, especially after just recently picking up this series! I did find myself LOVING it by then end though and would encourage you to PLEASE PLEASE pick up Godsgrave because it is even better🙌

[@nilulal545]

Glad you have a review on this series.. been wanting to pick it up but wasnt sure.. this will be my first kay kristof books. Adding the first book into my tbr.. it definitely sounds like a very unique writing.

[@BookswithBrittany]

So did you like it overall!? I’m so curious. It’s one of my favorite books of all time. I really like how you explained the world building in the footnotes, that’s exactly how I feel!

[@ebnovels]

I didn’t dislike it, but I didn’t love it either. I’m for sure going to pick up the second one :) I’m so character driven as a reader and I don’t connect all that much with Mia, so I’m hoping the second one gets me that connection. We’ll see! Either way, I’m glad you love it so much :D

[@nicolekane8128]

I found the footnote format really difficult to read and DNF’d the physical book twice, but I picked up the audiobook and found it so much easier for me and ended up giving the book 5 stars

[@ebnovels]

I’m glad you found a format that worked well for you :D

[@reignorshine.]

Are the footnotes in the audio book?

[@TheHexedLibrary]

@@reignorshine. Yes but they just occur in the paragraph and you don't really even know it's a footnote.

[@chirodocglc3383]

Reading between the lines.... Its an okay book, I can see why some love this book, I can respect that they love the book, but I didnt love this book. XD

[@ebnovels]

Haha, I get that! It’s for sure not as “mainstream” as some other books out there :)

[@reviewsbyjacob9350]

One of my favorite books I've read so far this year - reading the second in the trilogy now! The writing and narration took some effort to get into, but after that, I just couldn't stop reading. It was definitely what I needed after Game of Thrones betrayed me.

[@ebnovels]

I’m planning on picking the second up eventually! I’m glad you enjoyed this one so much 🖤

[@reignorshine.]

Aww man I feel the same , it's my post asoif therapy. Felt like it was Arya inspired .

[@TheHexedLibrary]

I tried this one twice physically and DNF'd it both times. Went to audio about a year later, it still wasn't my favorite but I was able to finish. I like the characters and the worldbuilding, but I wasn't in love with the writing style. I also thought the plot was pretty predictable. I haven't decided if I want to continue the series or not.

[@deanwinchester5111]

I had finished the third and final book of the series about a month ago, and couldn't find another book that gives me the same satisfaction - I'm still looking for a replacement

[@caseychitambira9402]

SAME

[@DazProductionsOnPC]

So ready for the final book.

[@sarahs6048]

Best review of Nevernight I’ve heard! I liked the dark humor throughout to take me out of the seriousness. The darkness and subsequent humor became too much for me in book two, however, and I won’t be continuing. (Life and morals and respect are too valuable to discard so easily and flippantly for me) I love Jay Kristoff’s writing style, humor, and ideas.

[@ebnovels]

Ah, interesting. I’ve heard mixed things about the sequel, but I still want to pick it up when I’m able to. Sorry it wasn’t a hit for you 😮

[@chenkeith7272]

Nevernight series is easier to read for fantasy beginners or book of ancestors series is easier to read? Thanks

[@Wayne_C_Kelly_II]

May I Have The Track Title, And Artist, From The Outro Music?

[@roohvarz9942]

I was bit hesitant to pick this up but now after your review I am curious and interested, soon will pick it up.

[@ebnovels]

I think eccentric and “adult” are really the best ways to describe this, so if that sounds like something you’d be into, then I hope you enjoy it :D

[@roohvarz9942]

@@ebnovels sounds like something I would enjoy 😁

[@eclipse5954]

I'm having a weird experience with it, bc I've had the book for awhile but I didn't get around to reading it bc I'm weak when it comes to blood and gore and I've been hearing it's pretty dark so I was hesitant for what I was going to be in for. I also tend to procrastinate books that I hype up in my head, in case I end up disappointed,but I ended up watching Piera Forde's mini series first and that hyped me up even more bc I was so excited for her to see her dream come to life (I've been following her channel for awhile) and I wanted more context so I could understand the mini series better and hopefully also fall in love with the story, so I picked up the book and I'm loving it! At first I was a bit confused about what was going on but between the book and mini series I pieced it together and now I'm really enjoying it. I love the almost satirical, humourous writing style like you pointed out! I laughed so hard at the library "smoking" scene 😂 I also love the aspects of the darkness and Mia's abilities with shadows; so fascinating! I am hooked lol

[@jasonvassos]

Good video I enjoyed this book. Do you recommend other books if one likes this one? I'm currently reading First Law trilogy.

[@sarasharma5332]

I asked chat gpt what are my requirements it gave me this book Please tell me should i read it or not Also is it enemies to lovers 😉

[@gaurisreenidhi]

I read this right after I finished SJM's ACOTAR series, because the librarian recommend this series as I liked acotar so much, and I was so satisfied reading acotar, thought nothing ever was gonna top this, and I guess I can say nevernight totally did. Well it took me so long to like it, and even 100 pages into the first book I was like what in the world is happening, but now, half way through the last one, I can't stop reading, it is amazing! I'm just sad there's no one to talk to about this for me, because all my friends read some bad reviews and won't give it a try :(

[@safinan8008]

Happy reading weekend!! 😄😄😄

[@ebnovels]

Same to you!!!

[@Morfeusm]

what do *you* want to read Safina N?

[@safinan8008]

Morfeus I like anything fantasy....

[@GEORGIOARCADE]

Elliot you just sold me on this book even more. I kinda like that it has this straight to the point approach & the fact that his has a dark gritty theme to it. I actually don't mind it if the author breaks the 3rd wall with sidenotes as long as it makes sense & is entertaining. My main concern will be how the book is written as how the paragraphs look. It has to be easy for me to comprehend. So I'll be looking for that first in person at barnes and noble before buying. This review tho is 🏆 winning in detail. Happy Friday & hope your day/weekend be lovely 😊🙌♥️

[@ebnovels]

A lovely weekend to you! I’ll admit that while certain concepts are a bit more blunt, the writing at times is quite quirky. It’s also definitely adult!

[@emilyelisabethsirois3820]

I just picked this up from the library and didn't make it too far. At first I was enjoying it but there were way too many metaphors and similies that just got on my nerves. They took over just telling a story so, not for me.

[@AozoraZz]

Those footnotes got me intrigued now. I haven't read any book from this author yet but I'm up for a female protagonist fantasy after finishing The first law Trilogy.

[@ebnovels]

Haha, I’ve only read the Blade Itself, and despite loving it, I get what you mean-there are hardly any women in that book 😆

[@papige0ne]

I loved 1st book, one thing I didn't enjoy were 'bookworms'. They felt a bit out of place and almost childish trope.

[@black-aliss]

I was attempting to read Between Two Fires a while ago, and Nevernight feels like the exact opposite in its execution. Both have a very dark setting, but Buehlman fails at having a grimdark setting with an injection of humour while Kristoff mostly succeeds. Astonishingly enough. Nevernight feels a lot like Pratchett if Pratchett tried his hand at a rather crass, unforgiving setting while giving the reader something to grin about every now and then. And I quickly realised that dismissing his writing as overly purple is a mistake. It's a bit purple at times... but it's not overdone.

[@tylershepherd4495]

Kristoff did it great, plus he was mocking dark stories. I think the issue ppl have us Mia is written so well to be the good guy but through the first book I realized she is a POS

[@She-wolf3636]

This is on my TBR. Jay Kristoff is one of my autobuy authors

[@ebnovels]

Oh, what else have you read by him?

[@She-wolf3636]

@@ebnovels The first thing of his I read was the Lotus Wars Trilogy. Japanese steampunk? Yes, please! I've also read the books with co-wrote with Aime Kaufman.

[@quackaddict9810]

I tried it on audiobook and returned it to Audible. I want to try it again (because of the hype) but it’s one I will need to physically read for sure!

[@JashanaC]

I'm so curious to see how you'll feel about Godsgrave... if you'll feel similarly to me or not!

[@ryanmorgan4750]

I really enjoyed the foot notes, i liked hearing random explanations about things in their world. What i didn't like in the series is when the author jokes about the foot notes being a bad thing. And the smut. Im not a prude but i think the sex could have just been suggested rather than described

[@winterohern895]

As a person who has read disckworld im a big fan of foot notes

[@thecontradictorian2225]

I’m halfway through this one now, and I definitely agree that the writing is very eccentric… it might be too over the top for me. “Amniotic darkness”, what the hell 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@aleksandragieralt7370]

I have a question - is there a difference between dark and grimdark? I always thought "grimdark" was a derogatory term for stories that have gratuitous violence and a nihilistic outlook while "dark" refers to themes and may but doesn't necessarily contain graphic violence. I was under the impression that a high-quality dark story may have more violence/descriptions thereof than a grimdark one but when/if it arised, it serves the plot or theme. I often see "dark" being used to compliment a work and "grimdark" to dismiss it. But recently I heard "dark" and "grimdark" used interchangeably . . .

[@ebnovels]

I’ll admit I probably use them a little more interchangeably, but dark-from what I understand-means the setting itself is dark, or dark themes are explored, but maybe the characters are still overall pretty good, or the book isn’t as bleak. Grimdark is more like Game of Thrones, where you tend to see the darker themes embedded in the characters themselves, and the descriptions of bad things can be more detailed. From what I’ve gathered, the terms are still being defined, so I apologize if how I use them is ever confusing! 💗

[@aleksandragieralt7370]

@@ebnovels no worries. I didn't know grimdark was an actual genre!

[@LocoDirewolf]

Very interesting. I'll add it to my list

[@nathantwilight]

it's Venice. the city of bridges and bones is a fantasy venice. my chef/owner of the rest' i *used to work at, fucking mayor lol* is from the V. beautiful book. i I got it on my way to the hospital to see if i got any broken bones again from getting jumped in the rat city of BA

[@dorapoch]

Took me after 100 pages when the footnotes died down a little before I was invested. That was also around the time it takes to get used to his writing. You have to realize the footnotes aren't important to enjoy it. Character wise, I love them and I find them all interesting with hidden agendas or pasts that I don't mind knowing more. The world building was perfect, very vivid and the grim dark was exactly what I wanted and do not mind at all. This book put me a bit of a slump since it took me the entire month to finish (with reading other books simultaneously) so I don't know if I should pick it up this month or not.

[@ebnovels]

I’m hoping to pick up the next in September, so if you wait, there’s a chance we’ll read it at the same time. But there aren’t any guarantees-sometimes I’m lame and don’t pick up what I plan too 🥴

[@dorapoch]

@@ebnovels 🙌 to mood readers!

[@SorryIcantIhavebookclub]

I am starting this series this year!!!!

[@Lilac-and-Gooseberries]

Added it to my list, sounds interesting 👍🏻

[@asuzili]

Gonna go read now

[@DecimalD_]

I plan on reading Nevernight very soon. Wondering how I’ll feel about it myself. I highly recommend you pick up Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennet, if you haven’t already.

[@ebnovels]

Thanks for the recommendation :) And feel free to let me know what you think of this if you do get around to it. I respect it for what it is, but at the moment, I wouldn’t say it’s a favorite for me.

[@williambartlett9917]

I’m gonna read it now!

[@ebnovels]

I hope you like it! It’s definitely for “mature” audiences, and it’s also definitely written in an interesting way 😮

[@elindigeno1215]

I'm buying your book next week.

[@ebnovels]

Well thanks :D

[@hannahstanden1395]

Its my favourite series ❤️

[@braam126]

I didn’t really like this book. I was so interested in the premise but I hated the writing it was so eccentric and ridiculous that it became annoying and the footnotes just really takes you out of the story and makes it hard to follow.The beginning was really boring and I don’t think I cared much for the characters. I liked the fact that it was dark and brutal bc not many assassin school stories don’t really deliver the grit you would expect. The ending redeemed a bit of the book for me but I’m not sure I really care enough to continue unless I’m convinced otherwise.

[@ebnovels]

That’s fair. I didn’t love the book necessarily, just because I’m a really character driven reader and didn’t connect all that much with Mia. I appreciate the author’s writing style and respect it for what it is, but I’m kinda basic when it comes to the way I like my stories told 💁🏻‍♀️ I’ll pick up the next one though, to see if maybe I’ll connect more with characters then :)

[@VanessaMarieBooks]

I finally got through this a couple of weeks ago when I did a buddy read. It was ok; I think it starts to get much better towards the end (part 3). This was the first fiction book that I read that had footnotes, and I hated that part. I could have done without the footnotes. I didn't really connect with the characters either. I connected with Mia a little, but the only character I really liked/cared about was her cat, Mr. Kindly. He was funny. I also didn't like all the metaphors he'd use; it got to be too much. The ending was interesting enough to make me want to continue with the series. Overall, I'm kind of in the middle with this. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it.

[@ebnovels]

I get that. I’m sort of in the middle as well. I respect the author’s unique voice, but I don’t know if I personally connected to the story quite the way I wanted to. I’m planning to eventually read the sequel, so maybe I’ll feel differently once I’ve been with the characters for longer 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@CrapE_DM]

Daaaaamn! The back o' yo' head is ridiculous! You rock that up-do!

[@BookishBabbles]

AHHH IM SCARED!! I clicked so fast!! 😅

[@ebnovels]

Hahaha, I don’t think it’ll hurt you 🖤🖤🖤

[@BookishBabbles]

Elliot Brooks UPDATE: I’m so happy you didn’t hate it😭 I LOVE THIS BOOM

[@luscarora703]

Barthimäus is amazing :)

[@ebnovels]

I agree! To this day I still think the trilogy has one of my favorite endings :D

[@Alithia451]

You did it, now you gave time for Malice and Children of Time xD

[@ebnovels]

Haha, I still have a lot to read 😆

[@Alithia451]

Yes, Malice, Children of Time, and Seven Death of Evelyn Hardcastle. But you have to thank me in your review videos and praise my great taste :)

[@humbleturnips]

I thought the first book was good, the second book was awesome, and the third book was so bad I couldn’t finish it. The romantic plot line ruined it for me. I felt like it took away from the rest of the story.

[@PunkyDory80]

So, this isn't YA? Goodreads has it listed as YA for some reason.

[@ebnovels]

Oh man, definitely not. It’s quite violent, and the sexual content is extremely explicit.

[@ebnovels]

Also, the author has stated before that it’s not YA! Hopefully that helps ❤️

[@PunkyDory80]

@@ebnovels Thanks! It seemed strange that it was listed as YA. Goodreads needs to fix that.

[@frankie6662]

This is a late reply but I literally just picked up this book from the young adult section after quickly glancing over the description and this is not at all what I expected. I can handle the violence and gore but the smut is not what I wanted for my age lol idk if I can finish it!

[@Morfeusm]

It is Friday. After gruelling day at work I stopped by in my local TESCOs and discovered they have Ben Jerry's vegan chunky monkey! I rushed home and thought nothing make my day better. I was mistaken. hi! 😊

[@ebnovels]

Hahaha, hi! And that’s awesome! I’ll admit that I’m not vegan, but I try to eat vegan when I can. I’ll have to check that out :D

[@danielnewton1414]

Wow this book is almost exclusively reviewed by women on Goodreads.... Is there any reason for that?

[@ebnovels]

I’d be guessing, but possibly because the protagonist is a girl and Jay Kristoff also writes YA. Sometimes those things can be deterrents for certain men, but not all of course, so I’m not sure 😮

[@ebnovels]

Let me know what you think of Kingkiller. I do think the prose are beautiful, but the set up isn’t my favorite, and I personally didn’t really connect with Kvothe. Nevernight is definitely very eccentric, and there is some explicit content, but the story is very unique.

[@chriswright9096]

I found the similes and metaphors excruciatingly bad. It never occurred to me that the book "wasn't taking itself too seriously". Either way, it was a poor read for me. DNF.

[@sophiasthoughts]

This one was, sadly, a miss for me

[@ebnovels]

I’m sorry to hear that! I didn’t really connect with the story, but I’m wanting to eventually pick up the sequel. Maybe I’ll feel differently after being with the characters for longer 😮

[@sophiasthoughts]

@@ebnovels I probably will pick up the second book at some point too. I liked the story and characters, it was really just the writing style that I couldn't get on with

[@guccipurse]

I really dislike the book cover

[@JillyMae89]

I stopped reading the footnotes like halfway thru. I hated them with a burning passion! Such useless information and would take me out of the story for like huuuuge paragraphs of BS

[@ebnovels]

Haha, idk that I consider it BS, but I get what you’re saying. Some readers love that kind of stuff; I think it’s just a matter of preference :)