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Une fenêtre sur les ténèbres by Benjamin Peylet, Rachel Gillig

6 reviews

heathermiccolo's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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caitsreadingcorner's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I devoured this book in one day. I curled under a blanket on the couch and was transported. First off, I absolutely adore the magic system. It’s clever, unique and very well executed. I was also very interested in all of the characters, they each had such different personalities and bounced off each other well.

Great world building, banter and gothic vibes. I felt that this book was descriptive but not so descriptive that it leaves nothing left to your imagination. The romance was very slow burn and I ate it up. I like that it wasn’t the main focus of the plot and that it was so delicately balanced.

There were some twists and turns that had me gasping, some moments that had me blushing and a few that made me enraged.

I also really like Elspeth’s relationship with the nightmare and how he communicates through rhyme and riddles. Very creepy and infuriating but it serves a purpose.

I was confused at first but everything tied together nicely and cliffhanger left me wanting to immediately pick up the next book.

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shadow_cat94's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I DEVOURED THIS BOOK!

The story was riveting, the characters are engaging, and the world building is constant. Rachel Gillig has a wonderful way with words that just made me want to cling to every sentence as I turned through the pages.

Character development isn't really a thing that happens in this book it's more about character revelations as we get to see the people behind their masks - their real motivations rather than the MC's preconceptions. However, this approach makes it feel like it's the Nightmare's story and Elspeth is the POV character as she is the only constant character that does not change while we follow her around. It's interesting and different.

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