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I Am Not a Witch (2017)

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Following a banal incident in her local village, 8-year old girl Shula is accused of witchcraft....

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Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs

Max McCoy

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Fresh from a ride on a Nazi submarine, Indiana Jones is persuaded by a beautiful missionary to...

Targi

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Unlike in other cultures, the desert Tuareg men, known as Targi, cover their faces whereas women of...

Alto's Odyssey

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Just beyond the horizon sits a majestic desert, vast and unexplored. “Apple Design Award...

Dragon's baby

Miranda Martin and Juno Wells

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Calista is happy with her life of scientific research. She has no need for a man, she has her books,...

Wood-Fired Oven Cookbook: 70 Recipes for Incredible Stone-Baked Pizzas and Breads, Roasts, Cakes and Desserts, All Specially Devised for the Outdoor Oven and Illustrated in Over 400 Photographs

David Jones and Holly Jones

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This title contains 70 recipes for incredible stone-baked pizzas and breads, roasts, cakes and...

Dana (24 KP) rated Nightfall in Books

Mar 23, 2018

This book has a super interesting concept. With the days and nights both lasting fourteen years, you could say that I was intrigued to give this a read.

I actually received this book via a Goodreads giveaway, which was super cool!!

Back to the review. Even though the concept was interesting, I found it difficult to get attached to either the story line or even any of the characters. They did things that may have seemed motivated to certain people, but I didn't really get why.

I wish there was more of an in depth history as to why all of these things were happening. I found myself asking: Why does the day and night last so long? Why did the people come to the island of Bliss? Why is it called Bliss? How does the world even work? Why do the islanders only go to the dessert during the night time? Does the desert have night? Why are there people who stay in the desert, but not everyone?

I feel like a lot of these answers could have been explored more in the story, but were either only slightly glanced on only to have the characters brush it off or were not considered at all.

I have a lot of mixed feelings because even though it was a quick read with an interesting concept, it didn't leave me feeling anything. And though I may remember some of the plot points, they didn't strike me as particularly memorable in any way.

I enjoyed this book as I was reading it, which is good. I just wish we had gotten more of the why of everything that was happening.