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“ No, Charlie wanted to insist. People only love you if you make it worth their while. No one loves you once they see your weaknesses. No one loved your flaws. No one loves your ugly, broken parts. No one loves you and expects nothing more than your love in return.”

Thief of Night (The Charlatan Duology #2) by Holly Black

October 19, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Charlie Hall, glue trap for disaster, crooked from the day she was born, who’d never met a bad decision she wasn’t willing to double down on, may have finally met her match. After the events of the previous book, Charlie actually thought she’d won. She had managed to defeat Lionel Salt, and rescue her lover―the powerful shadow, Vince―back from under the noses of the powerful Cabal leaders, instead of Vince going to his cousin and Salt’s granddaughter, Adaline. Agreeing to become the Hierophant and risking […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Charlatan duology, Holly Black, Massachusetts, shadows

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:136 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Charlatan duology, Holly Black, Massachusetts, shadows ·
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What if we skipped the shadow daddy trope and just went with the shadow

Thief of Night by Holly Black

October 2, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

It’s been over 3 years since the first novel in this duology came out so common sense would imply that I would have reread Book of Night before jumping into this but no, of course not. I vaguely remembered some of the bigger points and twists (although I also slightly blended one idea with a concept from a different book) but Black did a good job of mixing in enough reminders and context throughout the novel to guide the reader without just giving a plot […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Charlatan duology, Holly Black

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:90 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Charlatan duology, Holly Black ·
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