The Whispering Night by Susan Dennard

 

FROM THE BACK PAGE

'Winnie Wednesday's future is looking bright. Hemlock Falls is no longer hunting the werewolf, she and Erica Thursday are tentative friends, and Winnie finally knows exactly where she stands with Jay Friday.

With everything finally on track, Winnie is looking forward to the Nightmare Masquerade, a week-long celebration of all things Luminary. But as Luminaries from across the world flock to the small town, uninvited guests also arrive.

Winnie is confronted by a masked Diana and charged with an impossible task--one that threatens everything and everyone Winnie loves.

As Winnie fights to stop new enemies before time runs out, old mysteries won't stop intruding. Her missing father is somehow entangled with her search for hidden witches, and as Winnie digs deeper into the long-standing war between the Luminaries and the Dianas, she discovers rifts within her own family she never could have imagined.

What does loyalty mean when family and enemies look the same?

The forest is more dangerous than ever as secrets are revealed in this highly-anticipated, swoon-worthy conclusion to the bestselling Luminaries trilogy.'

                                                      MY THOUGHTS

Well, that was a hell of a final book. Things are starting to look up for Winnie, all the fun of the Nightmare Masquerade is in sight . . . Yeah, that's not going to last long!!

As you would expect with the final book in a series The Whispering Night (published November 19th from Daphne Press) soon kicks off, then it is more or less foot to the floor right the way through to the end. I lost count of how many "just one more page" moments I had reading this. 

The world building continued to be excellent, the characters generally carried on growing into themselves and lots of questions from previous books were answered (seriously, don't go into this without having read the previous books). There were new enemies to fight - always a good thing. All boxes were well and truly ticked for me.

Was I target audience for this book? Most likely not but that's never stopped me before. The name of Susan Dennard on the cover is a deal breaker for me. I was there at the beginning of the Witchlands series and have not been disappointed yet - and with The Whispering Night that continues to be the case.

Many thanks to Black Crow PR for inviting me onto this tour and to Daphne Press for providing the review copy. All views and opinions are my own.