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Novella Review: Death and Night by Roshani Chokshi


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I received a copy of this novella on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. (Thank you!) 


Rating: 3.5 stars. 

The fact that this author made me feel all the feels and laugh in a 100 page novella tells a lot about how awesome Roshani Chokshi is. 

 This novella is about Maya and Amar, the main characters of The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi. In this novella, they are known as Night and Death. It describes how they first fell in love and gives you a bit of background about the characters featured in The Star-Touched Queen. 

 I absolutely loved the dialogue! It was either very witty or very romantic but all in all, it was freaking beautiful. 

 The only reason I didn't absolute love this novella is that there were some pretty confusing parts. Night is both a person and a state of being. Sometimes the descriptions of what Night was doing were really difficult to wrap my head around. 

 If you loved either A Crown of Wishes or The Star Touched Queen, you will love Death and Night. Now, is Death and Night essential reading material? Not necessarily. I think if you read this before The Star-Touched Queen, then some things might make more sense. But you really don't have to read it that way. If you read in publishing order, I think your enjoyment of Roshani Chokshi's work would still be quite high. 

 Check out my reviews of Chokshi's previous books:
The Star-Touched Queen
A Crown of Wishes


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