Debbie's Spurts

This reader's personal opinion, ©2018, all rights reserved, not to be quoted, clipped or used in any way by goodreads, Google Play, amazon.com or other commercial booksellers* 

Fires on all cylinders for what I like in my SF&F reads.  New to me author been planning to read forever.

Fairly original worldbuilding (yes, I know there have been other books with worlds in permanent day/night), great story, great characters .., just overall a good read.  

Two main characters are generally followed, one from day side and ine from night side.  What lost this one a star for me is how uneven the age or maturity of the dayside characters were -- not to mention how stupidly gotta-get-stupidly-in-situations-to-protect-buddy-who-always-has-to-then-save-me actions and dialogue.  

Great for first in series.  Ends with reader knowing there is more to come and an inkling of what, but not a cliffhanger -- just a good stopping point.

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Ratings scale used in absence of a booklikes suggested rating scale:

★★★★★ = All Time Favorite 
★★★★½ = Extraordinary Book. Really Loved It.
★★★★☆ = Loved It.
★★★½☆ = Really Liked.
★★★☆☆ = Liked.
★★½☆☆ = Liked parts; parts only okay. Would read more by author.
★★☆☆☆ = Average.   Okay. 
★½☆☆☆ = Disliked or meh? but kept reading in hopes would improve.
★☆☆☆☆ = Loathed It. Possibly DNF and a torturous read.
½☆☆☆☆ = So vile was a DNF or should have been. Cannot imagine anyone liking.  (Might also be just an "uploaded" word spew or collection that should not be dignified by calling itself a "published book." If author is going batshit crazy in the blogosphere over reviews -- I now know why they are getting bad reviews.  Or maybe author should take remedial classes for language written in until basic concepts like using sentences sink in. Is author even old enough to sign a publishing contract or do they need a legal guardian to sign for them?)