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Sue Child is on page 92 of 368

up to page 91 continued Frustrating, as my first read of Knight and the Moth was 5 stars and second read was still over 4). I'm loving the characters because of Knight and the Moth not Knave and the Moon and I still love the gothic fairytale tone and prose, but not sure it's a 4 at the moment. Also the main characters first seeing each other at p91 seems a lot of time apart for the romantasy element.

— Sep 22, 2026 12:49AM

The Knave and the Moon (The Stonewater Kingdom, #2)

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Sue Child is on page 241 of 368

I'm also not feeling close to the characters, although I do still worry about Bartholomew. The reason I'm invested in them at all is because of book 1. I think it's a problem with character arc/development/agency and structure of the duololy. The world and story feel stretched a bit thin for a duopoly.

— Sep 22, 2026 05:54AM

Sue Child is on page 241 of 368

— Sep 22, 2026 05:51AM

Sue Child is on page 240 of 368

Although it's better than the beginning, I'm still struggling to pick it up and finish. I feel distanced from the story and oftentimes it's not immediately clear whose POV I'm in when there's a POV shift. tbc

— Sep 22, 2026 05:48AM

Sue Child is on page 220 of 368

It's got better. Main characters together on page. There's been an injection of tension from Sybil's goal - at last some agency! I didn't mind the characters practically living in their armour in Knight and the Moth until I did in Knave and the Moon.

— Sep 22, 2026 05:45AM

Sue Child is on page 190 of 368

For a romantasy, the romantic/sexual tension is lost. Tension, if any, between them is created by external happenings. Echoes of Pirates of the Caribbean in some of the wording.

— Sep 22, 2026 05:44AM

Sue Child is on page 172 of 368

There's been some overwriting. Only a bit, but enough for a nose wrinkle or two.

— Sep 22, 2026 01:13AM

Sue Child is on page 159 of 368

It's become more interesting, but has taken ages to get going and lacks page-turning tension. There is some interesting character depth from Rory's perspective, but it only fleshes out, via flashbacks, what we already know. The conflict is mostly plot/external rather than from the central relationship.

— Sep 22, 2026 01:07AM

Sue Child is on page 159 of 368

— Sep 22, 2026 01:02AM

Sue Child is on page 112 of 368

his armour is doing a lot of heavy lifting

— Sep 22, 2026 12:55AM

Sue Child is on page 96 of 368

The tourney is giving GRRM vibes and feels like a weak imitation.

— Sep 22, 2026 12:55AM