The Knight and the Moth: the spellbinding gothic romantasy from multi-million-copy bestseller Rachel Gillig (Stonewater Kingdom)

Einzigartiges und poetisches Gothic-Fantasy 🕯️ 🗡️

„The Knight and the Moth“ ist ein weiteres Meisterwerk von Rachel Gillig! Man wird von Beginn an gefesselt von der Geschichte, der düsteren Magie und der atmosphärisch dichten Welt, die sie erschaffen hat. Ihr Schreibstil ist sehr bildgewaltig und einzigartig und sie erschafft wundervolle Charaktere - vor allem der Gargoyle - bleibt im Gedächtnis. Nach der One Dark Window-Dilogie fühlte es sich an wie ein literarisches Heimkommen – tief berührend und wunderschön. Für mich ein Jahreshighlight.

Rachel Gillig did it again. Ich bin fasziniert davon, wie gut sie Geschichten weben und Spannung aufbauen kann. Die Welt und ihre Magie find ich wieder sehr faszinierend. Die Charaktere sind großartig. Liebe die Schlagabtausche zwischen Sybel und Rory. Und wie liebenswert ist der Gargoyle? Ich war richtig drin und bin großer Fan und hoffe das Teil 2 GANZ BALD kommt!

Be mythical, be fearsome. This is a book that lets you work for it. While in the Shepherd King dilogy, I could just fall into the magic system and was swept away, The Knight and the Moth challenges me. I'm still not sure I understood it completely, but it's in my head and will stay there for a while.

But wait, let's start from the beginning. From Omens, signs and portents, from dreams. Because these are not only content, but also the vibe of this book. And I couldn't help but think that there were portents on the page as well. And while we're talking about this - and because Rachel Gillig is playing with German words in this story - the literal translation for 'signs and portents' is 'Zeichen und Vorzeichen'. Which is the same word twice, just with a prefix added. If you thought I had a point with this - I don't lol. It's just something I thought about, and it's a sign for how much this book changed my brain chemistry. Rachel Gillig excels at a lot, but most of all at structure and pacing. Her Two Twisted Crowns had been the best structured and paced book I have ever read. And here, she shows perfection again. She just doesn't put a foot wrong. But there's also characters. She writes the most intricate and intriguing characters, none of them you find in other books of the genre. Sybil aka Six who was a foundling and now a Diviner - and soon a warrior. Rory, a bad knight and Maude, a good knight. (Calling them that does not even start to do them justice, but I want you to discover them on your own). A gargoyle who calls everyone Bartholomew, and mostly wants to be tucked in and take a nap (relatable!). And last but not least a villain whose villainess will surprise no one if you read the signs and portents. There is also something to unpack about trees and numbers. Something I might be able to do on my second or third reading. Because I have to dive back into this for sure. The last part of the book I kept choking up while digging my nails into both the story and the edge of my seat. And the ending...well...the ending is another the beginning. 6/5 stars I'm not gonna apologize for this rating Thank you so much @littlebrownbookgroup_uk (shoutout to Nazia) and @netgalley for the eARC! #TheKnightAndTheMoth #Bartholomew #Netgalley #Bookstagram

Did not see that plot twist coming 👀

i need the book !!!- but in german

4.25-4.5 I have been excited for this book ever since Rachel started teasing it, which might have been around the release of Two Twisted Crowns back in late 2023. What can I say..Rachel did not disappoint with this one! The vibes were vibing. The atmosphere was atmosphering. “The Knight & the Moth” started a bit slow, picked up slightly after the first 20% but I still would say the pacing was more on the slower side, which usually isn’t my thing, but didn’t mind with this one. The writing felt different and at the same familiar to what I know from Rachel’s previous series. Overall very complementary to the vibes. I enjoyed the world and the magic around the omen. If you read The Shepherd King Duology, you might find that there was a similar approach to the magic system. The book is written solely from Sybil’s pov and though I prefer multiple pov, it somehow made a lot of sense for it that way. If the sequel suddenly were to have more than one pov, I certainly wouldn’t mind. While the chemistry between Sybil & Rory is definitely there from the very first time they meet, the romance doesn’t really pick up (almost at all) until the second half, which I really liked. Having a gargoyle as an animal companion was a different kind of superior choice. I couldn’t really grasp him in the beginning, nor was I sure if I even liked him and this might be because his personality was so different to almost everything in the book, but I thoroughly enjoyed having him around and being an actual (and important) side character. I enjoyed the plot, however, with maybe one or two exceptions, I can’t say that a lot of the revelations were surprising, but they also didn’t feel flat or disappointing. Now, as much as I liked this book, I do think you need to be in a certain mood for it to enjoy and vibe with it. I also can see people feeling a certain type of way about the writing. If you enjoyed Rachel's previous duology, you probably will like this one too. If you’re an audiobook person, I do think this will be great to listen to! I will very obviously read the sequel! Thank you Orbit for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I need more!