
Although an interesting twist awaits at the conclusion of his mission, the path to it is somewhat circuitous. Valek goes off on a solo mission that for the most part seems better suited for a standalone short story.

While there was no shortage of action scenes, which Snyder has always written well and continues to do so, the story itself just felt slow moving in places. The first was the book’s pacing it took me almost two weeks to read this. In all seriousness, I’d read books about Yelena and Valek in their old age they’d probably eschew retirement and still be running about Ixia and Sitia trying to save everyone.Īs much as I love these characters, though, there were a few things about Night Study that I couldn’t quite look the other way on. I can’t begin to quantify how much sentimental value this series holds for me thanks to these two and their close-knit circle of family and friends. Yelena and Valek are one of my favorite fictional couples their slow burning romance way back in Poison Study was just perfect. So this is technically the eighth book set in this world that I’ve read, and it’s always a bit of a homecoming to return to it. Snyder’s new series featuring Yelena, Valek, and all the gang from her original Study series plus characters from her spin-off Glass series.

Review: Night Study is the second book in Maria V. As Ixia and Sitia edge closer to conflict, Yelena, Valek, and their family and friends race to thwart it, but their numerous enemies always seem to be a step ahead of them. Valek, meanwhile, is no longer certain of his once unwavering loyalty to the Commander of Ixia, and the Commander is no longer sure that he can completely trust Valek. Yelena is still without her magic and the target of assassins. To Sum It Up: Yelena and Valek find themselves in danger once again, and this time, not even their combined formidable escape skills may save them.
