Rachel Gillig
Orbit
20 May 2025
396
eBook - EPUB
Romantasy
ARC via Edelweiss
Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.
Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.
I requested a review copy of The Knight and the Moth around five months ago, and when I didn't hear anything, I assumed my request was unsuccessful. Then, suddenly, I received approval at the end of the last week; however, I then had only 4 days in which to read the book before the review copy expired. I dropped everything else to do so, and I am glad I did. The Knight and the Moth caught my interest right from the opening chapter. I was immediately invested in both the characters and the plot, and the story held my interest until the end. My favourite character was definitely the gargoyle, whose dialogue often made me laugh, but I also enjoyed the developing relationship between Sybil and Roderick, both of whom grew over the course of the story. If I had one negative, it is that the final few chapters felt a bit rushed compared to the pacing throughout most of the book. At first I wondered if the author was hurrying to conclude everything in a single volume, but then it became clear a second book would be coming, so the sudden speeding through events seemed unnecessary. But that's a minor complaint as otherwise this was an entertaining read. I would class it as romantasy; however, the romance elements never overtook the plot or became too heavy handed, which was refreshing. I would certainly like to read on in the series. I am giving 4.5 stars.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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