Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

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Nevernight
Cover of Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
Author(s) Jay Kristoff
Published August 9, 2016
Publisher St. Martin's Press
Genre(s) Fantasy
Age group New Adult


Nevernight by Jay Kristoff is a new adult fantasy novel, originally published on August 9, 2016. It is the first book in The Nevernight Chronicle.

Trigger Warnings

  • Abandonment
  • Alcohol consumption (a lot)
  • Blood depiction
  • Body shaming
  • Child sex slavery (past, discussed)
  • Death
  • Gore
  • Graphic violence
  • Loss of a loved one
  • Murder
  • Pedophilia (discussed, past)
  • Plastic surgery (in form of Magic)
  • Rape (discussed, past)
  • Sexual assault (unwanted touching)
  • Sexually explicit scenes
  • Graphic sex scene involving painful intercourse
  • Suicide (discussed)
  • Threatened rape (several)
  • Torture

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Bisexual main character

Tropes

Femme Fatale

Controversies

  • Nevernight has received backlash for its negative portrayal of an indigenous-inspired fantasy race with reviewers viewing it as racist toward indigenous people. [1]
  • "Nevernight" has received criticism for over-sexualizing the main character, a sixteen-year-old girl, and in general a misogynistic story using the stereotypical "femme fatale" character. [2]
  • "Nevernight" has also received criticism for being homophobic and transphobic, most notably a speech the main character makes about genitalia that has offended transgender readers [3]

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