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Equinox

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Note: Thank you to Netgalley & publishers for allowing me access to this arc in exchange for an honest review! 

When reading the description of this book, my first thought was, "this sounds intriguing!" My first thoughts were right, as this book was certainly intriguing. However, the first half of this book is confusing, and it takes far too long to get to the good parts of the story. Had the first half matched the second, I would have given this four stars.
Note: Though this is a good book, I firmly believe that it may be better suited for a television show (or long movie). I think that the concepts would play out much more nicely on screen, and I'm not usually the type of person to say that about a book.

The Good Things
1. The overall concept of the story is fantastic! The idea that day and night are wholly different is interesting.
2. The characters (though they were a tad lackluster) in relation to the concept of day and night: it's certainly a well-designed idea that the night and day parts of characters affect one another.
3. I think it is important to say that the cover is gorgeous. Many potential readers look at a cover of a book FIRST, then turn to the book's summary (which is lacking), then to reviews.

The Bad Things
1. As I mentioned before, the book's first half was a tad confusing, and I had a hard time trying to understand where the plot was going. It can be hard to build an entire world right off the bat, but I feel like the first 50% (or so) was lacking significantly. The second half of the book gets much better and makes much more sense. If you can deal with this flaw, then read on!
2. I didn't LOVE the writing style. However, writing style IS the type of thing that is up to the reader, so my personal opinion on this matter may not matter much.

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I wanted to love this book but I just couldn't. Instead, I found it a struggle with little payoff in the ending. The original idea of Day/Night personalities is intriguing but it's presented as a given with next to no explanation or background which would have helped.

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As a reader, I am always looking for fantasy novels that are not a saga but a standalone. It is not an easy task but when you find something like Equinox, by David Towsey, you know the search is worth it.
First, I was stunned by the cover, it just checks all my curiosity boxes and I am really looking forward to seeing how well it will do in our bookstore shelves as well.
The idea per se is an amazing one as well. Two people in the same body, one living during the day, one during the night, each with their separate and independent lives (there is even mention to day-husband and wife who have separate night husband/wife, which I am sure leads to a lot of shenanigans).
The story itself follow Christophor, a night-brother, in his mission to uncover the truth behind a truly, horrifying, teeth-gritting, vision. His day-brother goes along as well… at least at the beginning. One of the major points in the novel is how the day-night equilibrium can be easily broken and the consequences one brother may have in the life and choices of the other one.
The story could be better fleshed sometimes, there seems to be some information that the reader never really gets, but I do not think it comes in detriment of the novel as a whole. It could, however, push some readers. The characters are very well written, with their lights and their shadows, and the pacing is absolutely brutal and leaves no margin for taking a breath. Once you’re inside the world, you are not out until you are not finished with the story.

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Thank you to Head Of Zeus and NetGalley for this ARC of "Equinox" by David Towsey.

I'll be blunt here, I didn't understand the plot until 68% into the book. Certain pieces of infomation were mentioned and never recited and it just felt like it was missing a good edit. Once I did finally get the plot, it was a good book but I feel like it was too late into the book for me to enjoy the full experience of this book. Do I blame the author? Of course not, his writing style is tremendous. But somethings missing here.

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I liked the concept of the day and night being two different worlds and rendering the tension between what the two worlds, day and night, coming from the same person yet completely different personality creates. Making situations where they will themselves creates trouble for the other side, it was fun to read however the character weren't really outstanding I wish we knew more about them, it was missing some depth to really care about their trouble even if that was interesting already

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I love a good bit of escapism fantasy, and David Towsey does just that with his book "Equinox". A little reminiscent of what VE Schwab does with A Darker Side of Magic, or how Sarah Mass plays with the veil between the Fae world and the regular world, Towsey explores the idea of two separate worlds (and yet, the same world) - one in the day, and one at night. Every person has their day persona and their night persona (persona is maybe the wrong word, since the two are totally separate), and what happens during the day does not cross over into the night. The plot centers around the tension that occurs when what the day persona and the night persona want are at odds - and it's so fun to watch unfold.

Five stars for characters, pacing, and overall dark magic and fun.

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