{"id":4631,"date":"2018-07-30T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/?p=4631"},"modified":"2018-07-29T07:29:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T14:29:04","slug":"mark-reads-the-book-of-night-with-moon-chapter-7-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2018\/07\/mark-reads-the-book-of-night-with-moon-chapter-7-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Reads &#8216;The Book of Night With Moon&#8217;: Chapter 7, Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the first part of the seventh chapter of <i>The Book of Night With Moon<\/i>, the feline wizards team up with some familiar faces before heading to the old Downsides. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read <i>Feline Wizards<\/i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I AM OVERWHELMED BY THIS. Both because it is an absolute pleasure to see Nita and Kit, and then there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the terror of what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s waiting for the felines in the Downsides, and I AM BUBBLING OVER WITH TENSION.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s start with Nita and Kit, who I had worried were not who I thought they were once the text identified the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153suburban kids\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on the platform. But yes, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, MY FAVORITE YOUNG WIZARDS ARE HERE. And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not just a tiny cameo either, where these two characters are seen in passing. Kit and Nita were sent by Tom and Carl to provide necessary assistance to the feline wizards as they descend into the Downsides, and I love the perspective switch. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m so used to being in their heads, and this is a chance to see these characters through a different lens. So I understand why there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s some reluctance on the part of the cats. Not only are these wizards strangers, but they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re very, <i>very<\/i> young humans. Now, there is always an understanding that young wizards generally have more power than older ones, so I imagine that they felt some comfort at that. But who knows if they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re the right wizards for the job? What if they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re too experienced at this?<\/p>\n<p>So, initially, Rhiow has to rely on the knowledge that Tom and Carl wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have sent these wizards to her unless they were the right fit. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read <i>Young Wizards<\/i>, though, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot more we know about the subtext of what is said here. We get a sense for what time period this takes place\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI suspect the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wizard\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s holiday line means that this all occurred after the seventh book? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s definitely after <i>High Wizardry<\/i>, since Dairine is confirmed to have been through her Ordeal already. (My god, I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe I never saw the parallels between Dairine and Arhu. THEY\u00e2\u20ac\u2122RE RIGHT THERE.) And the deli gate is mentioned, too! We hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seen that in a LONG time.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, with Nita and Kit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s help at two separate gates, the feline wizards all head into the Downsides, and as tense as this all is, Duane softens it through the lovely humor of Arhu, who gets to experience being his true \u00e2\u20ac\u0153spirit\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for the first time. Like, who <i>wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<\/i> be overjoyed at getting to be larger and more fierce like that? I love how each of their coats and bodies are manifestations that are unique to who they are, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not surprising, for example, that Urruah appeared more like a leopard. He certainly <i>acts<\/i> like a leopard in his own world, doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t he? So, with these new \u00e2\u20ac\u0153coats\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on, the cats prepare for the next part of the mission, and despite that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve told Arhu as much as they could\u00e2\u20ac\u201dincluding about how they cannot spend too much time below without forgetting who they are\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m still nervous. This kitten has not experienced much of <i>anything<\/i>, and this is about to be&#8230; a lot??? I only know this from Rhiow\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s memories, and even then, I am bracing myself for the worst, especially considering this:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a blockage of some kind between this gate and the power source, the catenary. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to have to go down and troubleshoot the linkage from the bottom up.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh. So&#8230; am I right in assuming that the deeper they go, the worse things they might find? This is what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m anticipating, and it didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help that there might be a <i>drought<\/i> in the caverns where they are heading??? How is that possible? What does that imply?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m frightened.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/8ihE0A2hSLM<\/p>\n<p><b>Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>My YA contemporary debut, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/AngerIsAGift\">ANGER IS A GIFT<\/a>, is now out in the world!\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you&#8217;d like to stay up-to-date on all announcements regarding my books, <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/ey636\">sign up for my newsletter<\/a>! DO IT.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the first part of the seventh chapter of The Book of Night With Moon, the feline wizards team up with some familiar faces before heading to the old Downsides. Intrigued? 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