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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I love this book and the whole series. The Mythology genre is my favorite and this book was really good, easily in my top 3. It has a great plot and the storyline just kept on building with new information that kept you reading just to figure out how it would all unravel. I love the main character, she is just a strong heroine, which I really like. The secondary characters are really well written. I love the little misfits that were in Sebastian's house.
I think more people should know about this book o.o
Proper Review Soon.
Proper Review Soon.
Kelly Keaton immediately pulls readers into her dark, dangerous world with crystal clear language and vivid imagery. The setup of this novel is fascinating and original, blending reality with a vast range of mythologies and creating a brave new world in the hurricane-battered ruins of the New 2. The devastated world is chilling, and readers will be enthralled as the novel takes them into the atmospheric, sultry and seductive remnants of New Orleans. Though the setting is like another character in the novel, the heroine Ari still steals the show. Ari's past is filled with tragedy and abuse, and her cynical, world-weary perspective is a nice change of pace. It is exciting to see a girl who knows how to handle herself and doesn't fall into the arms of every brooding bad boy she sees. However, one in particular does catch her eye, and I would have liked to see more development of their bond and an explanation of his abrupt mood swing.
Keaton weaves the various strands of mythology into a breathtakingly imaginative whole, slowly revealing the tragic truth about Ari's past, present and future. As the novel picks up speed, it becomes a whirlwind of shock and awe, with evil lying around every corner. Keaton constructs a villain that is terrifying on a legendary scale, and her intense descriptions will be seared into readers' memories. The way the story comes together is brilliant, like puzzle pieces falling into place -- I absolutely did not see the shocking revelation coming. Readers will get lost within these pages, forgetting any concept of time as they devour this engrossing read.
http://thebookishtype.blogspot.com/2011/02/review-darkness-becomes-her-by-kelly.html
Keaton weaves the various strands of mythology into a breathtakingly imaginative whole, slowly revealing the tragic truth about Ari's past, present and future. As the novel picks up speed, it becomes a whirlwind of shock and awe, with evil lying around every corner. Keaton constructs a villain that is terrifying on a legendary scale, and her intense descriptions will be seared into readers' memories. The way the story comes together is brilliant, like puzzle pieces falling into place -- I absolutely did not see the shocking revelation coming. Readers will get lost within these pages, forgetting any concept of time as they devour this engrossing read.
http://thebookishtype.blogspot.com/2011/02/review-darkness-becomes-her-by-kelly.html
I love reading stuff about God's and Goddess. I am a little obsessed by them and that was why this book caught my eye. I started reading this book and for some reason I didn't really like it so I decided not to finish it. I will try to read it again maybe someday. Unfortunately not now though.
Judging by the cover of Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton you would think it was strictly a vampire story, however, you would be wrong. Darkness Becomes Her blends paranormal, Greek mythology, dystopia, and romance into a neat little package.
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Read the rest of my review here
Ari can’t help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is.
Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued.
She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very…different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her.
Ari won’t stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.
Discovery: I stumbled upon this book while perusing my Goodreads feed one day. The hints of Greek mythology pulled me in, though the cover was a little unappealing.
+ Unique plot. When I picked up this book, I wasn't expecting the story I got. From the first chapter, Kelly Keaton constantly surprised me with characters and twists that were totally out of the ordinary. I especially loved the world-building involved in New 2 and its population. The novel's premise was a breath of fresh air desperately needed in the paranormal fantasy sub-genre.
+ Ari(stanae). She's not the protagonist one might expect to helm this story, and that's the best thing about her. As soon as she described her life working as a bail bondsman with her foster parents, I knew I'd like her. She never does what anyone thinks she will, she knows what she wants and goes after it whole-heartedly. I admire her courage and hard work, which may go unnoticed in a book full of complex characters. It's very clear that she carries this story forward.
- Pacing. I feel like I say this a lot these days, but pacing is so important when it comes to YA novels. If it's too quick, exposition suffers. If it's too slow, the reader will lose interest. This particular novel was strange because it read fairly quickly, but it also seemed to go on for ages. The halfway point meant nothing because I hadn't actually learned anything important yet. The action-packed last third of the novel was great, but did we really need all those chase scenes in the first half?
- The antagonist. Since this is the first book in a series, I'm willing to give Kelly Keaton a chance to tie all the ends together properly. However, everything seems a little too contrived. I can't talk about the antagonist without revealing spoilers, but I will say this: I'm not sure why it had to be her. Talk about bizarre: why New Orleans of all places? How does this all fit together with Ari's destiny?
Recommendations: I would probably pick this up with the other two books (the sequel is coming out later this year), if only to have the whole story in front of me when I start. Readers may grow frustrated otherwise.
Rating: Satisfactory.
Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued.
She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very…different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her.
Ari won’t stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.
Discovery: I stumbled upon this book while perusing my Goodreads feed one day. The hints of Greek mythology pulled me in, though the cover was a little unappealing.
+ Unique plot. When I picked up this book, I wasn't expecting the story I got. From the first chapter, Kelly Keaton constantly surprised me with characters and twists that were totally out of the ordinary. I especially loved the world-building involved in New 2 and its population. The novel's premise was a breath of fresh air desperately needed in the paranormal fantasy sub-genre.
+ Ari(stanae). She's not the protagonist one might expect to helm this story, and that's the best thing about her. As soon as she described her life working as a bail bondsman with her foster parents, I knew I'd like her. She never does what anyone thinks she will, she knows what she wants and goes after it whole-heartedly. I admire her courage and hard work, which may go unnoticed in a book full of complex characters. It's very clear that she carries this story forward.
- Pacing. I feel like I say this a lot these days, but pacing is so important when it comes to YA novels. If it's too quick, exposition suffers. If it's too slow, the reader will lose interest. This particular novel was strange because it read fairly quickly, but it also seemed to go on for ages. The halfway point meant nothing because I hadn't actually learned anything important yet. The action-packed last third of the novel was great, but did we really need all those chase scenes in the first half?
- The antagonist. Since this is the first book in a series, I'm willing to give Kelly Keaton a chance to tie all the ends together properly. However, everything seems a little too contrived. I can't talk about the antagonist without revealing spoilers, but I will say this: I'm not sure why it had to be her. Talk about bizarre: why New Orleans of all places? How does this all fit together with Ari's destiny?
Recommendations: I would probably pick this up with the other two books (the sequel is coming out later this year), if only to have the whole story in front of me when I start. Readers may grow frustrated otherwise.
Rating: Satisfactory.
*Originally posted on my blog Overflowing Shelf
When I started Darkness Becomes Her, I expected it to be another typical supernatural YA book. I was mistaken. Instead, Kelly Keaton created something new, this time using other creates then the typical vampires, werewolves and fairies.
I loved the setting of this book. It took me a little bit to realize that the book took place in what I could only describe as an alternate time line, one where New Orleans was destroyed by a horrible natural disaster and New 2 was established in it’s place. I really liked New 5. It was such a great place, exactly what I imagined a supernatural New Orleans would be like. It was such a mystical, mysterious, it was great unraveling the secrets of the place and meeting the people who lived in New 2.
I really liked Ari. She was searching for who she was and was extremely strong. She took everything in stride, all the twists and turns that were thrown at her as she was unraveling her mother’s past and unraveling who she really was as well. The people Ari meets in New 2 are great too. Each one was different had their own personality.
I did have one issue with this book and that was the pacing. I felt that the time span of the book could have been lengthened. Everything happened very quickly. Within a day Ari was falling in love with Sebastian, one of the guys Ari meets in New 2, and she was unraveling everything within a week. If the time span was longer, the relationships and the plot wouldn’t have seemed so rushed.
One of the great things about this book was it had twists that I didn’t see. There was one twist that I literally gasped out loud because I did not seeing coming. I really like that this book incorporated mythology and put a new twist on it. I really love Greek mythology and I loved the twist Kelly Keaton put on it to make certain myths her own.
The ending of this book wrapped up the issue of the first book nicely, with Ari discovering who she was and about her parents past, but was open enough for a new book. I really cannot wait to read this second one because once everything happened it happened quickly and big things happened. I want to go back to Ari’s world and New 2 and I cannot wait to see what happens next in this series.
When I started Darkness Becomes Her, I expected it to be another typical supernatural YA book. I was mistaken. Instead, Kelly Keaton created something new, this time using other creates then the typical vampires, werewolves and fairies.
I loved the setting of this book. It took me a little bit to realize that the book took place in what I could only describe as an alternate time line, one where New Orleans was destroyed by a horrible natural disaster and New 2 was established in it’s place. I really liked New 5. It was such a great place, exactly what I imagined a supernatural New Orleans would be like. It was such a mystical, mysterious, it was great unraveling the secrets of the place and meeting the people who lived in New 2.
I really liked Ari. She was searching for who she was and was extremely strong. She took everything in stride, all the twists and turns that were thrown at her as she was unraveling her mother’s past and unraveling who she really was as well. The people Ari meets in New 2 are great too. Each one was different had their own personality.
I did have one issue with this book and that was the pacing. I felt that the time span of the book could have been lengthened. Everything happened very quickly. Within a day Ari was falling in love with Sebastian, one of the guys Ari meets in New 2, and she was unraveling everything within a week. If the time span was longer, the relationships and the plot wouldn’t have seemed so rushed.
One of the great things about this book was it had twists that I didn’t see. There was one twist that I literally gasped out loud because I did not seeing coming. I really like that this book incorporated mythology and put a new twist on it. I really love Greek mythology and I loved the twist Kelly Keaton put on it to make certain myths her own.
The ending of this book wrapped up the issue of the first book nicely, with Ari discovering who she was and about her parents past, but was open enough for a new book. I really cannot wait to read this second one because once everything happened it happened quickly and big things happened. I want to go back to Ari’s world and New 2 and I cannot wait to see what happens next in this series.
"Scared? You haven't lived until you go grave robbing."
Hey everyone! I’m sorry it took so long for me to finish Darkness Becomes Her, I started a new job and the training is intense. But I have a long week so I pushed myself to finish it and get a review up for y’all. •
So, I actually really enjoyed this book. I found it unique and fresh and interesting in terms of story and plot. I liked the characters and the paranormal aspect. And I really loved the use of Greek mythology without sugarcoating the stories and making them more kid friendly. This book was gritty and dark while still having moments of levity and light. The only thing I didn’t love was the insta love between our main girl and the love interest.
Hey everyone! I’m sorry it took so long for me to finish Darkness Becomes Her, I started a new job and the training is intense. But I have a long week so I pushed myself to finish it and get a review up for y’all. •
So, I actually really enjoyed this book. I found it unique and fresh and interesting in terms of story and plot. I liked the characters and the paranormal aspect. And I really loved the use of Greek mythology without sugarcoating the stories and making them more kid friendly. This book was gritty and dark while still having moments of levity and light. The only thing I didn’t love was the insta love between our main girl and the love interest.