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3.67 AVERAGE
No entiendo que tienen que ver los .vampiros y brujas con la mitología griega.
La protagonista,Ari, se sentia aislada porque creé ser extraña por su apariencia física(pelo casi blanco y ojos que brillan o algo así)pero en el libro una sola vez menciona a su pasado como huerfána y por qué se sentia así. Por lo cual, va en busca de sus origenes que la llevan a New Orleans a descubrir un pueblo en ruinas, por los huracanes, poblada por vámpiros, brujas y otros seres extraños.
En la última parte aparece los relacionado a la mitología, sin explicación alguna pero como esta situado en New Orleans, donde todo lo sobrenatural "pasa" pero lo dejan suelto para explicar en el proximo librono entiendo tampoco porque el primer libro debería introducirte a lo que realmente va a pasar en los prómimos libros
Era corto, fácil de leer pero la escritura no me convencío puede que sea debido a que hace mucho que no leo en español, pero realmente el world-building es horrible y la mitologia del libro no la entendí para nada tipo aparecio Atenea que quiere matar a todos y nada más. Tal vez lo único que yo se de mitología griega es por Percy Jackson sorrynotsorry. Además, encontré reseñas del próximo libro y aparentemente es malo ,por lo cual , no pienso ni siquiera leerlo.
Mis palabras puede que no sean muy coherented pero son la 1AM y tengo sueño.
La protagonista,Ari, se sentia aislada porque creé ser extraña por su apariencia física(pelo casi blanco y ojos que brillan o algo así)pero en el libro una sola vez menciona a su pasado como huerfána y por qué se sentia así. Por lo cual, va en busca de sus origenes que la llevan a New Orleans a descubrir un pueblo en ruinas, por los huracanes, poblada por vámpiros, brujas y otros seres extraños.
En la última parte aparece los relacionado a la mitología, sin explicación alguna pero como esta situado en New Orleans, donde todo lo sobrenatural "pasa" pero lo dejan suelto para explicar en el proximo libro
Era corto, fácil de leer pero la escritura no me convencío puede que sea debido a que hace mucho que no leo en español, pero realmente el world-building es horrible y la mitologia del libro no la entendí para nada tipo aparecio Atenea que quiere matar a todos y nada más. Tal vez lo único que yo se de mitología griega es por Percy Jackson sorrynotsorry. Además, encontré reseñas del próximo libro y aparentemente es malo ,por lo cual , no pienso ni siquiera leerlo.
Mis palabras puede que no sean muy coherented pero son la 1AM y tengo sueño.
Normally, I don't bother with reviewing books, but this one really deserves some explanation. I picked up this book expecting it to be one of the worst reads ever. Surprisingly, it moved fast and it really was engaging...except things just didn't make sense. And even the world of fiction and fantasy have rules.
Firstly, it's awesome that she's got kick-ass skills and a healthy dose of potty-mouth, but then things turned unexpectedly sour. While I was excited by the prospects of "New 2", I didn't expect anything beyond weird-looking people. That really wasn't the problem, however. Despite the book's abrupt dive into mythology and voodoo, the story had potential.
Until I realized she was practically in love with Sebastian (dark, tall, hunky and obvious) within her FIRST DAY in New 2. Seriously? And I know she doesn't think she's going to be preggo anytime soon, but at the rate she's going, she'll have three young'ins before she finds her father. After Athena was introduced, the rest was too easy for me to predict, though I didn't guess she was Medusa's descendant directly, because, well, she's not exactly a gorgon. She conveniently doesn't react to the curse until she turns 21. I'm not particularly sure why, but I think it's because it works better for the story.
I'm not quite sure how the silver hair and teal eyes play into everything either. Medusa, in later mythology was characterized as a beautiful, mortal maiden raped by Poseidon in the temple of Athena (versus early classical mythology regarding her as one of three gorgon sisters born to a sea god and goddess). No one said anything about a girl straight out of a magic-girl anime.
In the end, while the story could have been really fun, there was just too much going on. It was like reading Twilight crossed over with Percy Jackson and a bit of adult humour/language. It was terrifying.
Until I realized she was practically in love with Sebastian (dark, tall, hunky and obvious) within her FIRST DAY in New 2. Seriously? And I know she doesn't think she's going to be preggo anytime soon, but at the rate she's going, she'll have three young'ins before she finds her father. After Athena was introduced, the rest was too easy for me to predict, though I didn't guess she was Medusa's descendant directly, because, well, she's not exactly a gorgon. She conveniently doesn't react to the curse until she turns 21. I'm not particularly sure why, but I think it's because it works better for the story.
I'm not quite sure how the silver hair and teal eyes play into everything either. Medusa, in later mythology was characterized as a beautiful, mortal maiden raped by Poseidon in the temple of Athena (versus early classical mythology regarding her as one of three gorgon sisters born to a sea god and goddess). No one said anything about a girl straight out of a magic-girl anime.
In the end, while the story could have been really fun, there was just too much going on. It was like reading Twilight crossed over with Percy Jackson and a bit of adult humour/language. It was terrifying.
I am so incredibly glad that Pulseit had Darkness Becomes Her as a free-to-read novel. I absolutely loved it! What an interesting, intriguing read full of thrilling twists and dangerous turns, a mystery that will have you completely guessing up until the very end. With a misfit band of freaks, an ancient Greek goddess, and a kickass heroine with a deadly curse, Darkness Becomes Her kept me turning the pages and had me falling in love with the story-line and its characters.
I loved the main character, Ari! She was an awesome heroine who is just trying to figure out where she comes from and why she feels and looks so different. She's always felt weird, always felt like a freak. She's a sarcastic, endearing character who just wants to understand who she is. And she has wonderful foster parents who want her to do what will make her happy. Ari is a strong heroine who doesn't like to give up and let others determine her course of action. She doesn't follow orders well, but she's determined to understand her birthright, even if it means her family's identity will hurt her.
That puzzle leads her to traveling to New 2, a New Orleans rebuilt after the deadly hurricanes destroyed nearly everything. It's under a different rule than the United States government. A council of nine of the oldest families of New Orleans governs the city and its inhabitants. But there is much secrecy behind them and what happens once you pass the safety of The Rim and head into the hauntingly beautiful city. The imagery and descriptions in the MC's voice painted me a vivid scenery of New Orleans, before and after the hurricanes. It's filled with lingering traces of the old Crescent City combined with the deadly beauty of a ghost city housing residents of a very peculiar kind.
Ari fits right in with these misfit characters: Crank, Dub, Henri, Violet, and Sebastian. They all are very special people that Ari comes to care about while she stays in New 2. From outspoken Crank to the spirited Dub, from quiet Henri to strange Violet, Ari starts to feel like she belongs with them. And she starts to feel something for the tall, dark, and handsome Sebastian. I loved the relationships between these characters and the growing romance between Sebastian and Ari. I'd like to see them develop more fully in the next books.
But Ari being in New 2 is dangerous for everyone and could very well cost her new friends their lives. What Ari never knew is that her family's cursed and that she's hunted because of her ancestors. She comes to New 2 completely naive about the world and is instead thrown into a dangerous city where monsters roam free and secrets are rarely ever exposed. Between hunters, the council who wants to use her for their own purposes, and a goddess who is more than a Greek legend, and Ari feels trapped by her powerlessness. But that doesn't stop her from finding out the truth, even if it means she'll lose everyone she's come to care about and she'll understand what the curse truly means for herself.
The plot was filled with wonderment and danger. From seeing the rebuilt New Orleans and its "monsters" through Ari's curious eyes to the unexpected twists involving her family's history, I was pulled into the story. It was suspenseful and surprising, with a little bit of romance and a whole lot of intrigue.
Darkness Becomes Her was a fantastic start to the series. I loved the characters, and I loved the mysterious plotline and the twists that were unraveled. I can't wait to read A Beautiful Evil!
I loved the main character, Ari! She was an awesome heroine who is just trying to figure out where she comes from and why she feels and looks so different. She's always felt weird, always felt like a freak. She's a sarcastic, endearing character who just wants to understand who she is. And she has wonderful foster parents who want her to do what will make her happy. Ari is a strong heroine who doesn't like to give up and let others determine her course of action. She doesn't follow orders well, but she's determined to understand her birthright, even if it means her family's identity will hurt her.
That puzzle leads her to traveling to New 2, a New Orleans rebuilt after the deadly hurricanes destroyed nearly everything. It's under a different rule than the United States government. A council of nine of the oldest families of New Orleans governs the city and its inhabitants. But there is much secrecy behind them and what happens once you pass the safety of The Rim and head into the hauntingly beautiful city. The imagery and descriptions in the MC's voice painted me a vivid scenery of New Orleans, before and after the hurricanes. It's filled with lingering traces of the old Crescent City combined with the deadly beauty of a ghost city housing residents of a very peculiar kind.
Ari fits right in with these misfit characters: Crank, Dub, Henri, Violet, and Sebastian. They all are very special people that Ari comes to care about while she stays in New 2. From outspoken Crank to the spirited Dub, from quiet Henri to strange Violet, Ari starts to feel like she belongs with them. And she starts to feel something for the tall, dark, and handsome Sebastian. I loved the relationships between these characters and the growing romance between Sebastian and Ari. I'd like to see them develop more fully in the next books.
But Ari being in New 2 is dangerous for everyone and could very well cost her new friends their lives. What Ari never knew is that her family's cursed and that she's hunted because of her ancestors. She comes to New 2 completely naive about the world and is instead thrown into a dangerous city where monsters roam free and secrets are rarely ever exposed. Between hunters, the council who wants to use her for their own purposes, and a goddess who is more than a Greek legend, and Ari feels trapped by her powerlessness. But that doesn't stop her from finding out the truth, even if it means she'll lose everyone she's come to care about and she'll understand what the curse truly means for herself.
The plot was filled with wonderment and danger. From seeing the rebuilt New Orleans and its "monsters" through Ari's curious eyes to the unexpected twists involving her family's history, I was pulled into the story. It was suspenseful and surprising, with a little bit of romance and a whole lot of intrigue.
Darkness Becomes Her was a fantastic start to the series. I loved the characters, and I loved the mysterious plotline and the twists that were unraveled. I can't wait to read A Beautiful Evil!
Greek monsters and goddesses - I do love the genre. Mostly what I have come across has been of demigods or something related. So, the first thing that ensnared me about the book was that it was having this dystopian-paranormal feel but set in the present world. There is New Orleans - which I find so mysterious, sinister and magical - which after a set of hurricanes 13 years ago, has become a swamp-ridden city that the government washed it hands of. Now, bought by 9 families of the Novem, it's New 2 - a haven for the paranormal population of the world. Ari arrives in New Orleans after coming across information about her mother and being chased by a warrior who was bent upon killing her. But, then again, she is also a paranormal creature who is being sought after by the goddess Athena.
I admit, this book hardly made much sense in the start - things kept happening way too fast, there was that insta-love between Ari and Sebastian and between Ari and New 2. Seriously, one day in and she loves the swampy, dilapidated city so much? She even feels a loyalty to the family in the Garden District - why? I'll just not start with the Ari and Sebastian thing because that will just make me go into a rant. The things which redeemed the book were the mythology and world-builiding. I would love to see more history of the individual families or at least the three categories. And Ari's ancestry - wow, that was a shocker! Considering I have read so many Greek myths, I am ashamed it did not strike me earlier (like in the first chapter when they described her mother's hallucinations) so props to the book - the second half really picked up nicely and kept me hanging on each word. The ending was more or less ideal - and really sets the pace for the next book. I must add, making Athena the big bad - that's definitely new since everywhere else she is hailed as a goddess of strategy, wisdom and justice - how can someone so wise and just be malevolent, right?
So, overall, this book is a fresh take on Greek mythology and has a nice dystopian feel. I was actually trying to remind myself that on the other side of the Rim, the world was as normal as our present one.
I admit, this book hardly made much sense in the start - things kept happening way too fast, there was that insta-love between Ari and Sebastian and between Ari and New 2. Seriously, one day in and she loves the swampy, dilapidated city so much? She even feels a loyalty to the family in the Garden District - why? I'll just not start with the Ari and Sebastian thing because that will just make me go into a rant. The things which redeemed the book were the mythology and world-builiding. I would love to see more history of the individual families or at least the three categories. And Ari's ancestry - wow, that was a shocker! Considering I have read so many Greek myths, I am ashamed it did not strike me earlier (like in the first chapter when they described her mother's hallucinations) so props to the book - the second half really picked up nicely and kept me hanging on each word. The ending was more or less ideal - and really sets the pace for the next book. I must add, making Athena the big bad - that's definitely new since everywhere else she is hailed as a goddess of strategy, wisdom and justice - how can someone so wise and just be malevolent, right?
So, overall, this book is a fresh take on Greek mythology and has a nice dystopian feel. I was actually trying to remind myself that on the other side of the Rim, the world was as normal as our present one.
Cross posted here and at my blog: Take Me Away...
First off, I want to say I have never read a book like this before. Every mythology book I have ever read had made the gods and goddesses the exact opposite of what this book did. And for that, I thank you Kelly Keaton. It was a refreshing twist on the normal YA mythology genre. And I'll leave it at that to avoid spoilers ;)
Anyways, Ari is different from other teens her age. Her mother gave her up when she was a baby, she bounced around from foster home to foster home, and to top it off, her hair is white and her eyes are teal. So one day, she goes off to find out why all of this happened to her and her adventure leads her to New 2, a near future New Orleans where things are way different than what they seem. When she arrives at New 2, her life takes all sorts of ups and downs. She eventually finds out about the curse and it ends up being wayyyy more than she bargained for.
This book was filled with suspense to the very end. I kind of felt like there wasn't too much going on, but when there WAS something happening, it was a BIG something. Also, it was a little frustrating because I knew what the big curse was from the get go, but that's because I'm a nerd and I knew about that person's curse already lol
What I enjoyed the most, was the fact that this book was definitely thoroughly researched. Everything from the gumbo, to the over ground cemeteries, to the Mardi Gras parades to just everything. Being that I'm from Louisiana, I was really blown away on how much she knew. Everything that she knew about "The Rim" and everything was just perfect.
The characters in this book was also amazing. They all had their own unique personalities and they all brought their own "something" to the story. The fact that they were all "very" different made the story even more interesting.
This is one story that will leave you hanging on to the very last word. It opened my eyes to a whole new way to do mythology in YA lit.
First off, I want to say I have never read a book like this before. Every mythology book I have ever read had made the gods and goddesses the exact opposite of what this book did. And for that, I thank you Kelly Keaton. It was a refreshing twist on the normal YA mythology genre. And I'll leave it at that to avoid spoilers ;)
Anyways, Ari is different from other teens her age. Her mother gave her up when she was a baby, she bounced around from foster home to foster home, and to top it off, her hair is white and her eyes are teal. So one day, she goes off to find out why all of this happened to her and her adventure leads her to New 2, a near future New Orleans where things are way different than what they seem. When she arrives at New 2, her life takes all sorts of ups and downs. She eventually finds out about the curse and it ends up being wayyyy more than she bargained for.
This book was filled with suspense to the very end. I kind of felt like there wasn't too much going on, but when there WAS something happening, it was a BIG something. Also, it was a little frustrating because I knew what the big curse was from the get go, but that's because I'm a nerd and I knew about that person's curse already lol
What I enjoyed the most, was the fact that this book was definitely thoroughly researched. Everything from the gumbo, to the over ground cemeteries, to the Mardi Gras parades to just everything. Being that I'm from Louisiana, I was really blown away on how much she knew. Everything that she knew about "The Rim" and everything was just perfect.
The characters in this book was also amazing. They all had their own unique personalities and they all brought their own "something" to the story. The fact that they were all "very" different made the story even more interesting.
This is one story that will leave you hanging on to the very last word. It opened my eyes to a whole new way to do mythology in YA lit.
I didn't expect this book, to be that good. However I was surprised as soon as I got into the first chapters. I loved Ari. An amazing read!
What to say about this book.
I ended up skimming a lot of it because I had a bad feeling that turned out to be pretty justified. The book starts off good, and has potential... But it needed to be fleshed out more, certain aspects of the plot needed to be slowed down, the mythology had my eyebrows lifting and there are problematic aspects of the book as well, considering it's written by a white author and set in New Orleans (or New 2, as it's now called.)
1. As I got a bit further into the book, I had to stop and consider it, because the main character is white, and other than one of the characters being described as having light brown skin, I had the impression that most of the others are, too. I can think of at least one character who was definitely black, and he was the one who was practicing voodoo. Considering the setting and then the pairing of a black person + voodoo, this really soured my impression of the book.
2. Sebastian. Okay. Vampire? Check. Dark hair? Check. Brooding? Check. Magical powers, sex appeal and the ability to have the heroine fall in love in approximately twenty-four hours? Check.
Sigh. Is it too much to ask to want more from a book? Attraction isn't love, but books like this always seem to present it that way, and they always dwell too much on how the heroine feels every time she looks at the subject of her feelings. It's not that those sorts of things aren't accurate, it's that I'm tired of books focusing on it so much. I also want a bit more depth.
3. The mythology. Idk. On the one hand the idea is really interesting, on the other hand it didn't feel quite believable, to me. Normally I'm all for interesting interpretations of popular mythology but I wasn't sure that it was fleshed out well enough for me.
There's potential here - I like that this is ultimately about women and the power they carry, in ways. Ari, Athena, Josephine - they're the ones at the heart of the conflict, and I like that. If Ari gets to grow into her powers and not be so ~in love~ with Sebastian, all the better.
All in all, I feel like the framework was there, in this book, but it could have used a lot of smoothing, some editing for problematic aspects, and less focus on teen romance. Hopefully the second one is better.
I ended up skimming a lot of it because I had a bad feeling that turned out to be pretty justified. The book starts off good, and has potential... But it needed to be fleshed out more, certain aspects of the plot needed to be slowed down, the mythology had my eyebrows lifting and there are problematic aspects of the book as well, considering it's written by a white author and set in New Orleans (or New 2, as it's now called.)
1. As I got a bit further into the book, I had to stop and consider it, because the main character is white, and other than one of the characters being described as having light brown skin, I had the impression that most of the others are, too. I can think of at least one character who was definitely black, and he was the one who was practicing voodoo. Considering the setting and then the pairing of a black person + voodoo, this really soured my impression of the book.
2. Sebastian. Okay. Vampire? Check. Dark hair? Check. Brooding? Check. Magical powers, sex appeal and the ability to have the heroine fall in love in approximately twenty-four hours? Check.
Sigh. Is it too much to ask to want more from a book? Attraction isn't love, but books like this always seem to present it that way, and they always dwell too much on how the heroine feels every time she looks at the subject of her feelings. It's not that those sorts of things aren't accurate, it's that I'm tired of books focusing on it so much. I also want a bit more depth.
3. The mythology. Idk. On the one hand the idea is really interesting, on the other hand it didn't feel quite believable, to me. Normally I'm all for interesting interpretations of popular mythology but I wasn't sure that it was fleshed out well enough for me.
There's potential here - I like that this is ultimately about women and the power they carry, in ways. Ari, Athena, Josephine - they're the ones at the heart of the conflict, and I like that. If Ari gets to grow into her powers and not be so ~in love~ with Sebastian, all the better.
All in all, I feel like the framework was there, in this book, but it could have used a lot of smoothing, some editing for problematic aspects, and less focus on teen romance. Hopefully the second one is better.
Ari has always been an outsider. With freakish teal hair and astonishingly green eyes, she certainly looks like one. With her father gone and her mother dead, Ari goes out search for answers to her past. When her search uncovers a message from her mother telling her to run, she realises that someone – or something – is getting too close. But it’s impossible to know exactly what she’s meant to be avoiding. Returning to her birthplace of New Orleans, ravaged by hurricanes thirteen years earlier, she discovers she isn’t so different after all. But, if that is the case, why is every terrifying she meets so scared… of her?
Well, I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did. I didn’t, to start with – it didn’t seem really my thing, and a bit kind of OTT. But I stuck with it, as I tend to do nowadays, and at around the halfway mark, things really began to pick up.
Whilst the actual plot got more exciting, the writing stayed about the same, which is to say: gripping. HOWEVER, there was a seemingly excessive amount of swearing. And I mean, really. For one of the characters it was so out of character and I really didn’t like the swearing. It didn’t fit, it felt out of place, and it took me away from the story on more than one occasion which was really horrible. The book lost a whole star for this.
The other reason the book lost a star was, well, two reasons: one, the romance. It was sudden, a “hey-I’ve-met-you-and-now-we’re-kissing” romance, and then it just fizzled out with no warning and… yeah. No. If the romance had happened in the second book (oh yeah this is a series, forgot to mention) then it might have been better bit it really didn’t work.
IT WASN’T ALL BAD! Some of it was really entertaining, and I liked the plot twist with Ari’s dad at the end. The twist over who Ari is was also pretty good, and although I knew the myths I didn’t guess it.
The other thing that sucked about this book was the main antagonist: Athena. She was so out of character, and I mean, all of the swearing? Come on! I felt like her character suited Hera more of what I’ve read and studied of the myths. Athena is wise, a goddess of war so why would she be so disgustingly vindictive with, seemingly, no motive? It just didn’t make sense and yeah I really didn’t like her as the antagonist.
So overall, not a bad book and I’d recommend it for the more YA-loving people. I’m going to try and read the next in the series, but a few bits really irked me, so I don’t know if I’ll finish the series, but I’ll try!
Well, I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did. I didn’t, to start with – it didn’t seem really my thing, and a bit kind of OTT. But I stuck with it, as I tend to do nowadays, and at around the halfway mark, things really began to pick up.
Whilst the actual plot got more exciting, the writing stayed about the same, which is to say: gripping. HOWEVER, there was a seemingly excessive amount of swearing. And I mean, really. For one of the characters it was so out of character and I really didn’t like the swearing. It didn’t fit, it felt out of place, and it took me away from the story on more than one occasion which was really horrible. The book lost a whole star for this.
The other reason the book lost a star was, well, two reasons: one, the romance. It was sudden, a “hey-I’ve-met-you-and-now-we’re-kissing” romance, and then it just fizzled out with no warning and… yeah. No. If the romance had happened in the second book (oh yeah this is a series, forgot to mention) then it might have been better bit it really didn’t work.
IT WASN’T ALL BAD! Some of it was really entertaining, and I liked the plot twist with Ari’s dad at the end. The twist over who Ari is was also pretty good, and although I knew the myths I didn’t guess it.
So overall, not a bad book and I’d recommend it for the more YA-loving people. I’m going to try and read the next in the series, but a few bits really irked me, so I don’t know if I’ll finish the series, but I’ll try!
