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bunnerz's review
3.0
Ratings - completed series:
#0.5 Carniepunk: A Duet with Darkness (this book): ★★★☆☆
#1 A Brush of Darkness: ★★★★☆
#2 A Sliver of Shadow: ★★★☆☆
#3 A Trace of Moonlight: ★★★☆☆
#0.5 Carniepunk: A Duet with Darkness (this book): ★★★☆☆
#1 A Brush of Darkness: ★★★★☆
#2 A Sliver of Shadow: ★★★☆☆
#3 A Trace of Moonlight: ★★★☆☆
dtaylorbooks's review
5.0
I hadn’t read anything by Pang before reading ‘A Duet with Darkness’ but once I finished reading it, I added A BRUSH OF DARKNESS, the first book in the Abby Sinclair series, to my want list.
I loved the dirty carnival atmosphere Pang created mixed in with the mystical, magical, and sinister in-between world of faeries and Other Folk. It was vaguely reminiscent of Carnivale, the HBO series, just without all the Jesus allegories and set to the tune of Devil Went Down to Georgia.
I felt every emotion Melanie had, and her feelings swung wildly in this very short story. I loved how Pang described her world through Melanie’s eyes, highlighting her loves and leaving those things she finds displeasing to be caked in some kind of grime. This little snippet of a story paints an incredibly vivid picture of just what kind of world we’re working with and the kind of characters you can expect to find.
Anti-heroes seem to proliferate here. Or maybe just overly human characters whose emotions, like so many others, can turn on a dime and what makes them all too relatable. Melanie was both endearing and off-putting, seeming to go off the rails at the drop of a hat. But all of that emotion had been building and building and building. We just get to see the moment it explodes and the mistakes people can make in irrational moments.
I can’t wait to read A BRUSH OF DARKNESS and I’m so glad I read ‘A Duet with Darkness.’ Such an excellent introduction to Pang’s world.
5
I loved the dirty carnival atmosphere Pang created mixed in with the mystical, magical, and sinister in-between world of faeries and Other Folk. It was vaguely reminiscent of Carnivale, the HBO series, just without all the Jesus allegories and set to the tune of Devil Went Down to Georgia.
I felt every emotion Melanie had, and her feelings swung wildly in this very short story. I loved how Pang described her world through Melanie’s eyes, highlighting her loves and leaving those things she finds displeasing to be caked in some kind of grime. This little snippet of a story paints an incredibly vivid picture of just what kind of world we’re working with and the kind of characters you can expect to find.
Anti-heroes seem to proliferate here. Or maybe just overly human characters whose emotions, like so many others, can turn on a dime and what makes them all too relatable. Melanie was both endearing and off-putting, seeming to go off the rails at the drop of a hat. But all of that emotion had been building and building and building. We just get to see the moment it explodes and the mistakes people can make in irrational moments.
I can’t wait to read A BRUSH OF DARKNESS and I’m so glad I read ‘A Duet with Darkness.’ Such an excellent introduction to Pang’s world.
5
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