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sydreadslots's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
This book was like a love child of Bridgerton, Crescent City with a sprinkle of a witchy mystery. And a bit of fun from gossip sites. It drew me in from the moment I started. The world building and the characters felt unique and well written. When Harlow gets out of an abusive relationship and reunites with her family, she is convinced to join the ‘season’, a series match making events and rituals among shifters, sorcerers, vampires and the elite ruling race of the Illuminated. She is forced to pair off with Finn McKay in the hopes of saving her family’s shop and the sorcerer run section of the city. After suffering heartbreak at his hands years prior, they become reluctant partners as the cracks in their illuminated run society start to show. I’m not normally into second chance romances but the tension and feelings between Harlow and Finn were impossible not to love. The cast of characters in this including both blood and found family really made Dark Night Golden Dawn stand out to me. While the subject matter was distinctly magical and played out in an urban fantasy setting, the trauma and depiction of Harlow’s healing and struggle after an emotionally abusive relationship was incredibly done and despite the hard subject matter was one of my favorite aspects of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Alcoholism and Drug abuse
fran_h's review
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Mental illness, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
serena_andherstories's review
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Animal cruelty
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