Reviews

The Darkening by Sunya Mara

adelle_bookworm's review against another edition

4.0

Za mě moc milé překvapení. Chytlo mě to hned na začátku a četla jsem celá napjatá, jak to bude pokračovat a co se stane. Bavily mě charaktery i celkový svět, autorka dobře rozehrála rozdíly v postavení i vývoj postav, jak k tomu přistupují, práce s kontrasty za mě skvělá. Konec mi přišel trochu uspěchaný, bylo to takové rychlé,

Spoiler

hlavně Dalkovo chování podle mě mohlo být trochu rozpitváno, zvlášť když se zničehonic objeví mezi Vesper a bohem a snaží se ji zachránit, ale tam zase chápu, že asi bylo účelem, abychom jako čtenáři nevěděli, kdy ho ovládá Velký král a kdy mluví sám za sebe

. Je to správně temné, místy sarkastické, autorka dobře pracuje s tou infiltrací Vesper do Venu. Za mě super.

cactusbby's review against another edition

It was just boring, wasn’t emotionally invested in the plot/characters

partypenguin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

chellebellereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.75

qkat's review against another edition

3.0

A basic YA fantasy that was just fine. It was nothing spectacular. Not horrible. 3 stars.

loveann1220's review against another edition

2.0

The first half was a bit slow, but I don't mind that as I love worldbuilding. That this didn't really have. I was also left with so many questions about the storm. And I suspect a lot of the questions I have pertaining to the storm will not be answered later. There was no reason for me to believe that they knew anything factual about the storm. Because they weren't asking any questions or studying it! They only question that was continually asked about the storm was, "How do we stop it?". That's it. Nothing about the cursed or the different curses or what happens to the cursed. Are all the curses physical? I have no idea. No questions about where it came from, what is inside of it (besides the creatures, which btw, where do THEY come from?). The only focus is on the ikons, which are like magical runes. It's their magic source, which I have even more questions about.

But then the second half felt so rushed, I was confused and couldn't keep up with the story. Also, the last like 5 pages?! Dalca just, what, changed his mind all of a sudden? So much happened, but there was almost no build-up, so it wasn't impactful. Much like my feelings toward the characters.

But I did like the writing style and the idea overall, I was getting Brandon Sanderson vibes from the storm (Stormlight Archive) and the ikons (Elantris). I just wish it was executed better and that I wasn't left with so many unanswered questions that I feel will never be answered.

As of right now, I am unsure if I will continue with the series.

lambsbooks's review against another edition

5.0

Not only was this story super unique but it was amazing

pigsandbooks's review against another edition

2.0

Sooo boring I couldn’t get into it sorry! Now I know I’ve been saying this after I’ve finished a book for the last couple months now but..I hope the next book I read will be way better than this!

jonisbookquest's review against another edition

2.0

I think someone gave the author the challenge to write the most generic, boring YA she could come up with.

isnoyafantasy's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75