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A review by thefox22
Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
4.0
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!