A review by stateofrina
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

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

5.0

First of all, thank you to The Book Leo from YouTube for this recommendation. Absolutely devoured. Personally, this book was really suited to my tastes. It was filled with magic, the kind that is dark, powerful and always comes with a price. I was drawn into this world from the first page till the end, I could not take my eyes off it. Every chapter was enjoyable to me, I found myself even rereading some pages just to truly absorb it. One thing that can really stray me away from a book is badly done romance, but I actually loved it here. I was giggling at their rare moments alone together, and the steady build up was devoured. I love Ravyn so much. I even annotated this down; he is a captain (always has been a personal favourite), commanding, smart, trustworthy, protective and reliable. He is the type of man I need for a series like this which is tense and dark, yet not overwhelmingly so. Just the right amount of mystery, a found family trope, and some really good magic. I love the card system, and how easy it was to understand. I love the characters, not one of them has fallen flat for me and I can actually imagine them pretty well in my head which is usually a difficult task for me without proper references. Elm and Emory has personally stuck out for me. The Nightmare grew on me, and I found myself going from disliking and mistrusting him to actually loving the slow unravelling of his backstory and how he was
once the Shepherd King.
Book One was perfect with what it has to offer, and I find myself excited to go into Book Two to unravel more of the mysteries this series has to offer.
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