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A review by mickachoo
The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
5.0
So I didn't even try to review this book because I've been out of reviewing for a while and didn't know what to say but I came back because I absolutely loved this book and I want to give it all I got for a review.
I didn't have any expectations for this book. If any, it was low. I just grabbed this off a clearance rack because I'm greedy and I'll take any book I can get my hands on.
This book was slow to start with. I was snapchatting in the middle of reading, saying "this book is so slowwww!" and just wanting it to be over. I only even started reading it because I had nothing else and I was waiting for books in the mail. Like, it was good, just TOO SLOW!
I still wanted to finish it because I do love a historical fiction AND fantasy/paranormal so I listened to some of the audiobook. That didn't work out for various reasons (mostly, I'm an idiot) but when I picked up the book again, I was somehow just immediately sucked into it.
The thing that stood out to me the most was the authenticity of the world. The author did so much research and she put so much detail into this story that it just amazed me to no end. At times I would forget I was reading a book from 2016 and not 1812! I've watched my fair share of historical movies and documentaries and shows and I've read the books and I can tell when some things just aren't accurate but, I mean, we ain't living in the 1800's anymore; it's hard to be 100% accurate. This book just does not disappoint though. It was worked really hard on and I love to see that.
Obviously, the demons aren't historically correct but come on.
I was just so overcome with how beautifully the world of regency London and the paranormal aspects of the story melded together in this book. One minute they're at a ball and discussing propriety and the next there's a demon feeding off of someone's life force and then there's this handsome forbidden Earl and who doesn't love that?
And who doesn't love incredibly awesome characters???
Helen is great. She's headstrong and she's confident but she's also young and confused and things just get worse when she learns about this new paranormal world and it's also 18th century London and she's gotta be proper and a lady and NOT SHOW HER ANKLES and also not associate with the scandalous Earl of Carlston. Who doesn't love a forbidden romance though, hey?
I just love everything about this book. I do. I need more people to appreciate it. Thank you.
I didn't have any expectations for this book. If any, it was low. I just grabbed this off a clearance rack because I'm greedy and I'll take any book I can get my hands on.
This book was slow to start with. I was snapchatting in the middle of reading, saying "this book is so slowwww!" and just wanting it to be over. I only even started reading it because I had nothing else and I was waiting for books in the mail. Like, it was good, just TOO SLOW!
I still wanted to finish it because I do love a historical fiction AND fantasy/paranormal so I listened to some of the audiobook. That didn't work out for various reasons (mostly, I'm an idiot) but when I picked up the book again, I was somehow just immediately sucked into it.
The thing that stood out to me the most was the authenticity of the world. The author did so much research and she put so much detail into this story that it just amazed me to no end. At times I would forget I was reading a book from 2016 and not 1812! I've watched my fair share of historical movies and documentaries and shows and I've read the books and I can tell when some things just aren't accurate but, I mean, we ain't living in the 1800's anymore; it's hard to be 100% accurate. This book just does not disappoint though. It was worked really hard on and I love to see that.
Obviously, the demons aren't historically correct but come on.
I was just so overcome with how beautifully the world of regency London and the paranormal aspects of the story melded together in this book. One minute they're at a ball and discussing propriety and the next there's a demon feeding off of someone's life force and then there's this handsome forbidden Earl and who doesn't love that?
And who doesn't love incredibly awesome characters???
Helen is great. She's headstrong and she's confident but she's also young and confused and things just get worse when she learns about this new paranormal world and it's also 18th century London and she's gotta be proper and a lady and NOT SHOW HER ANKLES and also not associate with the scandalous Earl of Carlston. Who doesn't love a forbidden romance though, hey?
I just love everything about this book. I do. I need more people to appreciate it. Thank you.