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A review by elizpeace
The Dark Days Deceit by Alison Goodman
5.0
I have a huge bone to pick with this book. An enormous one.
What gives with 527 pages of lead up, only to have ONE (O-N-E!!!!) page of romance with Carlston and Helen??!?! I've been waiting for this for 3 fucking books, and that's all I got. I feel beyond gypped. As someone against insta-love (unless it's me and Christian Bale), and as someone who loves the slow burn, I need serious pay off in the end. And I did not get it. ARGG!!!! Ok, rant over.
In the end, still one of my favorite series. Combine fun magic in an interesting way, with Regency era, and you've got me. And really, Goodman remains true to the time, as though I was yelling at Helen for letting EVERY SINGLE MAN talk to her like that, neither Helen's character or the time period, would have allowed for that. (Still...it would haven amazing.) And I liked Goodman for that. For not throwing a 21st century woman in a 19th century period.
What gives with 527 pages of lead up, only to have ONE (O-N-E!!!!) page of romance with Carlston and Helen??!?! I've been waiting for this for 3 fucking books, and that's all I got. I feel beyond gypped. As someone against insta-love (unless it's me and Christian Bale), and as someone who loves the slow burn, I need serious pay off in the end. And I did not get it. ARGG!!!! Ok, rant over.
In the end, still one of my favorite series. Combine fun magic in an interesting way, with Regency era, and you've got me. And really, Goodman remains true to the time, as though I was yelling at Helen for letting EVERY SINGLE MAN talk to her like that, neither Helen's character or the time period, would have allowed for that. (Still...it would haven amazing.) And I liked Goodman for that. For not throwing a 21st century woman in a 19th century period.