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A review by cala_p
Dwellers of Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown
4.0
Another winner in this series! So much happens in this one. So much relating to how this series will eventually play out and it’s a perfect set up for the final book.
This book had all the YA trope-y addictions that annoy me, but then fixed them in the same timeframe too, so I’m happy to say, none of it was dragged on for long. For example, her mother’s re-arrival. I get it - Mom thinks she’s still mom. But I'm sorry, you gave up your rights to parenting when you weren’t around for years. Thankfully, this doesn’t go on very long since Ember stands up to her. There’s hints at the end, about her disapproval, but then seems to back herself down for her daughter.
The point in this book that does take it a 5 to 4 star for me is the “love triangle.” Now, I hadn’t mentioned this in previous books, simply because I forgot, but the thoughts were there. Torin and Ember have a connection. He’s the nice, hot fae who visits her in dreams. Somehow, that makes him more trustworthy than Eli, even though he’s basically a stranger, and by book 2, she’s talking about feelings for this one. It’s stated they are engaged essentially, and this book deals with a lot of that. Eli and Torin’s jealousy of each other. Her mixed emotions. Once again, Ember doesn’t let this go on for long. It’s resolved by half the book in, but the fact that it happened at all just doesn’t make sense for me. I always got friend vibes between Ember and Torin, but she was throwing around some pretty big emotions at one point.
The ending is insane though! And despite all I just said, the romance heats up between Ember and Eli and they just make me so happy. I’ve said this before, but I’m kinda feeling them more than Brexley and Warwick, as strange as that is to say.
So many truths! So much deception! I can’t wait for the next one!
This book had all the YA trope-y addictions that annoy me, but then fixed them in the same timeframe too, so I’m happy to say, none of it was dragged on for long. For example, her mother’s re-arrival. I get it - Mom thinks she’s still mom. But I'm sorry, you gave up your rights to parenting when you weren’t around for years. Thankfully, this doesn’t go on very long since Ember stands up to her. There’s hints at the end, about her disapproval, but then seems to back herself down for her daughter.
The point in this book that does take it a 5 to 4 star for me is the “love triangle.” Now, I hadn’t mentioned this in previous books, simply because I forgot, but the thoughts were there. Torin and Ember have a connection. He’s the nice, hot fae who visits her in dreams. Somehow, that makes him more trustworthy than Eli, even though he’s basically a stranger, and by book 2, she’s talking about feelings for this one. It’s stated they are engaged essentially, and this book deals with a lot of that. Eli and Torin’s jealousy of each other. Her mixed emotions. Once again, Ember doesn’t let this go on for long. It’s resolved by half the book in, but the fact that it happened at all just doesn’t make sense for me. I always got friend vibes between Ember and Torin, but she was throwing around some pretty big emotions at one point.
The ending is insane though! And despite all I just said, the romance heats up between Ember and Eli and they just make me so happy. I’ve said this before, but I’m kinda feeling them more than Brexley and Warwick, as strange as that is to say.
So many truths! So much deception! I can’t wait for the next one!