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A review by spaceyfaerie
Dark Companion by Marta Acosta
4.0
This was one of those thrifstore jewels that I've stumbled across. What honestly made me buy this was the review by [a:Julie Kagawa|2995873|Julie Kagawa|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1257816454p2/2995873.jpg] (I love all of her books) because it was the first time I'd seen her name on a book cover not her own. Plus, the cover looked intriguing, the blurb was interesting, it was only a dollar to buy, great condition...eh why not. If it was a book I'd end up liking, totally awesome price - and if not, then it wasn't that huge of a loss either and could be donated to my library. Win-win situation. I love those situations.
But anyway, I digress. In regards to this book, I now have a new story to add to my personal library. I liked this book. It wasn't mind-blowing or jaw-dropping or fangirl-speech inducing, but I still loved it. It has this richly dark, gorgeously crafted creepiness about it that drew me in and held me captive until the final page. The writing was magnificent, the plot fresh and mystifying, the characters snappy and realistic, the dialogue tense and real, and overall a very captivating read. I enjoy darker, creepier sort of tales, and this one sure delivered all of that.
Most creepy thing about this book: Lucian and the Family. I thought Lucian would be annoying because he was that one guy that the girl likes, but not who the reader (myself) likes. Wrong. *game show buzzer blares* Nope. He was creepy because he was just creepy, and what ticked me off was that Jane got really dumb around him and kept on letting him do his creepiness. (I blame it on blood loss, a quite fitting reason for her lack of brains around him.) And his family, aka the Family, they were creepy too because their whole lifestyle (without giving away spoilers at all about their lifestyle and *clears throat* "condition") was weird and twisted and they just went along with it without really thinking of any better solutions. Noooo they needed this because it's way more interesting, right? Yeah. Sure. *whispers* Psychos.
Things I loved about this book that have not been previously mentioned: Jack. MV (Mary Violet). 2Slim. And then of course, Jane, as she was a good main character.
I loved Jack because he was Jack and, honestly, one of the best and realest characters in the book.
Mary Violet was the second realest character in the whole book. I cracked up at every single one of her French translations.
2Slim because he was cool, and although a really minor character, he was still pretty awesome for looking out after Jane like he did. I kinda wished there had been a little more of him.
And then Jane, because of pretty much everything about her (minus brain-cell smart loss by blood loss due to mister Lucian psychopath-in-training)
So, to finish, I'm glad I bought this book. Read it in one night, and while it is disturbing in some parts, a dark sort of story, it still had the right amounts of light to balance it out.
But anyway, I digress. In regards to this book, I now have a new story to add to my personal library. I liked this book. It wasn't mind-blowing or jaw-dropping or fangirl-speech inducing, but I still loved it. It has this richly dark, gorgeously crafted creepiness about it that drew me in and held me captive until the final page. The writing was magnificent, the plot fresh and mystifying, the characters snappy and realistic, the dialogue tense and real, and overall a very captivating read. I enjoy darker, creepier sort of tales, and this one sure delivered all of that.
Most creepy thing about this book: Lucian and the Family. I thought Lucian would be annoying because he was that one guy that the girl likes, but not who the reader (myself) likes. Wrong. *game show buzzer blares* Nope. He was creepy because he was just creepy, and what ticked me off was that Jane got really dumb around him and kept on letting him do his creepiness. (I blame it on blood loss, a quite fitting reason for her lack of brains around him.) And his family, aka the Family, they were creepy too because their whole lifestyle (without giving away spoilers at all about their lifestyle and *clears throat* "condition") was weird and twisted and they just went along with it without really thinking of any better solutions. Noooo they needed this because it's way more interesting, right? Yeah. Sure. *whispers* Psychos.
Things I loved about this book that have not been previously mentioned: Jack. MV (Mary Violet). 2Slim. And then of course, Jane, as she was a good main character.
I loved Jack because he was Jack and, honestly, one of the best and realest characters in the book.
Mary Violet was the second realest character in the whole book. I cracked up at every single one of her French translations.
2Slim because he was cool, and although a really minor character, he was still pretty awesome for looking out after Jane like he did. I kinda wished there had been a little more of him.
And then Jane, because of pretty much everything about her (minus brain-cell smart loss by blood loss due to mister Lucian psychopath-in-training)
So, to finish, I'm glad I bought this book. Read it in one night, and while it is disturbing in some parts, a dark sort of story, it still had the right amounts of light to balance it out.