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A review by kaitie_reads
The Cruel Dark by Bea Northwick
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
I LOVED THIS BOOK.
A little bit spooky. Gorgeous prose. An exhilarating romance. Amazing tension. Unexpected twists. A spooky manor house. An FMC who loves books and fairytales.
It was phenomenal.
The scene setting had me melting throughout. The descriptions of Willowfield were soothing for my soul (even with the minor horror element throughout). The plot unravels in a way I never saw coming, and I love how the author incorporates so many possibilities that it keeps you guessing.
I'm going to try to keep this review short because I think you should just read this book. If you love suspense, romance, some great spice, and/or gothic fiction, this is a wonderful read.
"𝓘 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓪𝓷 𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓵𝓵, 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓪 𝓫𝓲𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓸𝓻𝓻𝓸𝓻. 𝓕𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂 𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓫𝓸𝓽𝓱 𝓾𝓼𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂. 𝓘𝓽'𝓼 𝓮𝓪𝓼𝔂 𝓽𝓸 𝓮𝓷𝓳𝓸𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓬𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓪𝓷𝔂𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓯𝓮."
A little bit spooky. Gorgeous prose. An exhilarating romance. Amazing tension. Unexpected twists. A spooky manor house. An FMC who loves books and fairytales.
It was phenomenal.
The scene setting had me melting throughout. The descriptions of Willowfield were soothing for my soul (even with the minor horror element throughout). The plot unravels in a way I never saw coming, and I love how the author incorporates so many possibilities that it keeps you guessing.
I'm going to try to keep this review short because I think you should just read this book. If you love suspense, romance, some great spice, and/or gothic fiction, this is a wonderful read.
"𝓘 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓪𝓷 𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓵𝓵, 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓪 𝓫𝓲𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓸𝓻𝓻𝓸𝓻. 𝓕𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂 𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓫𝓸𝓽𝓱 𝓾𝓼𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂. 𝓘𝓽'𝓼 𝓮𝓪𝓼𝔂 𝓽𝓸 𝓮𝓷𝓳𝓸𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓬𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓪𝓷𝔂𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓯𝓮."