![]() ![]() I thought her villainous voice was perfectly executed. I’m glad it was narrated by a woman who sounded a little corny at times. Frankly, I don't want to read something obtuse in the age of 2020/2021. This book was NOT Dostoyevsky by any stretch of the imagination but who the hell cares. Is the Darkling a sexier, younger version of Snape combined with Edward Cullen? Also yes. Has the love triangle been done before? Yes. Over the years I have found that people will pick at anything that is hopeful, charming, cheese-y, and mythical bc they are too fraught with their entitled sense of “what art is” to love common, beautiful things. Not everything we hide is darkness - boy did I need that reminder! I wonder if some of what irks people about this book is a general ignorance of just how hard it is to come from a difficult childhood (the main character is an impoverished orphan forced to hide her powers) and find a way of belonging without sacrificing those abused parts of you all over again. It may have a special meaning for your heart that tends to be lost on other folks. If you are someone who has struggled with the shame of hiding parts of yourself from repeated trauma and/or neglect (or just plain old fear), then this MAY be the book for you. ![]() I was swept into a world that interested me one that felt familiar and foreign at the same time. ![]() ![]() I was afraid to read this book bc some of the reviews were so SCATHING. ![]()
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