Darker Still: A Novel of Magic Most Foul
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781283326711 (128332671X)
Publish date: January 1st 2011
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Pages no: 331
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Paranormal Romance,
Steampunk,
Gothic,
Supernatural
Series: Magic Most Foul (#1)
This book takes you through the adventure of Natalie Stewart in diary form. For those that don't often like this form, it is set in such a way you get lost in the story rather than being constantly interrupted. The only time this bothered me was toward the end. I had a hard time believing she would ...
Rating: DNFI can't claim to have been expecting a lot from this book, but I wasn't expecting this. I enjoyed Natalie as a narrator, but there was far too much insta-love going on with Lord Denby, not to mention childish dialogue. For fans of Oscar Wilde's DORIAN GRAY, this is a poor comparison. Also...
I liked it, but I read it in such fits and starts I never really was "into it." I liked the atmosphere and the idea, but it felt a little (hmm, what word am I looking for here) thin, yes, that's it. It reminded me of the Diviners, but it didn't grab me the way that book did. I'll definitely continue...
A+++++ I LOVED this book and I'm on to the next, The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart. Above par writing with a great story.....I fell in love with Natalie, Jonathan and Mrs. Northe, great characters.
It is generally thought that all men like their women silent. So it should not be to difficult for a mute young woman such as Natalie Stewart to fit straight into New York City's frivolous society. But Natalie longs for more than to catch a man and embroider. She longs for a life like those she's re...