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The Darkness Within Us
by Tricia Levenseller
medium-paced
Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC.
THE RAGE.
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The overwhelming feminist rage of this book about overwhelmed me. NOW. I totally understood and was behind much of it, I just think it became a bit much at some points where I was hoping to see growth and acknowledgement of the other things around her. And I didn’t love the way the book started off with Chrysantha. Rubbed me the wrong way.
ALSO NOTE: This is NOT YA. THIS IS NA. Definitely written for older audiences. I love NA, so that doesn’t bother me, but I’m pretty sure the marketing has been for YA and I wouldn’t feel comfortable handing this to a young teen.
ANYWHO. The characters did grow on me a lot. This is a TRUE enemies to lovers and really got my attention with the vitriol and sass between Chrysantha and Eryx. The slow burn brought them together and the beast that’s prowling makes a show for itself too. I was intrigued by much of this and I liked the general plot. I also loved that Chrysantha was able to reconnect with her sister. I loved seeing her and the king again too.
There’s some good themes and I did see the character growth eventually. I’m still a big fan of Levenseller’s books.
Overall audience notes:
- NA Fantasy Romance
- Language: moderate
- Romance: closed door, innuendo throughout
- Violence: moderate-high
- Content Warnings: sexual assault (unwanted touching)
THE RAGE.
BLOG || INSTAGRAM
The overwhelming feminist rage of this book about overwhelmed me. NOW. I totally understood and was behind much of it, I just think it became a bit much at some points where I was hoping to see growth and acknowledgement of the other things around her. And I didn’t love the way the book started off with Chrysantha. Rubbed me the wrong way.
ALSO NOTE: This is NOT YA. THIS IS NA. Definitely written for older audiences. I love NA, so that doesn’t bother me, but I’m pretty sure the marketing has been for YA and I wouldn’t feel comfortable handing this to a young teen.
ANYWHO. The characters did grow on me a lot. This is a TRUE enemies to lovers and really got my attention with the vitriol and sass between Chrysantha and Eryx. The slow burn brought them together and the beast that’s prowling makes a show for itself too. I was intrigued by much of this and I liked the general plot. I also loved that Chrysantha was able to reconnect with her sister. I loved seeing her and the king again too.
There’s some good themes and I did see the character growth eventually. I’m still a big fan of Levenseller’s books.
Overall audience notes:
- NA Fantasy Romance
- Language: moderate
- Romance: closed door, innuendo throughout
- Violence: moderate-high
- Content Warnings: sexual assault (unwanted touching)