Eine so besondere Welt und so interessante Charaktere, welche alle nie ganz an die Oberfläche gebracht haben wie sie wirklich ticken. Alles war so interessant und mystisch aufgebaut. Ich habe das Buch verschlungen innerhalb von 3 Tagen weil es mich so gepackt uns gefesselt hat. Ich wollte einfach immer wissen wie es weiter geht. Dennoch glaube ich nicht das ich komplett greifen kann was da vor sich geht und bin daher so gespannt auf Buch 2

Ich hatte ehrlich gesagt ein bisschen Angst vor dem Buch, weil ich wirklich viele negative Rezensionen gelesen habe. Umso mehr habe ich mich aber gefreut, dass ich es doch wirklich gerne mochte. Besonders der Humor in der ersten Hälfte des Buches hat mir unglaublich gut gefallen und oft zum Schmunzeln gebracht. Auch die Charaktere mochte ich gerne, nur waren vier Protagonisten manchmal dann doch etwas viel. Die Charaktere blieben alle doch etwas blass, was ich etwas schade fand, denn sie hatten wirklich Potenzial. Ich schaue mal, ob ich Band zwei noch lesen werde ✨️

"If nightmares had music, they'd sound like the Storm."THIS WAS AMAZING. I was on the edge of my seat, just wanting to know what will happen next! Vesper as the fmc was fantastic. She was so human and strong. I could really empathize with her struggles. "You're right. No one expects anything of me."Overall this book had me hooked! Only one critique (what ruined the 5☆ for me): <spoiler>I thought the change of Dalca towards the end was abrupt and not very understandable? Like I was just "Wait what?" bc suddenly he was on her side again? Maybe I just didn't get something major, but it irritated me.</spoiler> 

What a beautiful cover. I fell in love straight away. But the blurb just sounded so intriguing that I had to read the book straight away. Sunya Mara has a great writing style. I couldn’t put the book down and I finished the book in a day. The plot was well thought out and it was easy to follow. However, there were also a few points that bothered me while reading or that I found a bit illogical. The ending was also a bit abrupt, but because of the Cliffhnager I definitely want to know how it will continue. The idea of ​​the magic, the storm and the layout of the city worked really well here and I was able to picture a lot of things. Unfortunately, the characters remained a bit pale the whole time. They weren’t tangible for me and I didn’t understand some of the interactions at all. Between Dalca and Vesper I missed the complete attraction. Sometimes I had the feeling that there was more between Vesper and Cas than between Dalca and Vesper. I’m definitely excited to see what’s to come in Book two. In general, I would have liked a bit more information for the secondary characters. The story of the great king was explained very well and made me really curious as the story progressed. All in all, the Darkening was an interesting and good book. I’m also quite curious about the second part and how the whole plot will end after this Cliffhanger. The potential is definitely there and I’m curious what the author will make of it. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read Fantasy books.

Ich muss sagen, ich bin von dem Buch tatsächlich positiv überrascht worden. Ich hab es in einer Fairyloot Box erhalten und nach den ersten Meinungen tatsächlich überlegt es auszusortieren. Ich hab es jetzt gelesen um zu entscheiden, ob ich das Sequel kaufe oder nicht. Und ich bin ehrlich froh es gelesen zu haben. Tolle YA Fantasy mit tollem Magiesystem und kleiner Liebesgeschichte. Nicht alles unvorhersehbar, aber dennoch spannend. Ich werde auf jeden Fall zu Teil 2 greifen. :)