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Monday, September 05, 2011

A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies

A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies

Book Stats:

Reading level: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release date: September 27, 2011

Series: A Beautiful Dark #1

Source: ARC provided by Harper Collins Canada

Reviewed by: Tynga

Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository

On the night of Skye’s seventeenth birthday, she meets two enigmatic strangers. Complete opposites—like fire and ice—Asher is dark and wild, while Devin is fair and aloof. Their sudden appearance sends Skye’s life into a tailspin. She has no idea what they want, or why they seem to follow her every move—only that their presence coincides with a flurry of strange events. Soon she begins to doubt not just the identity of the two boys, but also the truth about her own past.

In the dead of a bitingly cold Colorado winter, Skye finds herself coming to terms with the impossible secret that threatens to shatter her world. Torn between Asher, who she can’t help falling for, and Devin, who she can’t stay away from, the consequences of Skye’s choice will reach further than the three of them could ever imagine.

A Beautiful Dark is the first book in a captivating trilogy by debut author Jocelyn Davies.

Skye’s life is rather ordinary. She lives with her adoptive mother since her parents died the day of her sixth birthday, she goes to high school and hopes to be accepted in Colombia and she’s part of the ski team. So far, nothing too out-of-the-box, but it’s about to change. The night of her seventy-seventh birthday party, two boys – new in town – gets in a fight. Turns out they are both new student at her school and seems to be strangely into her and to top it all, weird things start happening.

I know my introduction is rather vague, but I did it on purpose! We don’t really know what’s going on until very late in the book and I don’t want to spoil anything for you guys. The whole A Beautiful Dark plot is surrounded by a thick layer of mystery. As the story progresses you have a pretty good idea of what’s going on, but Jocelyn adds a really nice twist to her lore. I think one of my favorite moment is when Asher talks about a family legend around a camp fire, on a ski trip.

I found the characters to be quite interesting. Skye is tormented and full of insecurities but Asher and Devin really steal the show. They are secretive and mysterious. Sometimes they act interested, other times they are cold and I loved that there is more to them than meets the eye.

The end was a killer. I still can’t believe Jocelyn is cruel enough to let us hang like that until the next book. I was completely stunned and I’m really anxious to see the consequences of what happened.

A Beautiful Dark will definitely appeal to fans of Fallen by Lauren Kate because it has the same kind of inscrutable atmosphere and love triangle.

tyngasig

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Tynga is a 32 years old mom of two, from Montreal, working as a lab technician in an hospital specialized in heart disease. In her free time, she enjoys reading all things Paranormal and photography.

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  1. Kristina5 September 2011 at 11:26

    I really liked A Beautiful Dark and I am glad you did too! That ending was a killer!!

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  2. Sophia5 September 2011 at 13:34

    I really like the Fallen series, so it seems like this book is for me! :) Great review.

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  3. The Insouciant Sophisticate5 September 2011 at 18:53

    I have this queued on my nook to read soon but now I'm bummed about the cliffhanger; I already have suspense from Karsten Knight's Wildefire and now this is going to add to it!

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  4. Midnight Bloom5 September 2011 at 23:18

    Thanks for the review! The premise of A Beautiful Dark drew me in... but I've seen some mixed reviews, so I've been sort of unsure what to expect. I'm glad you liked it!

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  5. Melliane6 September 2011 at 08:57

    Thanks for this review, I didn"t know this book, but it sounds great ! I really like the cover !

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  6. Tanya12246 September 2011 at 15:30

    I have really enjoyed the fallen series. I will definitely have to try this one. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Aurian7 September 2011 at 17:05

    Thanks for the interesting review of this book.

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  8. Unknown9 September 2011 at 10:15

    Great review Tynga!! I've been wanting to read this one for a while! Thank you for your thoughts!

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  9. LoriStrongin11 September 2011 at 22:03

    Haven't come across this one yet, but it sounds interesting. But gah! for cliffhanger endings when you don't already have the next book in your hands!

    Thanks for the rec!


    Smiles!
    Lori

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