Book: One Dark Window
Author: Rachel
Gillig
Pages: 432
Date(s)
Read: January 31st, 2025 to February 27th, 2025
Date
Published: September 27th, 2022
Rating: 5/5
Genre: Gothic
Fantasy
Characters: 5/5
Writing style: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Ending: 5/5
Cover: 3/5
Format: Soft Cover
Date Bought: October 28th, 2024
Book Cost: $9.16
Favorite
Quotes:
“The girl,
the king , and the monster they became”.
Review:
One Dark
Window is an engaging and gripping work of gothic fantasy. It's atmospheric
with witty banter, likable characters, an intriguing premise, and an easy to
read writing style.
In One Dark
Window Elspeth Spindle harbors a secret, she has a monster in her head. When
she crosses paths with a mysterious highway man she is thrust into a world of
covert operations and treason. To free their land Blunder of a magical illness
that has stricken the people for generations, she allows herself to be publicly
courted by Ravyn Yew while they and his allies surreptitiously search for the
remaining cards in a magical deck of cards that will help them free Blunder and
the people they love of the dark magic engulfing the providence.
No part of
this book overstays its welcome and I found myself completely engrossed in
Elspeths world. Elspeth is a formidable heroine who's at war with the monster
in her head, making for compelling dialogue. The Dichotomy of the two warring
personalities within Elspeth is fascinating. I was completely absorbed. The
romance is gratifying and well written. The cast of characters are interesting
and unique. There's really nothing negative I can say about this book.
If you love
gothic fantasy with a smidge of horror then you should rush out and pick this
book up. Get the sequel too while you're at it because it ends on a cliffhanger
that will have you desperate to know what happens next.
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