book review – The Queer Bookish

Review: Darkling by Brooklyn Ray

Usually when I’m this confused I dnf because why bother? But I still was so very, very hooked!

I’ve got a love-hate-relationship with this one. I’ve got a special treat for you though!

Just because it’s YA doesn’t mean a book can’t have a powerful message.

Closer Quarter’s take on vampires is a new one for me and I really liked it.

There is no drama in this book. I was promised drama. I wanted drama.

This story is so, so great and fun to read with the right amount of creepiness.

I had to stop reading at times and simply breathe, because I was moved to tears.

So let me simply tell you, that there is a very pressing social issue in it. Maybe even more than one – it depends on how define those issues.

The portrayed therapy is a huge bonus point to me, because therapy sessions aren’t that often portrayed in books.

But it’s not only pain you’ll be feeling. There’ll be rage at society in general, hopelessness, sadness, and happiness as well.