The Dark (Guardians of Time, #2)

by Marianne Curley

A dark and compelling sequel to "The Named", Marianne Curley's new novel crackles with suspense and intrigue. Hell-bent on avenging the death of one of their best, the Order of Chaos gain the upper hand in their battle against the Guardians. As the Order's attempts to change history bear fruit, Ethan and Isabel notice subtle changes in their daily lives as an altered past impacts on the future. Before they can confront the Order, Ethan and Isabel, joined by Isabel's brother Matt, must risk everything to travel through a dark world and save Arkarian, without whom the future looks bleak. Told from the perspectives of Isabel and Arkarian, the edgy relationships and pacy narrative make for an unputdownable read.

• ISBN10: 1599905442
• ISBN13: 9781599905440
• Publish Date: 9 November 2010 (first published 15 September 2003)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 27 July 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[Baroness Book Trove]

The Dark by Marianne Curley is about the Goddess of Chaos getting the upper hand in the fight.

Will the Guardians of Time find a way around the Goddess?

Isabel Becket

Isabel Becket returns as one of our point-of-view characters. This is because her other power comes in handy throughout the story. It's been a year since Marduke's death, in the last book, and Isabel tries to help Ethan out when Ethan has to train her brother Matt. Isabel is honestly a character with flaws, but she tries to get through them to become a better person. One of Isabel's flaws is she does things on her own because she thinks it will somehow get back to her father. Her greatest wish is that he will return. I like her determination of not wanting to stop finding Arkarian and to bring him back alive.

Arkarian

Arkarian is the other point-of-view character. As Arkarian is the one kidnapped, we can only see this other world through his eyes. Well, that is until Isabel, Ethan, and Matt go to get him. Arkarian has been alive for quite a while and wants everyone to succeed but not at the point of losing more vital members of the Guardians. He is a pretty selfless person, which I like about him, and he is protective of the people he loves. I didn't find much that I would say that I hated about this guy because even semi-immortal beings can get nervous around overprotective big brothers.

Five Stars

The Dark by Marianne Curley is a whirlwind of emotions that had me second-guessing everything I thought I knew about this series just from reading the first book. Especially about Arkarian. I loved every minute of reading this book. Ms. Curley has done another fantastic job with this one. My rating for The Dark by Marianne Curley is five stars, and I recommend it to anyone who loves reading young adult fantasy time travel books.

Off to read The Key next! I heard that it's going to be sad so wish me luck.

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Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of The Dark by Marianne Curley.

Until the next time,



Happy Reading!

This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove

[abookishblether]

Another nice re-read from childhood. It felt a bit lacking in character development (some aspects of side characters where just dropped from thin air), but the plot is interesting.