Reviewed by Empress of Sass on
Well this didn’t live up to my expectations byte plot dragged, the characters were forgettable and it was way too bogged down in tedious descriptions of social custom and clothing. For an almost five hundred page book, not much happened. I think more time was spent discussing impending social occasions and then attending them then any actual demon hunting or Dark Days Club world building.
Helen is a blank slate of a protagonist. We’re constantly told how intelligent, brave and spirited she is but honestly I just didn’t see that. She was reluctant at every turn and seemed to only care about being ordinary- except that she didn’t even really want to commit to that either, what with not wanting to marry either. I got the impression she really did not know what she wanted.
The two love interests are cardboard cutouts. There’s not much substance there. We learn pretty much nothing about Selburn, and Carlston is a bad boy with a secret, but we never learn anything about that secret.
I’ll carry on with the series in hopes that this was a slow beginning, but just know that while this book is marketed as a demon hunting Austen-like regency story , it lacks the charm and wit of Austen and the demon hunting aspect is severely underdeveloped.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 12 February, 2019: Finished reading
- 12 February, 2019: Reviewed