A review by aleesquer
Burn the Dark Sneak Peek by S.A. Hunt
adventurous
medium-paced
3.5
*I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway*
I loved the premise to Burn the Dark. Urban witchcraft plus an ass-kicking Youtuber? I'm in.
I enjoyed the book, though I wish it tried to cover less material than it did. The choice to split the narrative between two protagonists was interesting, for example, but at times made the book feel like two books that had been spliced together. I think I partially felt this because of the age difference between Robin and Wayne, even though the narrative voice for both was very similar (it actually took me a good chunk of time to realize that Wayne was supposed to be much younger). I think spread-too-thin feeling also came from the ensemble cast, which was a little unwieldy to deal with at times.
I did, however, love the mythology of this book. The worldbuilding was excellent, and by far my favorite part of the book. All in all, I enjoyed the novel, and have recommended it to some friends.
I loved the premise to Burn the Dark. Urban witchcraft plus an ass-kicking Youtuber? I'm in.
I enjoyed the book, though I wish it tried to cover less material than it did. The choice to split the narrative between two protagonists was interesting, for example, but at times made the book feel like two books that had been spliced together. I think I partially felt this because of the age difference between Robin and Wayne, even though the narrative voice for both was very similar (it actually took me a good chunk of time to realize that Wayne was supposed to be much younger). I think spread-too-thin feeling also came from the ensemble cast, which was a little unwieldy to deal with at times.
I did, however, love the mythology of this book. The worldbuilding was excellent, and by far my favorite part of the book. All in all, I enjoyed the novel, and have recommended it to some friends.