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A review by arminareads
Darkness Comes Again by K.M. Davidson
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
☆ Minor Spoilers ☆
I think the premises of the story is good and interesting, I'm definitely curious to see where the story goes.
The writing style flows easily and it could definitely be considered a fast read...but that could also be because of the dialogue? Which I've found to be a bit too much. Too much talking, which sublimely morphed into repetition in my opinion. Unfortunately I didn't find the dialogue to be...well organized. I found it a bit immature here and there, and I was confused about certain verbiage, it sounded a bit too modern for a fantasy book, which sometimes can work, but most of the times it just doesn't fit right (my opinion). Also, the main female character had to repeat herself by saying the same thing over and over again a few times.
I think the dialogue took a bit away from the plot, as I didn't really feel the essence of it that well. There is plot, don't get me wrong, but I feel like it was overpowered by the dialogue.
The characters were alright. I didn't feel a strong connection, but I didn't disliked them either. I like the fact that yes, there was conversation between characters, but there wasn't any frustrating misscomunication, so that was good. I didn't see any fun and witty banter to add to some of the characters personality, but I'll wait, the series is has just started. 😅 The conversations between them just flowed normally, so that's why I probably didn't feel any "sparks". As for someone hating on "magics", I think Pax character was well done. I could definitely feel his reactions and his hatred for the magics pour out of him.
Reva was friendly and ready to do whatever it takes for the job that she got employed for. However, I didn't like the character growth as much, because for someone who's been hiding a secret, she was way too quick and easy to trust someone she's only known for a short amount of time (Fin in this case). Especially after she's been told by her foster mother to be careful.
Fin....sounded fun at first, nice guy, but then you discover that altough he is a nice guy, he's not courageous. I've found his character to be spineless and weak, not standing up for what is right. I didn't feel his attraction to Reva, and found the training scene unnecessary, especially since she did not reciprocate the same feelings towards him.
Also the fact that the King was so informal in private, and that Reva didn't held back complaining about the abusive, rude knights, threw me off a bit. I just didn't expect a conversation with the King to go that way....😅 (maybe that's just me).
Like I said, I think the story is interesting. I would like to know more about the Sirians, but I must admit that towards the end there was a bit of overload of information and I had to focus for a minute to grasp what was going on. I will probably continue reading the series, because I like to show my support to the indie author, and I'm curious to see where the story goes.
I think the premises of the story is good and interesting, I'm definitely curious to see where the story goes.
The writing style flows easily and it could definitely be considered a fast read...but that could also be because of the dialogue? Which I've found to be a bit too much. Too much talking, which sublimely morphed into repetition in my opinion. Unfortunately I didn't find the dialogue to be...well organized. I found it a bit immature here and there, and I was confused about certain verbiage, it sounded a bit too modern for a fantasy book, which sometimes can work, but most of the times it just doesn't fit right (my opinion). Also, the main female character had to repeat herself by saying the same thing over and over again a few times.
I think the dialogue took a bit away from the plot, as I didn't really feel the essence of it that well. There is plot, don't get me wrong, but I feel like it was overpowered by the dialogue.
The characters were alright. I didn't feel a strong connection, but I didn't disliked them either. I like the fact that yes, there was conversation between characters, but there wasn't any frustrating misscomunication, so that was good. I didn't see any fun and witty banter to add to some of the characters personality, but I'll wait, the series is has just started. 😅 The conversations between them just flowed normally, so that's why I probably didn't feel any "sparks". As for someone hating on "magics", I think Pax character was well done. I could definitely feel his reactions and his hatred for the magics pour out of him.
Reva was friendly and ready to do whatever it takes for the job that she got employed for. However, I didn't like the character growth as much, because for someone who's been hiding a secret, she was way too quick and easy to trust someone she's only known for a short amount of time (Fin in this case). Especially after she's been told by her foster mother to be careful.
Fin....sounded fun at first, nice guy, but then you discover that altough he is a nice guy, he's not courageous. I've found his character to be spineless and weak, not standing up for what is right. I didn't feel his attraction to Reva, and found the training scene unnecessary, especially since she did not reciprocate the same feelings towards him.
Also the fact that the King was so informal in private, and that Reva didn't held back complaining about the abusive, rude knights, threw me off a bit. I just didn't expect a conversation with the King to go that way....😅 (maybe that's just me).
Like I said, I think the story is interesting. I would like to know more about the Sirians, but I must admit that towards the end there was a bit of overload of information and I had to focus for a minute to grasp what was going on. I will probably continue reading the series, because I like to show my support to the indie author, and I'm curious to see where the story goes.