A review by plumeriade
Racing the Dark by Alaya Dawn Johnson

2.0

I really like that this is a fantasy story taking place in a Hawaii-inspired world; heroines of color, yay! and the first part, when Lana is still on her home island, is great. the book starts of really strong. unfortunately, after they leave, it all goes downhill. there are too many different story threads with entirely different people happening at the same time, and things like the magical happenings are barely explained. I did a lot of skimming toward the end of the book. disappointing. I'll probably give the next book a shot though, it seems like the action may pick up.