A review by ariaslibrary
By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson

2.0

The book started so well but part two is where it started going downhill. Some actions, reactions and interactions just didn't make sense. Archan has lived as one of the lower class for his whole life. There's no way he'd be brave enough to talk back to the nobility after some fighting lessons. That kind of conditioning takes time to break out of but I understand it's YA and we need to move the plot fast enough. The fantasy aspect as well did not make sense, especially in the later parts of the book and contradictions are a big no no for me in fantasy.

I also could not take Vrell seriously. Why is this seventeen year old offended that a six year old half-giant girl doesn't want to marry a human? Girl, you're on the run, you have bigger things to be worrying about