Title: Give the Dark My Love
Author: Beth Revis
Series: Give the Dark My Love #1
Genre: Fantasy/YA
Publisher: Razorbill
Publication Date: September 25th, 2018
Edition: Kindle Edition, 368 pages
Source: Library
Synopsis:
When seventeen-year-old Nedra Brysstain leaves her home in the rural, northern territories of Lunar Island to attend the prestigious Yugen Academy, she has only one goal in mind: learn the trade of medicinal alchemy. A scholarship student matriculating with the children of Lunar Island's wealthiest and most powerful families, Nedra doesn't quite fit in with the other kids at Yugen, who all look down on her.
All, except for Greggori "Grey" Astor. Grey is immediately taken by the brilliant and stubborn Nedra, who he notices is especially invested in her studies. And that's for a good reason: a deadly plague has been sweeping through the North, and it's making its way toward the cities. With her family's life--and the lives of all of Lunar Island's citizens--on the line, Nedra is determined to find a cure for the plague.
Grey and Nedra continue to grow closer, but as the sickness spreads and the body count rises, Nedra becomes desperate to find a cure. Soon, she finds herself diving into alchemy's most dangerous corners--and when she turns to the most forbidden practice of all, necromancy, even Grey might not be able to pull her from the darkness.
Review:
This was a very enjoyable book. The character arc Nedra went through was very well done and believable. She starts off the book wanting nothing more than to stop and find a cure for the plague that's been affecting people around her for as long as she can remember. And she stays true to that through the book, but as she starts to see more of the plague the more she is willing to do to make that happen. Especially when it has a very personal effect on her.
Gray, he is a less interesting character. While I do like that he never had a time when he didn't believe in Nedra and always kind of disliked his father and the way his family talked about people with less than them, he also still even at the end never really did anything against them. He "dated" Nedra, someone who his family wouldn't approve of, but he also didn't really do anything to stick up for the less fortunate, he even kept the relationship a secret from them. He was very passive with it all. He never really stood up to his friend/cousin who was always outwardly cruel to Nedra.
The first half of this book is a little slow paced compared to the latter half. And watching Nedra's slow descent to Necromancy is very well done. Her tutor/mentor Master Ostrum is the one who starts her on that path, but he doesn't have malicious intent. He truly just wants to stop the plague and trusts that Nedra is the one to help that happen.
Gray, he is a less interesting character. While I do like that he never had a time when he didn't believe in Nedra and always kind of disliked his father and the way his family talked about people with less than them, he also still even at the end never really did anything against them. He "dated" Nedra, someone who his family wouldn't approve of, but he also didn't really do anything to stick up for the less fortunate, he even kept the relationship a secret from them. He was very passive with it all. He never really stood up to his friend/cousin who was always outwardly cruel to Nedra.
The first half of this book is a little slow paced compared to the latter half. And watching Nedra's slow descent to Necromancy is very well done. Her tutor/mentor Master Ostrum is the one who starts her on that path, but he doesn't have malicious intent. He truly just wants to stop the plague and trusts that Nedra is the one to help that happen.
The romance, well, it was just okay. I liked that he did, for the most part, respect Nedra for her intelligence, but he also seemed to be more in love with the idea he had of her than her as a full person. He didn't really try to get to know her past who she was at school. He didn't ask about her family or anything. So I didn't really buy that he loved her. But it was a good foundation for love that he respected her. Although he didn't stand up for her enough to his friends and family for my liking.
Considering how this book ended, I am very curious about what a sequel will be like. And what that story will be. Beth Revis is a fantastic author, and I have read almost all of her other books, but this is, in my opinion, her best book.
Considering how this book ended, I am very curious about what a sequel will be like. And what that story will be. Beth Revis is a fantastic author, and I have read almost all of her other books, but this is, in my opinion, her best book.
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