Dark Skies by Danielle L. Jensen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Thank you NetGalley and Tor Teen for providing me with an ARC of Dark Skies in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
The Gist
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: I love Jensen’s writing and her storytelling. It’s beautiful, captivating and always a welcome retreat from reality.
I meant to read Dark Skies right after I had finished Dark Shores, but life had other plans.
The Details
I don’t know how it is possible, but Dark Skies was even better than Dark Shores, which I thought impossible. Jensen was able to avoid the dreaded sequel curse that always makes a sequel feel like nothing more than a set-up for the third and final installment of a trilogy.
I have read quite a few books in my life, among them a fair number of trilogies or multi-volume stories. Yet very few of them take the time to dedicate an entire book to the perspective of other characters, characters that were originally introduced as secondary characters. I appreciated this approach, since I was very interested to know what had happened to Lydia.
I liked Lydia a lot. She felt relatable, human, and natural. And Killian certainly piqued my interest and had a tension-filled connection with Lydia.
I must say one or two things about a secondary character that made my hair stand on end and had me rolling my eyes constantly: Malahi. Oh boy! I could not stand the sight of her. Even now having to think about her raises my hackles. She is the perfect foil character to Lydia and kept the conflict just slightly below the boiling point.
The Verdict
Overall, if you read and liked Dark Shores, you must read Dark Skies. You will not be disappointed.
I loved every minute of it. I would definitely recommend it.
