"A brand-new compendium from the Magical Unicorn Society, exploring the shadowy and mysterious world of the Dark Hearts.

The Magical Unicorn Society is opening its doors once again to reveal an exciting and previously undiscovered family of unicorns called the Dark Hearts.

Long ago, there was a conflict among the unicorn families and a ninth blessing was banished from our world to a dark and dreadful place called the Shadow Realm. Here, they were forced to live in exile with terrifying beasts, but worst of all, the creator of these malevolent creatures, the Demon King himself. Previously undiscovered and misunderstood, it is now time to explore the truth about the Dark Hearts.

This beautifully illustrated compendium brings together the untold stories of their creation and banishment, as well as special encounters with the Dark Hearts from all over the world. The book culminates in an epic battle between the nine unicorn families and the dark forces of the Shadow Realm in an effort to protect all life on Earth.

Featuring fact files which examine the unique features and special powers of the Dark Hearts, as well as tips for how to spot them in the wild, this compendium presents everything readers need to know about these beautiful and elusive creatures."

Because of course there are dark unicorns!

So, the appeal of this book is definitely the artwork. It's worth buying for that alone. The story is just a bunch of "field reports," which are short and only loosely tied together. There's no real resolution to the overall plot arc, and characters are introduced somewhat randomly.

This book is so cool omgggggg!
I rated this book 4 stars. It's really good and I recommend everyone to read this book as fast as they can because it's really good and the characters are fantastic.

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I was super pleased to be given the chance to review another book from the Magical Unicorn Society Series, and this one is just as good, if not better than the previous. This volume follows the rediscovery of a lost blessing of unicorns known as Dark Hearts, who have dark manes and onyx horns and were specifically created to help defeat dark magic and the Demon King.

I think framing this as a rediscovery thanks to archeological finds is a really fun way to get kids interested in the uncovering of history and culture. Trust and believe, if I found evidence of unicorns on an archaeological expedition, my bucket list would be complete.

The Dark Heart unicorns being a specific blessing created by the Gold and Silver unicorns to defeat evil, but then being shunned as too wild or dangerous, gives us the chance to root for these creatures in a way not many historical field guides do. Between Broken Horn and Blue Lagoon and the others learning to harness their powers or make nice with the eight other blessings, all the way to gaining control of their magic and summoning the other blessings to aid them in their final battle against the demon king, each of the eight Dark Heart unicorns gets a chance to shine in small accounts from human witnesses.

I especially loved the aspect of the Dark Hearts having onyx horns, as the text itself notes that onyx is a symbol of strength and perseverance.

What a wonderful continuation of this children's series, I look forward to more in the future.

This was a wonderfully done handbook in this universe, it had everything that I would have enjoyed about this type of series. I thought it was a great introduction to the world and the creatures in this. I enjoyed the way the authors wrote this and left me wanting to read the official series.