Darkness Watching

Okay, wow. I'm so behind with writing reviews, I kind of slacked off a little... along with other factors (the not so controllable factors).

On the bright side, I actually did catch up with my reading schedule during Thanksgiving Break. Like I said, best thing ever invented. The inventor deserves a hug.

Back to talking about Darkness Watching. It's a very interesting and unique concept with demons and sorcerers/magic-users (it could be witches. Most common name used throughout the book are those two, so feel free to correct me) in a school setting – well, particularly a college setting. It's making me a bit curious about how the British school system works. Well, I'm a tad bit confused on that... the dictionary wasn't – and isn't – entirely friendly. I might understand the book better then.

*brushes off and doesn't even count since it's a random, erudite-ish thought of mine...*

Speaking of the book's setting, it seems that most of the time, the characters are in a club. And getting drunk. Not that the main character, Ashlyn (aka Ash), is.... but speaking of Ash, she seems to be the type that easily succumbs to peer pressure. She is still, however, a strong heroine.

Random thought, but Leo apparently reminds me of Rick Riordan's Leo Valdez from The Heroes of Olympus series. Their humor and personality – and their namesake! (now I just need to find out if this particular Leo is Spanish...) – are almost the same, they could probably pass as twins.

Imagine that. A demigod and a sorcerer.... O_o It's not a bad thing; I kind of enjoy Leo as a character (from both series now). :3

In terms of grammar, it's virtually spotless, aside from a few tiny mistakes here and there. Nothing distracting though (I'm assuming it's not an ARC since it was on Netgalley after the publication date...). :)

In the overall view though, I enjoyed reading Darkness Watching; it's a fresh take with the combinations of demons and sorcerers/magic-users!

"I'm entitled to go out and have fun with my friends. I won't let the fear fle my life. Not at home and not here either."

Ashlyn is trying to live a normal life at college, maybe hang out with a couple of her flatmates, have the college experience. Only one thing is making her life complicated, he keeps shadows and demons. When she managed to come across others like her they take her into their group and try to figure out about her roots and try to teach her magic. Someone keeps breaking into Ashley's room and I seems like someone is after her and she doesn't understand why.

"Strange, how quickly my life had gone out of my own control. Magic was read; the old laws that governed the universe no longer applied. Now it was perfectly rational to take a nighttime stroll and through a tunnel hidden beneath an old graveyard to find answers."

This book is unique, fun and interesting. I kept wondering what was going to happen next. I liked that this book was unpredictable but then again kind of not. What I like to do while reading is make assumptions of how things are going to play out, who the characters are and what's going to happen. I actually made pretty good guesses of who's who. I like the characters and I thought the overall story was great. I felt that this book was well written and It was hard to put this book down once I've started. I liked that it wasn't full of romance like that books that I usually read, it was different. This book can be enjoyed by anyone at any age. Overall I really enjoyed this book and think you will too. 4.5 Stars.

"I'd faced death so many times lately, it seemed absurd that it might be the elements that killed me after all."