The Darkness We Crave by Katie MayMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
(Rating is more like 3.5 of 5 stars)
An interesting start to a new series
This series was recommended on a thread over on a reverse harem group on Facebook. I decided to take a chance because I like RH and I like dystopian books too.
This book gives a promising start to a new series with Addie, a 17 year old home-schooled young woman. She was raised by cruel and abusive parents to be a tool in their criminal empire. She was home-schooled to prevent her from forming any attachments other than to her parents, so she wouldn’t rebel. At age 17 she has graduated high school and college, so she is obviously bright. She is also a little *different*. She speaks a lot of her internal thoughts out loud as she has spent so much time alone. Her streams of consciousness are also quite random and flit about in all directions. It was endearing, if a little hard to keep track of at times.
Addie and her parents live at the resort they own and the staff ignore the abuse going on in front of them, until one day a new young waiter tries to intercede. She meets him again and he introduces her to his friends. They go to the same school and because their dorm rooms burnt down they are living at the resort during the rebuild. It’s at this point that the world turns upside down.
I like the premise of the characters and there are lots of hints that things are not what they seem as far as the guys are concerned. The school is not only a school but a college as well so the guys ages start at 17 and go up to 19. This seems unusual. She actually knows one of the guys, who she calls her nemesis. This interaction is really funny and as time goes on we learn more about their history.
It’s not surprising that Addie is a little unhinged given her history and the guys all seem to have disturbed pasts too, which probably explains why they are drawn together.
I like that the series is about just before the world goes to hell in a handbasket and then the process during the upheaval. It makes it a little different to the usual dystopia books. I suppose it makes it more of a disaster book as dystopia hasn't yet been achieved.
The dialogue can be a bit skippy as we read Addie’s internal dialogue but then someone answers her, which happens a lot. It made me feel like there were editing errors where speech marks hadn’t been used, even when there weren't, which annoyed me somewhat.
It’s an interesting start to the series and I will definitely read the next book.
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