The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson

She’s telling Rafe what to do and trying to rule his kingdom too.

the book of Venda, and her “gift”) control her.” I remember her feeling so overwhelmed at the prospect of ruling a kingdom, and now one kingdom isn’t enough for her. My friend Alyssa said it best in her review: “For a girl that tried to escape her fate by running away from her wedding, Lia is quick to jump right back into letting someone (i.e.

Lia has also gone from making smart decisions to blindly following Vendan prophecies regardless of anyone’s feelings. After everything we’ve been through, words resolve it all. Yet when times get rough she waxes philosophical and almost cheesy as she strives to save everyone with her words. It was the excuse and the explanation for everything and turned Lia into this pompous, uncaring, inconsiderate person. When people indicate that they don’t trust her gift (because why should they? It’s not been a big deal at all up until now), she turns into such a jerk and doesn’t care about anyone or what they think. All of a sudden, it’s her way or the highway because of this random gift that has become a character of its own. What even happened to her? I’m so mad at who Lia has become. She went from barely understanding her gift to using it as a crutch to get whatever she wants. I was never immersed in the story.Ģ. My beloved characters became flat, shells of themselves. Not sure if that makes sense, but the telling far outweighed the showing. We read about a lot of traveling and planning, but very little actually happens for the bulk of the book. And when it does, I felt like someone was telling me a synopsis of what happened rather than reading about it myself. I couldn’t do it, though, because a small part of me kept hoping things would turn around. Overall, I was very, very bored with this book to the point where I seriously considered giving up. This was just not in any way what I wanted for these characters and this ending. And when my wish was granted on Netgalley to read this early, life was golden. This is really painful for me, as I have been SO EXCITED about this final book in the Remnant Chronicles. Pearson's combination of intrigue, suspense, romance and action make this a riveting page turner for teens.Īlright… This is painful.

Lia and Rafe have escaped Venda and the path before them is winding and dangerous - what will happen now? This third and final book in The Remnant Chronicles is not to be missed.īestselling author Mary E. PearsonĪlso in this series: The Kiss of Deception, The Heart of Betrayal

The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson