The Darkening is a fantastic page-turner that had me completely captivated.
The novel is set in a city surrounded by darkness called The Storm. Although the city uses ikonomancy, a magical language of symbols, to protect itself from ‘The Storm’, the Regia, the hereditary ruler, is the primary protector.
Vesper Vale, the daughter of failed revolutionaries, is flung into uncertainty as she tries to save her father from the wrath of the Wardana, the city’s law enforcers. Through doing so, she meets Prince Dalca, the future Regia. Should she trust him to help her?
Within the storm, some of the imagery I found a little confusing. However, I appreciated the intensity of the novel and empathised with Vesper’s morals and emotions. When it came to the climax of the novel, I couldn’t tear myself away!
Reviewed by Olivia, Year 8
St Ursula’s College, Kingsgrove NSW
Age Guide 13+
Sunya Mara grew up in six different cities across five different states and now calls Los Angeles home. She studied film and business at the University of Southern California and went on to write and illustrate at Kobe Bryant’s Granity Studios. When not telling stories, she spends her time haunting old movie theaters and staring at museum walls.
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