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Ari can’t help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is.
Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued.
She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very...different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her.
Ari won’t stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.
From Goodreads.
- Publisher: Simon Pulse
- Release Date: February 22nd, 2011
- My Copy: Received From Simon Schuster Galley-Grab Program.
- Pages: 288
- Series: Gods & Monsters Series
- Genre: Paranormal Y.A.
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 | Darkness Becomes Her |
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I am a big fan of Kelly’s Books as Kelly Gay, so when I found out she was releasing a new Y.A. novel under the Kelly Keaton name, I was thrilled and couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Thanks to Kelly and the Simon Schuster Galley-Grab program I was able to read this book early and I am so glad I did!
Darkness Becomes Her is an awesome YA read with all the elements that compose a great novel: An awesome heroine, great world building, action, mystery and a romantic interest.
Ari has been in foster care for as long as she remembers and it has definitely been a wild ride. Now she is finally living with a family that cares for her, but she also has a chance to find out about all that she has ever wanted to know about her biological parents and the mystery surrounding her and her family. Her hunt brings her to New 2, a dystopian look at New Orleans. It is never clear if New 2 is the result of Katrina or if another disaster hit the area and turned it into the New 2 we meet. The story takes place in 2026, so the latter might be the safest bet.
In New 2, Ari meets a cast of characters that will help or hinder her in her quest for the truth, she also makes some new friends. I couldn’t help but love Sebastian, Db, Crank, Henry and specially Violet, with her adorable weirdness. Kelly Keaton has done a superb in building the world Ari lives in and the way she combined Greek Mythology with it was incredible!
To be honest the only complaint I have about Darkness Becomes Her, was that I felt the little romance there is in it, was a bit rushed. Other than that, Darkness Becomes Her is an Amazing Paranormal YA read and I absolutely recommend to every fan of the genre out there! I can’t wait for the sequel and I so hope it becomes a series!
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