Review: Not Bad
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 21, 2012
Posted on Romancing the Book's blogReviewed by JenReview COpy Provided by NetgalleyI liked the whole paranormal world that was created by Britt Bury. In this new world, humans are thought to be extinct and various paranormal beings are the norm. Some of the paranormal races created were unknown to me, so thankfully there is a glossary of sorts to help make *some* sense of what exactly Fionns, Pookahs and so forth, really are. They aren't ever very clearly defined, but in the end, it didn't matter so much. I'm also interested to see what's going to happen next in this series.The Darkest Day is the story of Izel, the last full blood human and the Campbell clan's leader, and Kelvin, the battle chief of the Kerr clan. The clans are enemies and while Izel is ignorant (due to her upbringing), Kelvin is fully aware and starts out their association with this knowledge. However, there is this strong attraction that cannot be ignored. Kelvin fights it since she is technically the enemy and Izel isn't sure about this strong alpha male who is escorting her through the wilds of Scotland. The interactions between the two were fun to watch, from their fighting to their loving.However, sometimes their internal thoughts got overly repetitive. This was mostly evident in Kelvin as he fought the knowledge of who she is to him against who she is to his family. Kelvin went around and around with the same arguments and after each internal round, he'd treat Izel like crap and then try to make up for it afterwards. And so went the first half of the book until they consummated their relationship. Then Kelvin went all mushy. It was very weird to watch. The whole yo-yoing of emotions made it hard to believe that a romance really developed. I understand that the conflict was necessary, but I'm hoping this aspect gets cleaned up in future books in the series.All in all, it wasn't a bad story. I like the world that was created, but a little more fleshing out of the characters and their actions was needed to make it a more enjoyable read, for me.