Innocent Darkness by: Suzanne Lazear

Wish. Love. Desire. Live.

Sixteen-year-old Noli Braddock's hoyden ways land her in an abusive reform school far from home. On mid-summer's eve she wishes to be anyplace but that dreadful school. A mysterious man from the Realm of Faerie rescues her and brings her to the Otherworld, only to reveal that she must be sacrificed, otherwise, the entire Otherworld civilization will perish.

Goodreads Summary

What first got me interested was the cover. The girl is cute: love her outfit, and all around Steampunk. Then I started the book…

Let’s start with the good: It was a very nice plotline.

Alright, now with the not-so-good: The character depth for me wasn’t there, and that is a problem for me. There was no chemistry between them; I felt like it was very put together in a copy and paste way. The plot sometimes confused me. When I thought it would go one way, it would go the other… not as in “I don’t know what will happen next” (which I didn’t) but more of a “where did that come from and why?” - without an explanation of why. I just didn’t fall in love with this one. Again, the story itself was great; it just wasn’t portrayed in a way that I like. There wasn’t a huge “wow” factor, and I never connected with any characters. It’s not very Steampunk as I first thought. It’s more of a mixture of lots of elements that kind of resemble that genre. The only reason why I’d pick up the next book is to continue the story, but I’ll definitely be skimming.

3/5 stars

*Reviewed by Rachel*

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