Melissa's Reviews > Darkness of Light

Reasons I read this book:

1) That Cover : I know, I know but just look at it and tell me that in not a freaking amazing cover. Its gorgeous! And as I've mentioned before I will crumble before a beauty like that. No, I don't care what that says about me :)

2) Reverse Harem List : I found the book in this list and heck, that just seemed to call out to me. Kinky, I know. HA! (I've never claimed to be right in the head)

3) Writing Style : It reminded me of Jennifer L. Armentrout.
An author who may not be creative but still manages to keep me coming for more.

You see, that's where all the pros end and the infinite of cons begin...

Ember: Her personality, I found to be very fluctuating and unstable. I don't even think that makes sense but bear with me. Its like the author wanted her to be "a freak" but she didn't have freakish tendencies, she wanted her to be "socially awkward" but she was just blatantly stupid, she wanted her to be some sort of "tomboy" but is just came out as forced and fake.

I also found her to be all too hypocritical. She would dismiss girls because of their attraction to Eli while she did the exact same thing on a grander scale.


Eli: What the heck does anyone see in this guy?? I mean it! Can somebody please tell me because I have never hated a male character like I did this one. He is an ass, an nonredeemable jerk with no drool worthy traits, granted a hot one.

But that's all he is. NOTHING MORE with his rock hard abs and green piercing eyes. And what the heck is all these stories with piercing eyes or eyes that see into your soul, dark as night eyes- I could keep going but I rather not rant incessantly. What ever happen to normal looking eyes? Haven't you heard the saying that goes "the road to hell is paved with adjectives"... Or was it adverbs? Whatever, I'm not googling that. You catch my drift.


Ember and Eli: Their relationship. Its the whole he's an ass but he has a "reason". What do I say to that? Screw you! Now that situation has worked on me many times before but here it just annoyed the hell out of me. Always with the "there is something about Eli" which made no EFFIN sense. There is nothing about him--as I've mentioned before--that's special or redeemable or likable, for the matter. He is abusive to the point of hurting her in multiple occasions and she just stands there like an ass and takes it. She also trusts him because heloouuu he's hot. She would tell him everything--a guy she has only known for two weeks--but lie to her ONLY friends--since middle school-- every single time! She was so weak and fickle. He would just look at her, or smirk, or growl in her ear--*massive eye roll*-- and she would succumb. I mean seriously women! Get some balls! She had no pride. He was horrible to her and its like she would come back and ask for more with a please and thank you.

I'm quite impulsive--something I should maybe grow out of-- and if some guy has the audacity to talk to me that way I would've left him without the possibility of future children (I've had enough practice with my brothers)..and then run like hell because I'm not stupid either.
Stupid as hell relationship
Oh! And their little mute-eye-contact rants? I just wish I had an AK-47.

Ahhh!!! And how could I forget!! Ember is just too stupid to live.

I just hated this. Its not even worth mentioning anyone else because this just sucks. Gosh there went my two days wasted on this.