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I really enjoyed Cara Lynn Shultz's previous duology, so I figured I should give this novel a try. I was pleasantly surprised as I'd heard mixed reviews for it. I really liked Paige and the world that Shultz created. I was easily able to achieve a willing suspension of disbelief, and while the info dumps were a little annoying, the amusing and interesting characters and their fun interactions more than made up for that. The plot itself was pretty fast paced, and I was hooked from page one. This was a cute light read, and I am looking forward to the sequel.

I really liked Paige and enjoyed reading from her perspective. I could relate to being the outcast and trying like hell to protect yourself. I also understood pushing away the people who actually mattered in an effort to do just that. I didn't like her grouping all demons into the "awful and must die" category, but I understood it. She was scared. However, she was also a strong female lead, and I admired her tenacity. I really adored Logan, too. He was just adorable. We all need a guy like that in our lives. He was a little dramatic and almost girly at times with it, but overall, he was a great male lead. I would have liked to learned more about Ajax, but maybe in the next novel. He was intriguing. Dottie was a cute BFF for Paige go have, and their interactions were a lot of fun.

The plot was pretty fast paced and there was quite a bit of action for a first novel. There were info dumps, which took me out of the story for a bit because I'd just skim them - I feel like there must have been some way to disperse the information more evenly - but the world Shultz created was complicated, and for the most part, she did a great job describing it. Everything made sense as much as it could for a first novel. The romance was just adorable and cute and sweet. I really loved Logan and Paige together. Nothing felt forced. They had a great, yet awkward chemistry. The ending was a really overly dramatic cliffhanger, and I wasn't fond of it, but I'm still looking forward to the next installment.

Overall, I'd say give this book a try. This isn't your typical angels and demons fare. It's something unique and really fun.


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The Dark World A Dark World Novel Cara Lynn Shultz Books Reviews

Note My apologies for the length of this review! Lately, I've been finding more and more to talk about the books I read and I like to point out why I loved them so! And that usually entails gushing about things like pacing, romance, characters, humor...and all that jazz!

I became intrigued with Cara Lynn Shultz's The Dark World when I saw it on Netgalley. The cover was just so eye-catching that I finally decided that I had to read it! In goes the request and thankfully in comes the acceptance! And I have to say that I am now a fan of Cara! She was a new to me author and now I must go get her previous books because I so, so enjoyed her writing style!

I don't even know where to begin...firstly, Paige is awesome! Three years ago, she rescued a child who was about to get hit by a car. She gets hit instead and died for a minute or two. She wakes up and now she can see ghosts. But the trouble always is telling whose a ghost and who's not. Naturally, talking to a person only you can see will lead people to think you're crazy and that's just the case here. Paige's parents are even worried about her mental stability. She changed schools and even repeated her sophomore year. But her new school isn't exactly better. The crowd there still teases and torments her.

Her only friend also happens to be a ghost. A girl who died in the 50s at the school. That's a hell of its own...being trapped in your high school forever, even after death! Dottie is a delight though! She is your typical giddy girl from the 50s lifestyle. Paige talks to her a lot in the third floor bathroom where Dottie died.

What makes Paige so great is that she doesn't care what people think of her. So everyone thinks her crazy? Big deal. And when Pepper and her droids start to tease her pretty horribly, she fights back with her own words! Yeah, Paige isn't the type to sit quietly and take the heat. And I loooove that about her. Her snarky attitude had me laughing out loud more than a few times! She just says things that I would think of even--granted, I might not be able to think of them as quickly as she does, but that's besides the point. I can't think of a good example, but there are just these random moments where she'll say something, like when she's mentally arguing with herself. We all do it! The voice in our head starts to say things and we'll either agree or disagree. Well, at this point Paige disagreed and and even calls the voice in her head, "voice in my head!"! Paige is simply, a delight!

And then there's Logan! Ohhh how this boy undid me. Why must these teenager boys be able to affect me so? I sooo needed these books like 10 years ago when I was a teen, then I won't feel skeevy for crushing on them (FYI, I'm in my 20s, so it's not totally skeevy!). Logan is a boy filled with mystery and secrets. First of all, he actually talks to Paige where no one else in the school, other than Dottie talks to her. He's always asking to borrow a pen in her class and she always gives him a pink sparkly one! Gotta love that girl!

And slowly, a friendship forms. For Logan isn't your ordinary guy. He knows things. Things that Paige only sort of knows. He's a demonslayer and it turns out Paige's special ability to see and talk to ghosts is very special indeed. And made even more rare once a few other secrets get revealed!

The romance between Logan and Paige was the nice, slow building kind and as you know, I always love that! No insta love here! And these two were just remarkable! There's some problems thrown at them along the way, when they finally get together and even then my heart is racing wondering what's going to happen between these two!

You might be wondering what else happens, since I've been pretty much raving about the book and the characters, humor and romance. Well, Paige's super, special powers make her a hot commodity for the demons in the Dark World. They come to her world looking to kidnap her and use her abilities for their own evil gain. Heavy stuff.

Cara has definitely captured my attention with this novel! So much so, that I am going to be looking for her previous books this weekend! Gotta check the stores before resorting to online ordering after all. The whole instant-satisfaction vs the waiting a few days. Needless to say, Cara's got a fan in me!

The ending was freaking awesome! I was near tears I tell you! I was thinking, how could Cara do this me? Get me soooo hooked with this book and then leave it like this?! But luckily, there was still one more chapter to go! While there is still bit of an intense ending, I wouldn't go saying it's a cliffhanger. There's a definite pause to the action, but there's still danger ahead...and behind and side to side! Yeah, things are still running high and intense, but there's enough of a pause, a moment where you can catch your breath and wait for the next book. And that's what I will be doing now!

Of course, I do need to go and buy Cara's other books. So I'll be waiting and reading those too until the next one comes out! Hopefully tomorrow! ;) (ha! I wish!)...(no, seriously, I wish!)

Overall Rating 5/5 stars
Cara's writing since her "Spellbound" series has really taken a leap forward. Her ability to develop characters and story arcs is so good that you don't even think of it in that way until you're done with the book. The characters are believable, lovable and with very distinct personalities that help to deliver the tale of a world that the opposite of the one we live in.

While I loved Paige and Logan and their interactions, it was really the ensemble gathered around them that helps to deliver the nuances of the story. While you may only get a few moments with the erratic goofiness of the demon Ajax, or the cutesiness of a girl stuck of the 50s living in the modern world as hormonal pre-teen ghost like Dottie, it's these moments that make this a really fun and exciting adventure to be a part of.

The visuals that Cara's words create are so life like and vivid that you not only can see them in your mind but you will be living the story right along side of the characters. Of course it's not all love, swords and demons, Cara make sure there is always a good moment of clarity colored in by Paige's snarky and quick witted humor. It's as much Paige's coping mechanism as it is her way into, or out of, the hearts of others.

As I plowed through the story, I found myself creating moments in my own day where I could get in another chapter or even just a few more pages. I couldn't keep myself away it. You can bet the moment I can get my hands on the sequel, I'll be lost in The Dark World just like Logan and Paige.
I really enjoyed Cara Lynn Shultz's previous duology, so I figured I should give this novel a try. I was pleasantly surprised as I'd heard mixed reviews for it. I really liked Paige and the world that Shultz created. I was easily able to achieve a willing suspension of disbelief, and while the info dumps were a little annoying, the amusing and interesting characters and their fun interactions more than made up for that. The plot itself was pretty fast paced, and I was hooked from page one. This was a cute light read, and I am looking forward to the sequel.

I really liked Paige and enjoyed reading from her perspective. I could relate to being the outcast and trying like hell to protect yourself. I also understood pushing away the people who actually mattered in an effort to do just that. I didn't like her grouping all demons into the "awful and must die" category, but I understood it. She was scared. However, she was also a strong female lead, and I admired her tenacity. I really adored Logan, too. He was just adorable. We all need a guy like that in our lives. He was a little dramatic and almost girly at times with it, but overall, he was a great male lead. I would have liked to learned more about Ajax, but maybe in the next novel. He was intriguing. Dottie was a cute BFF for Paige go have, and their interactions were a lot of fun.

The plot was pretty fast paced and there was quite a bit of action for a first novel. There were info dumps, which took me out of the story for a bit because I'd just skim them - I feel like there must have been some way to disperse the information more evenly - but the world Shultz created was complicated, and for the most part, she did a great job describing it. Everything made sense as much as it could for a first novel. The romance was just adorable and cute and sweet. I really loved Logan and Paige together. Nothing felt forced. They had a great, yet awkward chemistry. The ending was a really overly dramatic cliffhanger, and I wasn't fond of it, but I'm still looking forward to the next installment.

Overall, I'd say give this book a try. This isn't your typical angels and demons fare. It's something unique and really fun.