And I Darken

3.5 звезды - за длину
неровная книга. местами очень захватывающая, особенно в детстве героев, безумно их жаль. но ближе к концу начинаются провисы и пережевывание страданий. понятных, конечно, страданий, но книгу они интереснее не делают

вторую, впрочем, читать собираюсь. лада дракула - женская версия влада дракулы, obviously - отправилась захватывать валахию

а, и кстати. вот я совсем не понимаю, как можно сделать исторический ресеч - султаны мурад ...read more

this was so interesting, i'm so in love with all the characters and getting to puzzle out their motivations and see how their relationships developed was just so cool! the setting was also fantastic and incredibly well researched which i loved. great book all around !!

“As I Darken” Lada and as the title suggest Darkened at the end of the book most of all. When she told the Sultan to “Make It Law.” All her killing and plotting doesn’t measure up to the grit it took to make that bold statement. That statement under immense pressure suggested she had the will to lead. She met fear with pride, and love with ego. She was able to sort threw her feelings even with the lost of her father she powered threw to th...read more

I really enjoyed this book for my second time read. It made me tear up in a few places and to me that’s a hallmark of a fantastic book! I loved the feminism, Lada is such an amazing character and I feel like you can really understand where she’s coming from in her quest to escape the control of man ruled world and her desperate need to have something for her own. Something no one can take from her. Her brother Radu is an excellent character as we...read more

Amazing coming of age story about a badass girl. I loved this series. Historical fiction just gets ya sometimes!