Darker Days by Jus Accardo was a light, entertaining read featuring a feisty heroine and a great mother-daughter relationship. I do think however that I was in just the right mood for this novel as I wasn’t as bothered by certain things that typically annoy me (e.g. insta-love).The main character, Jessie, was someone I liked. Although her choice of curse words was a bit strange, she was relatable for the most part. I also found her to be snarky, loyal and very determined.Another thing that I liked was the close relationship Jessie had with her mother. It was nice to read a story where the main character not only had good rapport with her parent, but more importantly, idolized them as a role model.As much as I enjoyed Darker Days, I wish that Jessie and Lucas hadn’t fallen in love so fast. I also found that despite being the personification of Wrath, Lucas was remarkably in control of himself most of the time. It would have been more interesting to see him lose his temper a few more times to remind us that he’s not a normal guy.The first book in The Darker Agency series, Darker Days wraps up satisfyingly, without a cliffhanger. I loved it, I really love Jus's style of writing is funny and her heroine is a smartalic, kick butt type of girl that can handle herself and doesn't need a man to help her all the time, but allows it sometimes. It is excellent writing and I enjoyed that it was a detective like service that takes care of the uglies that go bump in the night. That she is a half demon/half human girl that helps her mom run the agency and that she gets punished by getting sent out on the bad jobs, it was cute.
What do You think about Darker Days (2013)?
This was a very good story and world I will look forward to the next.
—shieldslad
