I am reviewing the teen fiction novel Darkness Fades by Jessica Sorensen which is a very good story which I bought from kindle. This book is a bit of a horror novel and might be unsuitable for younger readers. The lead character is a kind of half human, half vampire entity called a day taker and has been captured. Her friend who has become a day walker with the aid of a blood transfusion and now has incredible strength rescues her but she is reluctant to leave Sylas who was attacked by something worse than a vampire and may be injured or even mutating into the creature. She does leave though and has a dispute with Aiden regarding whether they should kill someone they meet. He fleas but comes back and helps save them from an onslaught from a group of vampires which they would be unlikely to fend off if they were left to their own devices. The heroine of the story does have incredible strength due to being a day walker & Aiden needs a blood transfusion from her as the story continues. They meet up with Sylas but he has the terrible affliction they feared he might have. This is the final installment in the trilogy and I have enjoyed all three books. I think Jessica is good in general at writing fantasy novels and certainly has a great imagination. I do recommend this novel. kayla and sylas have been caught in the end of the last book. this one starts there with us knowing sylas is changing into an abomination while kayla is being tortured. aiden comes to her rescue though. but aiden isn't aiden anymore. and kayla has a hard time deciding whether he is good or bad. while kayla is intent on finding sylas, she must save the world as well. as much as i have looked forward to this book coming out, i was a little disappointed that it lacked the punch that the other two had. it didn't seem quite as put together. i would personally give it a 3.5 if it would let me. but 4 it is because the ending does somewhat redeem the book.
Rating: 3.25/5Review coming soon!
—Crazt
Loved it! What a nice ending :)
—ydnic
super action packed and love
—MonroexVanity
Yes!! That ending. Yes!!
—jap
