The Dark Days Club (Dark Days Club, #1) by Alison Goodman, 482 pages. Viking (Penguin), 2016. $19.
Content: Language: PG-13; Mature Content: PG-13; Violence: PG-13.
BUYING ADVISORY: HS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Lady Helen is eighteen years old living in London in 1812. Her parents had a questionable demise, which makes Helen’s coming out to society a bit tricky, yet Helen gains the attention of two men: Lord Carlston and the Duke of Selburn. Lord Carlston himself has a shady past and some blame him for his dead wife, but as Helen starts to uncover her parent’s past and follow the lead on a strange experience her friend had, Helen sees that Carlston might hold answers for her. Helen finds out that there is a dark world hidden among everyone else’s London and Helen has the abilities that the Dark Days Club needs to control the evil.
This is a great premise with action and adventure. Helen is gutsy and likable, and I enjoyed uncovering the mysteries with her. At times the world building is slow and involves a lot of conversations. The content includes sexual references, violence including a slit throat and eludes to rape. If not for the content, it would be advisable.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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