Darkness Becomes Her (Gods & Monsters, #1) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Mar 29, 2011 Kimberly rated it it was amazing

Life for Ari was never normal. She always knew she was different. Having been in the system as a foster kid since the age of four, she had to learn to accept the difference and try to fit in as best she could.
At the age of seventeen she sets out to find the truth about whom or what she really is, and why she was given up.
On her quest she ends up in New Orleans or New 2 as it is now called. She develops a relationship with Sebastian another person who like her is different; he is her escort throu ...more

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Mar 02, 2011 Patty rated it it was amazing

The first few pages had me hooked with the mystery of Ari’s past. Ari pieces together the life of her dead mother and discovers a secret about herself while in New 2. The plot takes place in New Orleans and does not exclude the magic that can be found there. In the midst of Mardi gras lurk dangerous people who are out to find Ari. The mythology that was used to build up the storyline provided a great background to Ari’s family history. The author incorporated memorable characters, such as Violet ...more

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Jan 07, 2011 Damaris (GoodChoiceReading) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: for-fun, for-review

Omg this book was good! Review to come!

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Mar 16, 2011 Kaitlyn Francis rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, reviewed

this was amazing wow never thought i would ever read about one greek legend that has always fancied me become like this, really loved Ari she is exceptionally strong willed and has power even if she doesn't know it yet. Never thought I would say this but the big A in this story makes the A in pretty little liars armless and more human in this one this A is every bad thing out there. Wow amazing story/plot can't wait to see where it goes ...more

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Aug 08, 2010 Emily rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult-fiction, vampires, urban-fantasy, library-books, series, mythology, witches, shapeshifters-werewolves, read-in-2011, supernatural

I really like the mixture of supernatural & mythology as well as the whole premise of the book. Darkness Becomes Her as has some great characters (I especially love Violet). My only complaint was that the romance happened quite fast, but I still really enjoy the book and look forward to read what happens next.

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