I grabbed WHAT IS DARK WITHIN ME on impulse because of the author's Threads posts (very good marketing tbh) and I did not regret it at all. At its surface, this is a dark gothic romantasy about a woman who falls in love with the devil, but if you go down several levels, it's also about overcoming religious trauma, accepting your true self, and finding a love that is both brutal and true.
The writing in this was exceptional and felt very episodic, like I was watching a TV show in book form. I also loved the author's take on magic and the hierarchical systems that enforce it. Her writing style reminds me a lot of Freda Warrington, who is one of my favorite speculative writers. This was very slow burn and has a prickly, morally grey FMC and a villainous hero who would burn the world down for his love. There was nothing I didn't enjoy about this and I can't wait to read the next book in the series, plus everything else this author wrote. LOVE.
4.5 out of 5 stars
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