Book Review: The Better part Of Darkness

Title: The Better part Of Darkness

author: Kelly Gay

Pub. Date: November 2009
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 416pp
ISBN-13: 9781439109656
ISBN: 1439109656
Source: Publisher

Divorced mother of one, Charlie Madigan, lives in a world where the beings of heaven and hell exist among us, and they aren't the things of Sunday school lessons and Hallmark figurines. In the years since the Revelation, they've become our co-workers, neighbors, and fellow citizens.

Charlie works for ITF (Integration Task Force). It's her job to see that the continued integration of our new "friends" goes smoothly and everyone obeys the law, but when a new off-world drug is released in Underground Atlanta, her daughter is targeted, and her ex-husband makes a fateful bargain to win her back, there's nothing in heaven or earth (or hell for that matter) that Charlie won't do to set things right.

The Better part of Darkness is fast paced, exciting and addicting!

It can't wait for the second book in the series.....The Characters are kick butt, Tough, and AWESOME! Charlie and Hank are my favorites. Charlie has her faults but she has her friends and family to help her along the way.I enjoy Byrn and the relationship between her and Aaron, I think it could even branch out to another series if the author wanted to.I am looking forward to where this author will take this character.

Loved the plot, it was original and had that(i can't thing of a good word to describe how awesome it was) I was sucked into Kay's world, she definitely had her own voice.which held my attention. I enjoyed Kelly Gay's writing style. The story wasn't overwhelming and it didn't have everything going everywhere, It had some new and fresh spins on mythology/other worlders.This is definitely an interesting book.The only thing missing, was romance, and I know this is Urban Fantasy, but I still wanted some sort of hope for a romance of some kind lol.

Overall, I really enjoyed The Better Part of Darkness and I can’t wait until Kelly Gay’s second novel, The Darkest Edge of Dawn, hits the shelves.  I’m hoping it’s going to be soon because I really want to know what happens between Charlie and Will (the ex) with his new friend, her partnership with Hank and what she’s getting involved in with her new job.  It’s not what she was looking for, but I think she’s going to enjoy it anyway.

Rating 4/5 hearts:

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