Hello, pornies. Are you feeling good this week?
I’m still reading and am currently preparing some things for the blog. I have several plans, but they are all in stand-by because quarantine matters. Hopefully, I can start working on them after this ends. In the meantime, still reviewing! Today I come to talk about From the Dark We Came, by J. Emery. Thanks to the publisher for the copy!
- Print Length: 171 pages
- Publisher: NineStar Press (March 16, 2020)
- Publication Date: March 16, 2020
- ISBN-10: 1951880714
- ISBN-13: 978-1951880712
We meet monster hunter Belar, one of the best in the field. He tracks, hunts and kills creatures like no one else can, but a vampire seems to be the only exception. Although Belar has tried to kill Cassian twice, the undead wants to hire him: someone is after Cassian, and has been using Belar to do the dirty work unknown to him, but why?
The synopsis was promising, a lot, and I wanted to like this book a lot, but that wasn’t the case. There was something in the style that kept taking me out of the reading. I didn’t understand a big part of the plot and have to say I had serious problems with the romantic part, mainly because it seemed very unrealistic that someone who identifies as demisexual would fall in love with someone else after a couple of days, even more when he said he just felt those feelings after months.
From the Dark We Came has some interesting scenes and ideas, but I had real problems with the style of the author. I didn’t feel any passion in the writing, to be honest, as if J. Emery forced the whole plot and characters to be, who seemed more like an instalove couple than anything else.
I was expecting more world-building, character development, but it wasn’t the case. However, From the Dark We Came, by J. Emery, could be the right choice for those who want a simple love story with supernatural creatures. I liked many ideas and the concept, although the development didn’t work for me that much.
About J. Emery:
J. Emery is slowly writing their way through every fantasy trope imaginable. And if they can make it weirder and queerer while they do, that’s even better as far as they’re concerned.
They spend their free time watching anime, gaming, and drinking large quantities of tea, occasionally all at the same time. They have also been known to document their ridiculous levels of terror while watching horror movies on twitter as @mixeduppainter. Sometimes they even discuss upcoming projects.
Have you read this book? Would you recommend it or not? Let me know in the comments! Kinky regards, K!
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