Author: Allison Pang
Series: Abby Sinclair #1
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 3.75/5
The man of her dreams might be the cause of her nightmares.
Six months ago, Abby Sinclair was struggling to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Now, she has an enchanted iPod, a miniature unicorn living in her underwear drawer, and a magical marketplace to manage. But despite her growing knowledge of the OtherWorld, Abby isn’t at all prepared for Brystion, the dark, mysterious, and sexy-as- sin incubus searching for his sister, convinced Abby has the key to the succubus’s whereabouts. Abby has enough problems without having this seductive shape-shifter literally invade her dreams to get information. But when her Faery boss and some of her friends vanish, as well, Abby and Brystion must form an uneasy alliance. As she is sucked deeper and deeper into this perilous world of faeries, angels, and daemons, Abby realizes her life is in as much danger as her heart—and there’s no one she can trust to save her.
Review:
I downloaded this book onto my Nook a long time ago and never got around to reading it until a couple of days ago. This was definitely an interesting read that's for sure!
Our main character Abby Sinclair is just chock full of AWESOME onto of the piss and vinegar! Our Abby is the TouchStone to the Protectorate and is suddenly put in charge of well everything when Moria, the actual Protectorate goes missing. There is a TON of mystery in A Brush of Darkness too. As you're reading you learn that there have been more disappearances on top of Moria AND THAT is when life and this book get a little crazy. A Brush of Darkness is chock full of humor as well. Here's one of my favorite quotes from the book...
“I had a naked incubus in my bedroom. With a frying pan of half-cooked bacon, and a hard-on. And a unicorn bite on his ass. Christ, this was turning out to be a weird morning.”
There are a host of secondary characters as well. My personal favorite though was Phineas, the horny little unicorn. He's a funny little guy.
What I didn't like about A Brush of Darkness was Brystion. I just didn't connect with him on really any level and this definitely made an impact on my feelings toward the book overall. There was a hint of romance between Brystion and Abby but it just didn't set right with me. It may be a result of my feelings toward Brystion. I felt that Moria really dropped the ball and left Abby in a great big lurch. The overall treatment of Abby during portions of this book were a turn off too.
My overall impression of this book was that even though there were parts that really irked me, I did really enjoy A Brush of Darkness. From what I can tell this book is being classified as a Paranormal Romance but it read more like an Urban Fantasy to me. To each there own I guess.
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