Becca Bauer

great story, just lacking

Revisado: 05-17-19

My rating: ☆☆☆.5

Review: 
I received the audiobook version of Blinding Night to read and review for my honest opinion.

I was very excited to read this as it was retelling of my favorite Greek God and Goddess. I did enjoy it, but there were things that I was kind of so/so on. We’ll get to that in a bit though.

Blinding Night follows Summer as she heads to Greece with her family for an expedition over summer vacation. Summer is not at all too happy about spending the entire summer months in a different country with her family while her friends were out having fun. But when Summer arrives in Greece, things take a twist of a turn.

She begins having visions and dreams of a shadowed figure and pomegranate seeds. Then the unthinkable happens, a tragic car accident. This is about the time when Summer meets Darce, a disguise of Hades. Darce then seduces Summer down into the Underworld because he believes she is the reincarnation of his long lost love Persephone. But they can’t say anything because than Demeter who has been disguising herself as Summer’s mother, will try to take her back. Which is not what we need, because that could lead to some very bad endings.

Characters:
Summer – the main character, a reincarnation of Persephone. Whines and complains a ton.
Darce – a disguise that Hades uses for when he’s in the Human world. Supposed to be very dominant, brooding, and in charge, yet is not. Don’t get me wrong, he was witty and seductive – which is honestly something I rather enjoy in the main man. 
Morpheus – a very laid back character that I at first thought was more of a side character but he plays a very important role throughout the story.
Arae – sassy, snarky, the exact replica of a mean girl. Her snarky comments to the other gods had my cracking up!

Reasons why I rated it 3.5 stars:
1. The plot:
There were a lot of plot holes, at least that’s what it felt like. Summer would do things that didn’t make any sense and it just left me really confused over the entirety of the story. Some parts were rushed, while others were slow. It wasn’t balanced as well as I’d hoped it was. When I imagined a modern retelling of Hades and Persephone, I figured it would have a bit of the dramatic, dark, and Gothic aura around the Underworld and Hades himself as is found in other retellings. Instead, I was left with sunshine and buttercups and just a small disappointed flare that raced through my body. Also, the part I enjoyed the most was the ending. That’s when things actually started to get interesting. Chantal does not disappoint on cliffhangers, cause that was a surprise of a cliffhanger.

2. My enjoyment:
I really enjoyed the story as a whole and would reread again at a later date, but I just wish it was more fleshed out.

3. Character and story development:
There was hardly any character development and that made the story a bit dry. There was some story development but not as much that was needed. I found some parts to be rather boring because it lacked the spark of background that could have made this story so much better.

4. Grammar and spelling:
Since I listened to the audio book version of the story, I can’t say much for the grammar and spelling. I’m going to assume it’s good and the way Chantal writes had me enthralled with the story.

5. The overall story:
The story wasn’t at all what I imagined how the story was going to go. It was a good and very light story, but it lacked the intensity that comes when you read retellings of Greek gods and goddess’.

“Stories tend to get messed up all the time. It’s like a classic game of telephone. Somewhere along the way, the truth is lost and the story becomes something entirely different.”

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