Published by: Bookish Girl Press, April 28th 2015
Genre: YA, Gothic, Paranormal, Ghosts
Pages: 368
Format: Ebook
Source: Author
She meant to help a ghost...not unleash a curse.
Amelia Dupree hasn’t seen the Woman in White since the night her brother died.
The ghost seems to have disappeared from the woods surrounding Asylum, Pennsylvania—that is, until Charlie Blue moves into the creepy old MacAllister House next door. Amelia can’t help liking him, even though she spent her childhood thinking his grandmother was a witch. And she definitely can’t ignore the connection between his arrival and the Woman in White’s return.
Then Amelia learns that the Woman in White is a prisoner, trapped between the worlds of the living and the dead. Devastated by the idea that her brother could be suffering a similar fate, Amelia decides to do whatever it takes to help the Woman in White find peace--and Charlie agrees to help her.
But when Amelia’s classmates start to drown in the Susquehanna River, one right after another, rumors swirl as people begin to connect the timing of Charlie’s arrival with the unexplained deaths. As Charlie and Amelia uncover the dark history of Asylum, they realize they may have unleashed an unspeakable evil. One they have to stop before everything they love is destroyed.
Oh man, this book is good. Crazy, mind-blowingly good.
I knew from page one that I was going to like A Magic Dark and Bright. It had that tense atmosphere that just makes a gothic novel. The combination of suspense, mystery, and contemporary magic hooked me right away. Parts of the book had me on edge, parts had me desperate for answers, and the romance that built between Amelia and Charlie added the perfect amount of light to balance it all.
I loved the characters, fell for them instantly. I hated the villain (and, trying not to spoil anything, it is SO obvious who the sketchy bad guy is.) I even liked one of the parentals, which never happens in this genre for me. A Magic Dark and Bright has everything I love: a string of unexplained murders; a lush setting; a creepy old house rife with secrets; interwoven history; and romance to die for.
This book is Beautiful Creatures meets Anna Dressed In Blood meets something you've never read before. A perfect gothic mystery. Highly recommend.
Characters ★★★★☆
Setting/world building ★★★★☆
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