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~The Cure of Darkness

Reviewer: BloodyTurtle

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The Cure of Darkness

By @ABeautifulBlessing

Seventeen-year-old Sanity Darnell is a princess and the soon-to-be Queen of Lospaira. In an act of kidnapping, Sanity finds herself taken to the most hostile lands in Ezul. The Nefarious Island.
Zayetrian, a trained assassin who lacks sympathy and kills for greed, is hired to find the princess. But when the island she is on begins to take him down memory lane, back to a past he has forgotten, the cost of this job may turn out to be more than he expected.
What will happen when these two opposites meet? When the good, weak-willed girl comes face to face with the handsome man with many dark secrets.

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Cover/Blurb/Title

Cover • The image is nice. It fits the story. However, I can't read any of the dialogue. I recommend you make it larger and with something to make it bolder. Maybe an outline around the words.

Blurb • The blurb is nice. It fits the story without giving away too, too much. I didn't find any errors.

Title • The title is nice. I've ranted in other reviews how one word titles and "the (insert)" aren't good, and this isn't one of those titles. It fits the story well, and it's a creative name.

Descriptions
I found that the actions and characters were very well described. However, I had trouble with the surroundings. Some bits and pieces were mentioned, but it was hard to visualize a coherent image. But other than that, the descriptions were nice.

Characters
I found that the side characters introduced had very good and clear personalities. I didn't feel like the mc's characteristics were as strong, but that might just be because, compared to the strong personalities around her, her's are more... like a normal person. The descriptions of the characters were well done. Now, one thing that might be harsh of me. I really disliked Sanity's name. It's a word, and I dislike word names. Maybe use the Latin, or other languages, form of the word. But I wouldn't use the English version if I were you. It's just not something you'd expect someone to name their child unless the word was a nickname. But it isn't in this case.

Plot/General Writing
The overall writing was good. It wasn't too fast or slow paced, and the rhythm was nice. The plot itself is pretty interesting. But I didn't get into the flesh of it, as it's only just begun. I can tell that it seems like a good idea, though it is a little cliche by having a character disliked by the main who's ominous and ends up falling in love. But that's just my opinion. I didn't actually get very far, as I said, and what's described in the blurb hasn't really happened greatly yet. Also, I found the media elements in this a little odd. For instance, the song you used for one of the chapters. It seems irrelevant and just put because you like it. And the use of cast for the characters kind of takes the fun of imagining it ourselves, as it's hard to dismiss the photos of what you, the author, has pictured.

Grammar
I was shocked to find the grammar was good. I saw around five-ish mistakes per chapter, but nothing too major. I don't have really anything to say here.

Reader Engagement
I found myself engaged relatively well. I wished to read on due to the characters. I found that certain events in the chapters raised curiosity, so that's good.

Overall
It's a nice story. I'm sure it'll get good as more chapters are published. I recommend this to anyone looking for a fantasy that I'm assuming leads to romance.

4.5 stars out of 5

Good luck, lollipop!