The Cruel Dark
Bea Northwick
Millicent Foxboro is haunted. Not by ghosts but by the anguish of her past and the uncertainty of her future. After all, even in the progressive year of 1928, most people would balk at hiring a woman who’d spent two months in a mental ward for traumatic amnesia. So when an uncommon assistantship to a reclusive Professor of mythology falls into her lap with an ungodly salary attached, her desperation for stability overrides her cautious nature. To Millie’s dismay, the widowed Professor Callum Hughes and his estate, Willowfield, are more than she bargained for. The once magnificent home, known for its sprawling gardens and dazzling parties, is falling to pieces after the death of the professor’s fragile wife. What’s more, the staff has been reduced to the only three people not frightened away by rumors of ghosts, leaving the halls empty and languishing in bitter memories. The professor himself is a grim, intense man with unclear expectations, unpredictable moods, and hungry eyes that ignite Millie’s own dormant passions. The closer she finds herself drawn to Professor Hughes and his strange world of flowers and folklore, the more the house closes in, threatening to reveal her secrets. But the professor is keeping secrets of his own and the most dangerous of all is hers to discover.
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0 0Love is madness as well as reading this book blindly. I had no idea what will happen (you actually wont until more than halfway through this book). It's a short read and a good book if you're into mystery, thrillers, and dark romances. ALSO bonus for you if you are knowledgeable and/or interested in celtic myth. This is one of the books from my journey to stuff my TBR with dark romances. I feel like pointers are best for this review: • The book was so descriptive that I didn't think i'll be missing anything significant. The author's writing describes everything the characters see, do, and think in details. In other words, you will be reading a lot of long paragraphs that describes a small action or thought and less dialogues. I found this off putting but I decided to forego because it's literally 255 pages on the Kindle. It's so short that I feel like i'm going to miss out (I def would bcs this was so good at the end). • I was initially preparing to describe this as a "Barbie Princess Charm School" retelling in dark romance mode. Boy was I wrong. 😆 • I thought the tension was so short, it made me want less about the romance. I believe I only stuck around for the mystery and thriller. There are ghosts so maybe reading this at 2AM wasn't my brightest idea. • You will be played by this book. Or not, I got scared halfway so I wasn't able to nitpick where the story will go😭 Love discovering underrated books like this! Going to read the companion novella now.
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