A Wish Too Dark and Kind by M.L. Blackbird is an eerie, eccentric, and captivating murder mystery.
The story centers around an enigmatic man who invites 8 immortals to solve an elaborate puzzle at his party. However, somewhere along the way, a ritual sacrifice unfolds, and we as the reader are looking through investigative documents to find out how that crime took place.
I have to say, this book was a mixed bag for me. There are some engrossing, awe-inducing passages and I adored the alchemy-based magic system.
However, I find the structure and organization (or lack thereof) of this book to be extremely confusing. There are abrupt scene breaks, and the story jumps from disjointed documents back to the ongoing third-person narrative sometimes multiple times mid-chapter, which felt incredibly disruptive and jarring to the flow of the story for me.
All in all, A Wish Too Dark and Kind is an imaginative but convoluted tale.
Thank you, NetGalley and Little Blackbird LLC, for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Book Details:
Publication Date : November 1, 2021
Publisher : Little Blackbird LLC
IBSN : 1737019213
Pages : 384
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