Book Review: Dark Companion by Marta Acosta + Giveaway

This book sounds awesome. I guess I’d have to say when Edward reveals that he’s a vampire in Twilight. It’s a pretty dark secret, even if they don’t drink humans. He did once anyway.

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When Stefan Salvatore admits to Elena that he’s a vampire it’s a pretty dark secret. Also when Bonnie admits that she’s a witch. At least on the TV show it seemed like dark secrets. I haven’t read teh books yet.

When Christian from Wrecked by Anna Davies reveals that he’s the one who rescued Miranda and that he’s really a mermaid. It’s not very dark but she doesn’t take it well.

When Daniel reviles to Luce in Fallen that he is a fallen angel. I just love that series and was sad to see it end. Not that dark, but does change her life forever.

Most times, it never seems like the person with the secret is actually revealing it. The other person has ideas before that. Still, I would go with Alden from Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey. He has all the secrets, secrets Lenzi is pretty desperate to know.

When Tobias reveals to Tris who he is in Divergent. It’s not necessarily a “dark” secret, though his past sort of is. He was troubled, and he shared it with Tris.

In The Hollow when Caspian tells Abbey that he’s not actually alive. He’s only a shade. She’s so shocked by it that she comes to believe she’s insane

When Abel (Storyteller) admits to Ana that he killed all that people is a pretty dark secret.

In You Against Me when Ellie tells Mikey what she really saw that night at the party.

I’d have to say in the original Jane Eyre when she finds out about his wife.

Twilight with edward

I’d say Daemon in Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout, when he tells/ she figures out about him being an alien.

Thanks for the review and giveaway! I loved the ending to Across the Universe by Beth Revis. Apparently she based the entire idea of the book around the lie that is uncovered at the end, which is pretty astounding for the characters and their relationships…

I would say in Girl in the Steel Corset when Finley finds out that her father was experimenting with Organites that made him a monster while with her mother.

My favorite dark secret revealed would have to be when Jeb reveals that he’s Max’s father in Maximum Ride. He’s been working with scientist to capture her and her friends to experiment on them even more. Before that he cared for the kids like his own. But then he goes back the School to help capture Max and her friends so they can study them even more and do more harmful things to their bodies. Max was shocked obviously when she found out this man was her father. Father’s are supposed to care for you and love you not turn you into their experiment.

Dark secret. When Gemma finds out that Kartik is supposed to kill her. That is pretty dark, I mean the man you love is supposed to kill you, does it get darker then that? In The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray.

The deepest darkest secret hm…I would have to say when (SPOILER!) Nate reveals in Cassandra Clare’s ‘Clockwork Angel’ that he is ‘evil’ as one may say and I seriously went “OH MY JES–!” and threw the book across my bed >.< That was a HUGE SHOCKER to me and a DARK Secret!

I’m gonna go with vampire reveals, i.e. Edward from Twilight and Stefan from The Vampire Diaries. Those are the 2 that I can think of off the top of my head.

In Insurgent when Tris finds out that her brother betrayed her… I was shocked!

I’d have to go with the dark secrets in Across The Universe/A Million Suns. **SPOILER** I mean they are on a ship that isn’t even moving, circling the planet and no one told anyone?! I don’t think it gets any more dark then that!

Great review! I received this ARC and I really loved the story and the Gothic feel to it! Though it does take some getting used to!

Rachel @ Books to Consider

My favorite example of a hidden secret in a literary work, umm, that’s a tough one. If choosing from the classics, I would have to say Mr. Rochester’s secret in Jane Eyre, I remember the first time I read the book and thought: “Oh my! I really didn’t see that one coming!” In a contemporary work I would like to say that i really liked the way Gene and Ashley from Fakuda’s The Hunt found out they were humans. Now in that dystopian world, that’s a really dark secret to have.

I would have to say in Clockwork Prince, when Will discovers the truth behind his curse, then later tells Tessa of it.

When Nora in Hush, Hush finds out the truth about who killed her father.

When Nora finds out who really killed her father in Hush, Hush

Ok I couldn’t think of anything but then I saw a book on my shelf and BAM! I go it. In Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson Jules the main character finds out her half- sister killed 3 kids at her school and has been wanting to kill Jules…for a while. Also that her sister killed Jules father! It was so shocking and such a dark, evil, and twisted secret.

My favorite is in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when Snape reveals to Harry that he was really on Dumbledore’s side the whole time and that he had always been in love with Harry’s mother. He made everyone believe he is evil for over a year and making people distrust him for years before that, but on his deathbed he reveals his deepest, darkest secret: he really was a good man, after all.

Although it wasn’t a secret directly told i believe that when rose found out that dimitrri had been turned strigoi was really big since it basicallymade the rest of the books of the vampire academy series because they were mostly about rose saving dimitri and there love for each other

I’m not quite sure if this fits, but I was recently rereading Dracula and I love how slowly Jonathon realizes that the Count isn’t human and is rather a monster of sorts.

Well it’s a poem. The tell tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe. I love how he decides to kill the old man because of his eye, and comes up with an insane idea. How what he did haunts him, and he confesses to the police.

the one that really made me shock when i read about Snape true identity. when he reveals to Harry that all those years he was ‘protecting’ Harry and always in Prof. Doumbledore’s side. not an enemy at all

Jacob revealing he’s a werewolf in New Moon.

I’m gonna have to say when Angel told Buffy he’s a vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer : ) or in a book, I guess I would have to also say Snape in Harry Potter. I never expected him to be a good guy, ever! Big surprise for me!

Revealing a dark secret- the review mentions the book Jane Eyre- and I’ll never forget the first time I read it and discovered the hidden crazy wife in the attic! MAJOR SHOCK!

This sounds super AMAZING! I need something new to read and this looks like something right up my alley! xD

When Beloved’s Sethe reveals that she killed her baby daughter and why. Awful, but memorable.

When Adrian reveals to Sydney that he loves her after she breaks up with Brayden in The Golden Lily

In Anna Dressed in Blood where Anna revels her past and how she was killed by her mother. It’s a dark sinister tale between mother and daughter.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when Snape gave Harry his memory. Snape revealed that he was good all along.

This look cool! I would say that Born Wicked when Cate Cahill tell her forbidden (which I sadly forgot Y.Y) love the she is a witch and that deep down she love him over anything else