Darkwood, by M. E. BreenYoung Adult, 2009
When dark falls on Howland, it's instant and smothering, and you had better be behind closed doors. At night the kinderstalk prowl, and no one is safe outside. But when Annie hears a horrible plan her uncle has in mind for her, she escapes to the woods and the kinderstalk. But everything isn't as she's been taught, and plots swirl around her threatening the land, the king, and those she loves.
Not quite what I expected, I was intrigued until about half way through the book when things started to get...weird and go downhill. I liked the sisters that help her, but for the most part thought the characters weren't very well written. The beginning, however, is excellent, making this a bit of an anomaly.
Graded a C+.
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