It’s the vernal equinox and the full moon. Mona Lisa has called down the moon to bask with her people when darkness descends and takes her to NetherHell, a cursed realm on the other side of Hell. Mona Lisa will have to survive in this cruel world and make terrible choices that could change her forever if she is to ever escape.

I love the Monere and I think that this is probably the best book since the first. I liked the other books in the series but Mona Lisa Darkening was supremely excellent. The other books focused on a variety of characters but the main focus of this story truly was on Mona Lisa and how having the darkness inside her from absorbing Mona Lousia and becoming Halcyon’s mate have affected her. She is no longer the sweet and innocent woman we met in Mona Lisa Awakening. She has grown far beyond that. Along the way a bit of her innocence and idealism has been lost and in this novel she is forced to accept that you can never go back to what you were before. Sunny has a way with words that allows the reader to feel as if they are witnessing the events first hand. It takes a great deal of talent for that to happen: a talent that Sunny has in abundance. Vivid descriptions, strong world building, and a grasp of what it takes to make a story breathe all combine to make Mona Lisa Darkening a book that I’m happy to recommend.

Reviewed by: Hayley