Breaking the Dark, by Lisa Jewell.

Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Anyone out there in need of a superhero to slay your daily dragons and spy on your kids for you???



Look no further than the inhumanly strong, Jessica Jones!



(Confession: when I was a wee little nipper, I used to abscond with my two older brothers’ Spider-Man Comics. Peter Parker was for sure going to be my future husband – sorry Gwen Stacy! In those days, I could only find female superheroes in the form of Sue Storm, whose force field or invisibility powers would often fizzle out at the most inopportune times – and of course hubby Reed or brother Johnny would have to come to her rescue!)

Before requesting this ARC, I recalled that I had watched a few episodes of the Jessica Jones TV series starring Krysten Ritter, but I never had a chance to read the actual comic book series. That didn’t stop me from being intrigued by this fictionalized, book-bound version of the feisty super hero who could vanquish her opponents and break down walls with her bare hands.

In Breaking the Dark, Jessica Jones is battling her own inner mental and emotional demons when she is hired to find out why a New York upper crust society matron’s children have suddenly changed out of all recognition after spending the summer in England with their father.. Who or what waved a magic wand to clear up their blotchy teenage complexions and make them…. well….. euphorically PERFECT!!!



You won’t get any more details from me for fear of spoilers, but suffice it to say that the modern craze for physical perfection by any means, fair or foul, is under the microscope in this extremely well written, action-packed drama. I enjoyed spending time with all of the characters in this story (minus the baddies, of course!)



I am highly recommending this novelization of the Jessica Jones comic series. I was well and truly riveted! 5 shining stars for a stellar performance by Lisa Jewell! My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.



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