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Breaking the Dark: A Jessica Jones Marvel Crime Novel
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– Unabridged
In her most imaginative novel yet, number one New York Times best-selling author Lisa Jewell (None of This Is True) launches the Marvel Crime series of thriller books for adults with an original story starring the private detective Jessica Jones.
Meet Jessica Jones: retired superhero, private investigator, loner. She tried her best to be a shiny spandex crimefighter, but that life only led to unspeakable trauma. Now she avoids that world altogether and works on surviving day-to-day in Hell’s Kitchen, New York.
The morning a distraught mother comes into her office, Jessica would prefer to nurse her hangover and try to forget last night’s poor choices. But something about Amber Randall’s story strikes a chord with her. Amber is adamant that something happened to her teenage twins while they were visiting their father in the UK. The twins don’t act like themselves, and they now have flawless skin, have lost their distinctive tics and habits, and keep talking about a girl named Belle. Amber insists her children have been replaced by something horrible, something “perfect”.
Traveling to a small village in the British countryside, Jessica meets the mysterious Belle, who lives a curiously isolated life in an old farmhouse with a strange woman who claims to be her guardian. Can this unworldly teenager really be responsible for the Randall twins’ new personas? Why does the strange little village of Barton Wallop seem to harbor dark energies and mysteries in its tight-knit community?
A mother’s intuition is never wrong. And Jessica knows that nothing in life is perfect—not these kids, not her on-again, off-again relationship with Luke Cage, and certainly not Jessica herself. But even as she tries to buy into the idea that better days are ahead, Jessica Jones has seen all too clearly that behind every promise of perfection trails a dark, dangerous shadow.
Breaking the Dark, the first book in the brand-new Marvel Crime series, introduces fans to a grittier, street-level side of the Marvel Universe, and will continue with original novels featuring fan-favorite characters like Luke Cage, written by S.A. Cosby, and Daredevil, written by Alex Segura.
- Listening Length10 hours and 21 minutes
- Audible release dateJuly 2, 2024
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB0CZBSN9WD
- VersionUnabridged
- Program TypeAudiobook
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Product details
Listening Length | 10 hours and 21 minutes |
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Author | Lisa Jewell |
Narrator | Helen Laser |
Whispersync for Voice | Ready |
Audible.com Release Date | July 02, 2024 |
Publisher | Audible Studios |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B0CZBSN9WD |
Narration accent | American English |
Best Sellers Rank | #778 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #2 in Superhero Fantasy #2 in International Mystery & Crime (Audible Books & Originals) #5 in International Mystery & Crime (Books) |
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The greatest achievement of Jewell's writing, besides the compelling story, is the in-depth characterization of Jessica Jones. She has been a favorite of mine for a while, and seeing her brought to life with such enthusiasm was incredible. It is always nice to see internal worlds of characters like this and I think the way that Jewell wrote Jessica Jones added to the complexities of the character while still remaining true to what I already knew about her.
Where I think this novel falls a bit is the crime itself, because while it is an interesting take on beauty standards, I think that the characters involved could have been given more time to shine. They each felt a bit confined to their own boxes and without as much complexity as I prefer, and the crime committed, while horrifying in its own way, feels a bit too far out of left field. I think leaning into some of the inklings of horror more could have done a great service to the story.
That being said, I think that the use of multiple timelines and small hints throughout the novel worked well enough to make it a fun and easy read. I still had a fantastic time with it and am looking forward to more books like this in the future
Meet Jessica Jones: Retired super hero, private investigator, loner. She tried her best to be a shiny spandex crimefighter, but that life only led to unspeakable trauma. Now she avoids that world altogether and works on surviving day-to-day in Hell’s Kitchen, New York.
The morning a distraught mother comes into her office, Jessica would prefer to nurse her hangover and try to forget last night’s poor choices. But something about Amber Randall’s story strikes a chord with her. Amber is adamant that something happened to her teenage twins while they were visiting their father in the UK. The twins don’t act like themselves, and they now have flawless skin, have lost their distinctive tics and habits, and keep talking about a girl named Belle. Amber insists her children have been replaced by something horrible, something “perfect.”
Traveling to a small village in the British countryside, Jessica meets the mysterious Belle, who lives a curiously isolated life in an old farmhouse with a strange woman who claims to be her guardian. Can this unworldly teenager really be responsible for the Randall twins’ new personas? Why does the strange little village of Barton Wallop seem to harbor dark energies and mysteries in its tight-knit community?
A mother’s intuition is never wrong. And Jessica knows that nothing in life is perfect—not these kids, not her on-again, off-again relationship with Luke Cage, and certainly not Jessica herself. But even as she tries to buy into the idea that better days are ahead, Jessica Jones has seen all too clearly that behind every promise of perfection trails a dark, dangerous shadow.
Breaking the Dark, the first book in the brand-new Marvel Crime series, introduces fans to a grittier, street-level side of the Marvel Universe, and will continue with original novels featuring fan-favorite characters like Luke Cage, written by S.A. Cosby, and Daredevil, written by Alex Segura.
My Thoughts:
As we dive into this new series, Breaking the Dark leads us along treacherous pathways to discover the secrets and truths behind the characters who are part of a weird energy that is very dangerous.
I enjoyed Jessica, who alternates a narrative with one of the dark characters, but I couldn’t wait to move beyond those characters.
Have you ever read a book with alternating narrators and couldn’t stand one of them? That was the case in this story.
I kept reading, because I wanted to find out what happened, but this book only earned 3.5 stars for me.
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A female superhero, Jessica, who is going through depression and self doubt is now a private investigator. She is hired by the mother of twins who have returned from the summer with their father changed. Their skin is flawless, they respond to every thing is “Perfect”. The investigation takes Jessica, in many directions.
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