• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Allison Pang’s Website
• List Price: $7.99 US
• Publisher: Pocket (January 25, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439198322
• ISBN-13: 978-1439198322

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Six months ago, Abby Sinclair was struggling to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Now, she has an enchanted iPod, a miniature unicorn living in her underwear drawer, and a magical marketplace to manage. But despite her growing knowledge of the OtherWorld, Abby isn’t at all prepared for Brystion, the dark, mysterious, and as sexy as sin incubus who shows up searching for his sister—and is convinced Abby has the key to the succubus’s whereabouts. Abby has enough problems without having this seductive shape-shifter literally invading her dreams to get information. But when her Faery boss and some of her friends vanish as well, Abby and Brystion must form an uneasy alliance. As Abby is sucked deeper and deeper into this perilous world of faeries, angels, and daemons, she realizes her life is in as much danger as her heart—and there’s no one she can trust to save her.

Abby Sinclair was a dancer and all of that changed when she was in a car accident so tragic she still is plagued with horrific nightmares. Six months later, she is the Touchstone to a powerful member of the Fae & manager of a magical marketplace.

Everything seems to be going well when Brystion (Ion for short) shows up in her store. It seems his sister (a succubus) is missing and she’s not the only one, together they have to figure out who is taking them & where they have them hidden. That all goes to hell in a handbasket when Abby realizes her boss & a few of her friends go missing & she’s falling in love with Ion. Life is never dull for Abby, that is, if she makes it out of this alive.

I have been dying to get my hands on a copy of A Brush of Darkness, since I read the blurb a few months back. I am happy to say, I wasn’t disappointed but in fact surprised at just how good it was! Holy Hello Kitty Underwear & Enchanted IPods!! Any author who can snark, talk bacon products AND have a perverted talking mini unicorn, I automatically adore. I can’t explain to you how much I loved this book without at least a quote or two:

“Forgive me if I’m wrong,” I said, my voice strangled. “I mean, I know I’m an idiot and all, but I’m pretty sure unicorns aren’t supposed to hump people’s ankles.”

Horny unicorn people, how can you not love?!

“This bed is on fire with passionate love….”

I snorted. Leave it to an incubus to sing “Laid.”

Never mind daemon’s who play World of Warcraft, a werewolf bartender & a cast of characters so unique you wish you lived in the area! I loved Abby, she was the perfect character to take this journey with. Everything is still so new to her, it helps the story along pefectly. At first the word use is a little confusing (touchstones, keystones, protectorate) but you get the hang of it pretty fast thankfully!

The world building was fantastic, but be warned A Brush of Darkness goes from snarky UF, horror to erotica all in one book, but that just made me love it all the more! It’s just so original & full of twists & turns, 5 hours later I finished the book! I was horrified to find out book two is a year away! But thankfully you can find Phin the unicorn (or unihorny) on Twitter & try to ignore him talking about his disco stick.

A Brush of Darkness is a brilliant, snark filled Urban Fantasy Debut! I adored it & I proclaim it my favorite new series of 2011.