This book was received as an ARC from Macmillan-Tor/Forge in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

It was interesting reading this book due its modern times content picking the character of Robin, a you-tube celebrity that is really exposing a dark secret of the witches and she is a witch hunter with a motive for seeking revenge for her mother's death. She is on the quest for making it all possible until a Red Lord interferes and Robin's world is turned upside down with something she least expects. I was intrigued from beginning to end but there were parts that were a little bot confusing and for this genre, our readers enjoy the grasping effect which includes understanding for each of the books they read and I know our teen book club will scratch their heads and have a lot of questions.

We will consider adding this book to our Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Loved it!
Normally in YA fantasy fiction, the girls are the magical ones - women with powers. Not so in Burn The Dark - our girl is the hunter of evil witches, evil that killed her mother and gave her the burning desire to stamp out the evil she sees.
Malus is witty and tough with terrible brittle edges - she hides her pain under a thick layer of don't-care attitude but you still feel the grief she buries deep inside. The magic system is complex and well imagined, and whilst it took me a few chapters to get into (I wanted the witches to be cool!) by the end I was like BRING ME THE NEXT ONE! I MUST READ IT!
So... Come on, S. A. Hunt, release book two so I can carry on reading!
Recommended for fans of YA fantasy fiction.

Burn The Dark was an okay read for me.
Sometimes, this book read like a storyboard for a movie - which was great, in a way - but for me, it would work better as a movie.
And on the screen it would be awesome!

So while the story was entertaining, I struggled with some passages. Still, it was a good book and fits the recommendation for Buffy fans.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this eARC!

I thank Netgalley and the publisher for this book, received in exchange of an honest review.

Robin Martine is not the usual girl. She's an orphan, she can use swords and knives, she runs a Youtube channel, she travels around America recording her adventure in...witch killing. Robin is a witch hunter and the witches are not like Sabrina Spellman or any kind witches seen on television. They are cruel, they are known to siphon life to them through spells and sacrifices and they are immortal. They killed Robin's mother, Annie, blaming her violent father.
After being instituzionalized, because Robin spoke the truth about the witches and doctors made her believe she was crazy, filling her with medications and shock therapies, she's rescued by a family friend, Heinrich. He reveals her the truth about witches and starts training her. Haunted by a green eyed monster, for years, Robin fights against supposed hallucinations and spells, while trying to do her job.
The story is built with flashbacks and memories and starts when Robin comes back to Blackfield, in her old city. For Robin, coming back home means reconnecting with Joel, his old best friend and to know Kenway,with whom Robin right away get along, dragging both of her friends in her caotic and dangerous life and revenge. Her path crossed Wayne's and his father, who they just moved in her old house. While she's keen on getting her revenge on the Coven that killed her mother, Robin starts to understand she may have been underestimated the situation.

I really liked this book. Robin is a great main character, funny, determined, stubborn and keen on discovering the truth about her family, her mother, the creature that haunts her. She wants to kill the coven that murdered her mother, the dangerous Lazenbury. Joel is a fantastic and ironic best friend and I love her relationship with him and how she found someone in him and Kenway to rely on. Kenway is another amazing character. He's a veteran, he went through hell and back and, like Robin, he's full of memories and scars.
I loved how Robin's plot crossed with Wayne's, the new kid. I like Wayne, a lot. The author did a fantastic job writing his character. Wayne lost his mother to cancer, his father went through a bad moment, drinking and, deciding to move from Chicago to a little city meant for him changing his whole life, school and friends, while still grieving for his mother. He's a strong character, friendly, smart and I liked reading about he having new friends. He was forced to grow up faster when his father started to drink.
I found really sweet his habit to put her mother's wedding ring near his eye and see through it. I love how important that ring became in the book., too.
Leon, his father, a teacher, found himself involved in witches, monsters and spell, involving witch hunting, magic rings and creature from other dimensions. I liked reading about Robin's mentor and savior, too, Heinrich, even though he's less present in the book and I hope to read more about him in the sequel, because he seemed an interesting character.

The book is captivating, full of twists and revelations and it kept me hooked until the end. It was amazing reading the multiple POVs, Robin's, Joel's, Wayne's, Marylin's and see through the "villains' " eyes too. I liked reading about witches, their powers and dryads, goddesses and so on. I'm really happy to have read this book and I can't wait to know more about Robin's story.

I felt like this story was very... unique and different. It didn’t disappoint. The characters were well written and the story was easy to get into.

Thanks to netgalley for my copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I’ve never read a story like this. It felt unique and different in a good way.
Robin, the main character, is a tough woman who makes a YouTube channel that chronicles her witch hunts. She’s not the typical heroine she has a mohawk and wears combat boots. She’s edgy, maybe a little boyish, but it didn't take anything away from her femininity. All characters are written in a similar way. They’re deeply layered with complex thoughts. I love that none of the characters fall in typical gender stereotypes. The characters aren’t afraid to be different.
Malus Domestica is a fun read. You'll never knew what will be going to happen next, and never know how the characters would react. It is exciting and fast, but still had nice moments of quiet in which the characters could recuperate or have fun. I really loved nearly every part of this book, it also had a good ending.

3-3.5 stars

This was a fun and crazy ride! On the whole I enjoyed this, although it did feel like the pacing halted a bit towards the middle, but picked up spectacularly from 70% on. If you enjoy a nice blend of high fantasy and dark urban supernatural (I.E. Buffy-esque storyline), give this one a try!