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One Dark Window
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One Dark Window Paperback - 2022

by Rachel Gillig

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This seller has earned a 4.27 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
4.27 / 5 (562544 total reviews)

Reactions to Rachel Gillig’s dark, gothic fantasy were sharply divided. Many readers lauded the eerie atmosphere and the Providence Card magic system—especially its tangible costs—along with found-family dynamics and slow-burn tension. Others criticized thin or inconsistent worldbuilding, distracting naming choices, and riddling, repetitive prose. The romance split opinion: swoonworthy for some, chemistry-free or awkward for others, with overall low spice. Pacing and clarity drew complaints of a confusing, drip-fed opening and predictable twists, though the cliffhanger left many eager for the sequel. Overall, strong vibes; execution felt YA-leaning and polarizing.

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atmosphericgothic vibesinventive magicYA-leaningromance-litepolarizinguneven worldbuildingpredictable twistsslow startcliffhanger

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THE FANTASY BOOKTOK SENSATION!

For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom--but the monster in her head isn't the only threat lurking.

Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home--she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King's own nephew, Captain of the Destriers...and guilty of high treason.

He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards--the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

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  • Title One Dark Window
  • Author Rachel Gillig
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Orbit
  • Publication date 2022-09-27
  • ISBN 9780316312486 / 0316312487
  • Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.24 x 5.57 x 1.13 in (20.93 x 14.15 x 2.87 cm)
  • Category Fiction - Fantasy
  • Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Quests (Expeditions)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2022940802
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.6

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  • Booklist, 09/01/2022, Page 45
  • Library Journal, 08/01/2022, Page 76
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/04/2022, Page 0

About the author

Rachel Gillig was born and raised on the California coast. She is a writer, with a BA in literary theory and criticism from UC Davis. If she is not ensconced in blankets dreaming up her next novel, Rachel is in her garden or walking with her husband, son, and their poodle, Wally.
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