#breaking the dark

[agentem]

Marvel nerds: is the Jessica Jones "crime novel" by Lisa Jewell any good?

I used to read Marvel novelizations. I met Black Widow for the first time in a Wolverine book (because I was more of an X-Men girlie as a kid).

But I was let down by the Black Widow novels and haven't gotten one since.

I see from the synopsis that she is "on-again, off-again" with Luke Cage (boo) so that means no Danielle. I'd read anything with Danielle. But how much Luke Cage are we talking?

ETA: no wait, I lie. I read the Gamora and Nebula book. Because sisters are important.

[geekcavepodcast]

Jessica Jones Kicks Off New Series of Adult Crime Novels from Hyperion Avenue and Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics has announced a new Marvel Crime fiction series for adults from Hyperion Avenue, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. The first novel in the series is Breaking the Dark: A Jessica Jones Marvel Crime Novel from Lisa Jewell. Later novels in the Marvel Crime series will include characters Luke Cage, written by S.A. Cosby, and Daredevil, written by Alex Segura.

Having one been a spandex-wearing crimefighter, Jessica Jones now works as a private investigator in Hell's Kitchen, New York, with an off-again, on-again relationship with Luke Cage. One day, distraught mother Amber Randall's barges into Jessica's office with an unusual story.

"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 Amber insists her children have been replaced by something horrible, something 'perfect.'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?" (Marvel Comics)

Breaking the Dark: A Jessica Jones Marvel Crime Novel goes on sale on July 2, 2024.

(Image via Marvel Comics - Cover of Breaking the Dark: A Jessica Jones Marvel Crime Novel)

[griefpersevering]

just finished reading the new jessica jones novel and let me tell you. i could write a whole series of novels about the defenders coming to england JUST to repeat the experience of them discovering tescos

[thecosmiccircus]

Book Review: 'Breaking the Dark' by Lisa Jewell a Marvel Crime Novel

Jessica Jones is sinking fast. Wallowing in pity and self-doubt, she’s turned from a hero to a drunk who can’t even keep up with basic hygiene. But then she gets a wake-up call and a new case, and that starts to turn her around. A mother of twin teenagers shares a strange story with Jessica. Her kids spent the summer in England with their father and when they came back, something was off. They…

[quirkycatsfatstacks]

Review: Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell

Series: Marvel Crime #1Author: Lisa JewellPublisher: Hyperion AvenueReleased: July 2, 2024Received: OwnFind it on Goodreads | More Thrillers | Marvel Book Summary: Jessica Jones has had many names over the years. These days, she prefers to be known as a private investigator. It pays the bills – enough to keep herself distracted from her past. Jessica’s latest case is something else entirely.…

[eastgaysian]

[chaosatthebookclub]

update on breaking the dark: 4 stars, i probably would have given it more had it been an entirely new series instead of being shoehorned into the story of an existing character. plot was interesting, and i read it in two sittings. the pregnancy subplot was cliche, but i have to admit it was well-written. overall, i recommend you read this but don’t rush to

[mylifeinfiction]

Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell

"Perfection isn't a goal. Perfection is a scam."

Above all else, Lisa Jewell's Breaking the Dark is a freshly angled indictment of the hive-mind mentality of social media and the never ending onslaught of 'peers' and 'influencers' berating our impressionable youth for not being perfect. It's an ominous, all-too-late warning of the constant grooming this generation faces, bullying them into believing they're no more than another pathetic peon who needs this product or that service in order to give their lives anything even remotely resembling value or happiness in this exceedingly bleak, ultimately make-believe reality only visible through the screen of their phones.

However, as a case for Jessica Jones. . . I don't know. Jessica Jones has always felt like one of those characters that are so inherently rooted to a place, that it really just feels way too awkward having her so completely detached from it for a large chunk of this book. And then pairing in Jewell's pacing—which has zero sense of urgency until the very last second—and this book ultimately feels like a standalone piece into which an only moderately well-known Marvel superhero has been injected. But there is some solid procedural work, throughout, and Jewell does a fairly solid job at finding Jessica's voice, so that kept me (somewhat) invested, at least.

"Break through the dark. Find the light."

5.5/10

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.

[the-worlds-between-pages]

Breaking The Dark: A Jessica Jones Novel by: Lisa Jewel

Published by: Hyperion Avenue Publication Date: July 2 2024 I received this eARC in exchange for an honest review. Big thank you to NetGalley and Hyperion for access to this eARC. Onto the review. Trigger warning: mentions of alcohol and pregnancy, grooming. Proceed softly with yourself. Alright, something y’all don’t know about me. I love comics. Have since I was a little kid. Collected…

[egophiliac]

2025 is the year of the DRAGON SLIPPERS

[learnelle]

An appreciation post for all the coffees & teas I’ve lovingly consumed this year. There is something so healing about taking a small moment to enjoy a warm drink, especially when it feels like a hug in a mug. ☕️🤍

[griefpersevering]

i just bought the new jessica jones breaking the dark novel and someone please tell me why i thought lisa jewell was a marvel themed penname and not a very well-established crime author

[peacefulandcozy]

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[wanders-in-wonderland]

Imagine he’s got you in the meanest mating press, his thick cock spearing you open against the bed and it’s so good you’re seeing stars. But suddenly he stops and just leaves his cock inside of you, splitting you open, not thrusting and not moving, just buried deep inside, holding you nice and open for him. And he decides to focus on your clit, maybe with a vibrator or maybe with his fingers, just rubbing and playing with your swollen clit. It’s making you whine and buck your hips against his weight but he’s so much bigger and so much stronger there’s no way to stop him. He tells you to be a good girl and take it because he just wants to feel your pretty pussy pulse around his cock, he wants to feel your walls fluttering around him, your cunt milking his cock so perfectly in response to the overwhelming stimulation on your clit. And he’s so mean about it, one hand working your clit and the other braced against the bed so he can lean into you and keep you pinned down. He’s pushing you closer and closer to a mindbreaking orgasm as he whispers in your ear. “Such a good girl for me, come on, milk my cock with that pretty pussy, that’s it, feel good for me, I want to feel that cunt clenching around me, there’s you go.” And finally, your body breaks into a toe-curling orgasm, trembling, writhing, crying for him and the unrelenting pleasure he’s forcing out of you. You look at him through teary eyes, expecting him to go back to fucking you but all you see is the sadistic gleam in his eyes that tells you this is far from over. “Come on baby,” his voice is so mean as his fingers don’t stop working your clit, “One isn’t enough, give me more, let me feel that pretty pussy pulse around me again, that’s it, keep making those needy sounds for me, you can take it, I want your pussy to cum over and over again to milk all the cum out of my cock. We’re not stopping until I’m satisfied.” You’re sobbing now, trying to push him off, trying to make him stop the assault of pleasure. Begging, crying, gasping out pleas that he’s ignoring because he wants to use you to feel good, he wants to use you like a fuck doll, meant for nothing more than to milk his cock like a toy with no regard for how you feel. His fingers pull another orgasm from your body, the feeling lighting your every nerve and forcing your pussy to milk him just the way he likes. But it’s not enough for him, it won’t ever be enough for him, and so he keeps going. He pulls one orgasm after another out from your helpless body just so he can use you to make himself feel good. It has nothing to do with your pleasure because he’s exceeded that several times over now but it has everything to do with using you like a sex toy to get himself off. You have no idea how many times he’s forced your body to cum for him when he finally groans above you as his hips jerk into you, pumping his cum deep inside of your still-spasming walls. And maybe he’ll leave his cock inside of you even after, keeping you plugged up and nice and full with his cum while you fall asleep in his arms, with his gentle kisses on your forehead and soft strokes of your hair.

Note: This made me feral ugh please someone do this to me.

[akanemnon]

What is this tension?

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(Chara's dialoge being a different shade of red is NOT a plot thing. It's just supposed to make it easier to read)

[churchofthemimic]

darkness before the dawn