Girls of Dark Divine, E. V. Woods
Girls of Dark Divine, E. V. Woods
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Girls of Dark Divine

Author: E. V. Woods

Narrator: Polly Edsell

Unabridged: 12 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/05/2025


Synopsis

A group of hauntingly beautiful girls have been bound together by a cruel curse—and one of them will go to any lengths to save them from their violent dance. Phantom of the Opera meets Black Swan in this breathtakingly gorgeous gothic fantasy about love and control that will never let you go.

In the legendary ballet theatre of New Kora, the girls onstage enchant the audience each night with their grace and divine beauty. Before Emberlyn was the star of the show, it was her dream to become one of them . . . until she learned the price of their living nightmare.

A magical curse binds the girls to the show's mastermind, Malcolm, whose invisible strings wield their limbs as if they are marionettes . . . and the commands don’t stop when the curtain comes down. Each dancer is destined to turn to dust once the curse consumes her.

When the troupe is invited to perform in the glitzy city of Parlizia, Emberlyn knows this could be her best chance to save them all. She meets an elusive boy made of shadows who has a magical connection to the girls. Together, they work to unravel the haunting truth about their creation and fight for their survival. But the cost of freedom might be too high, and as Emberlyn dances closer to the edge of darkness, she realizes she might break the curse . . . or break her own heart forever.

About The Author

E. V. Woods is the debut author of Girls of Dark Divine. She has been writing for almost as long as she can remember. She wrote her first short story when she was six and her first full length novel at fifteen, and since then, she simply hasn’t stopped. She adores all things fantastical and loves to write tales threaded with darkness and magic, curses and hope.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 02, 2025

This book blew me away! I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book, and it's not a genre I was very familiar with however, I'm so glad I got to read it. Woods' starts strong with a hook of death, mystery and magic right from the first page. The pacing throughout the first act was fantastic, l......more

Goodreads review by Kayleigh {K-Books} on August 16, 2025

Girls of Dark Divine Review on K-Books Girls of Dark Divine on Instagram Girls of Dark Divine Review on TikTok “I’m prepared to die tomorrow if that’s what is needed of me, to stop this monster. To stop him from hurting anyone else, ever again.” Wow! There are no other words that immediately come to......more

Goodreads review by TwistedSerpiente_reads on August 20, 2025

I was so excited and shocked to be approved this ARC from Usborne Publishing, NetGalley & E.V. Woods in exchange for an honest review. Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ( I'd actually give this book 6stars! ) (Potential Spoilers) I think it's very important to note that although this is a YA book, you should check the......more

Goodreads review by Cyd’s Books on July 17, 2025

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for approving me to read this book, I’m rating it 4.0 stars. This book is so intriguing and fair amount darker than I expected. The unique magic woven into the story to create a tale of sacrifice and feminine rage is very well done. I love how dance is incorpo......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on April 20, 2025

Having been crowned as the lead Marionette brings more horror than honor to Emerblyn as she buries her sister, taken too soon by the rot of a curse that haunts all in their trope. Being bound to their Puppet Master and forced to perform to perfection she and her sisters travel to a new theatre where......more


Quotes

"A lush, gothic YA fantasy that wrestles with themes of sisterhood, love, freedom, and control." —Paste

"As dark and twisted as it is tender and beautiful." ―Sarah Underwood, New York Times bestselling author of Lies We Sing to the Sea

"A dark and haunting gothic gem of a book. Woods directs an unforgettable cast of characters through a tale as perilous as it is hopeful. With a setting so rich you can smell the very dust beneath the stage, this book will enchant readers until the final curtain falls." —Elle Tesch, author of What Wakes the Bells

"Woods’ story appropriately reads like a compelling operatic performance, evoking The Phantom of the Opera in its eerie but beautiful atmosphere and containing strong emotions, a tragic love story, and a thrilling, fiery climax as the girls fight on stage to escape their abuser and regain free will." —Booklist

"The plot maintains suspense and builds to a climactic finale, with a thoroughly evil villain who raises the stakes at every turn. A dark fantasy for fans of The Phantom of the Opera and Erin A. Craig’s House of Salt and Sorrows." —School Library Journal