Defy the Night
Ratings29
Average rating4.1
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Ratings29
Average rating4.1
_______________ 'A kinetic tale of the tension between duty, love and trust' - Cassandra Clare 'Defy the Night is everything I crave in a fantasy romance' - Stephanie Garber 'Addicting from page one!' - Jennifer L. Armentrout _______________ The first book in the thrilling Defy the Night series: a blockbuster fantasy saga about a corrupt kingdom, a star-crossed romance and a girl who will do anything for justice. _______________ A spark of rebellion is all it takes to DEFY THE NIGHT. In a kingdom where sickness stalks the streets and only the richest can afford a cure, King Harristan and his brother Prince Corrick are forced to rule with an iron fist. Tessa Cade is a masked outlaw marked for death, but she likes it that way. Together with the mysterious, handsome Weston, she robs from the rich to help the poor, distributing food and medicine to those who need it most. As it becomes clear that the only way to save her people is to assassinate the King, Tessa must face a deadly mission that will take her to the dark heart of the kingdom ... and force her to work with the very people she intended to destroy. For more fantasy romance, don't miss Brigid Kemmerer's New York Times bestselling Cursebreaker series.
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3 primary booksDefy the Night is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Brigid Kemmerer.
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“He looks like revolution. He looks like compassion. Blue eyes and gentle hands and quick feet and a core of strength and steel”
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We are introduced to Tessa and Wes, Robinhood figures, stealing medicine from the rich to give to the poor, but trouble comes when there are sparks of revolution and they have to pick a side; side with the dangerous rebels or the royals trying to uphold the law. Kemmerer has given us characters to love and hate, and maybe a bit of both, and woven a tale that keeps us on the edge of our seats. A delight to read, and highly recommendable!
Another solid read from Kemmerer, who is becoming one of my favourite ya writers. Bonus points for not having a cliffhanger ending while still leaving me wanting more of these characters.
This was a really nice book, but it was quite predictable for me, that's why I can't give it 5 stars and I will only give it 4. The revelations and plot twists did not surprise me because I had already figured them out, so...
I'm excited to read the next one and see where the story goes!
I wanted to love this book, I really do. But, like, I was so bored by everything. There was so much wasted potential. The worldbuilding could have been so much stronger. It shouldn't have been first person POV. Everything about this book was just fine.
