Nightbane
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The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster’s instant #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and internationally bestselling novel, Lightlark Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark’s seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven’t ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla’s midst who don’t believe her ascent to power was earned. As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart. Alex Aster’s intricate world expands after the riveting culmination of the Centennial games, delving more deeply into Isla’s memories of her past, as her future hurtles toward two possible fates.
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2 primary books#2 in Lightlark
Lightlark is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Alex Aster. 1 book is still to be released. The next book is scheduled for release on .
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This book was waaaaaaayyyyyy better than the first one! I was really taken in with the story and couldn't wait to find out what happened between Grim and Isla and I was not disappointed. Can't wait for the third one!
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I don't like love V's because i find them annoying. That is what this book is about & it was surprising to have it focus so much on romance when they are supposed to be preparing for battle.
Isla, once again, annoyed me. I think she annoyed me more in this book than the 1st. She just kept ignoring advise/warnings because she wanted to & or was goaded into it. Overall not a fan of her still.
Ending was not horrible but those last couple sentences were not it for me for the ending. Kinda abrupt way to end the book. Poor characters were just left there.
The... interesting/unique/unusual choice of words used for the more mature parts of the book had me dying of laughter.
In all honestly, I love Enya's character more than Isla. I'm 45/55 for continuing the series, but my friend really wants me to continue so we can talk about it (no, they don't like the main character either, but they want to just get to the end since we are 2 books in).
