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Lightlark (The Lightlark Saga Book 1)

Book by Alex Aster

DETAILS

Publisher : Harry N. Abrams (August 23, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 416 pages ISBN-10 : 1419760866 ISBN-13 : 978-1419760860 Reading age : 13 years and up Grade level : 8 and up Item Weight : 1.95 pounds , An instant #1 National Bestselle r—so on to be a major motion picture. #BookTok phenomenon and award-winning author Alex Aster delivers readers a masterfully written, utterly gripping YA fantasy novel Welcome to the Centennial. Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons—a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm’s curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die. Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling—a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial. To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray…even as love complicates everything. Filled with secrets, deception, romance, and twists worthy of the darkest thrillers, Lightlark is a must-read for fans of legendary fantasy writers Marie Lu, Marissa Meyer, and Leigh Bardugo. Read more

REVIEW

First off, I am a sucker for a nicely embossed book beneath the book sleeve lol As for the contents of the book itself, I finished this book in 4 days!!! 400 or so pages lol I absolutely LOVED the book! I couldn’t put it down! It had a lot less romance than I expected but the parts that did really drew me in & it gave me an opportunity to get really invested in the Centennial and all of the different alliances and enemies and secrets being revealed throughout the game! Alex Aster emulated love, lust, fear, pain, and betrayal so vividly I felt every word as if I was living it myself! She didn’t skimp on the good stuff for the sake of romance which I liked! And it kept me looking forward to the reappearance of the love interest lol The book’s ending was so unexpected but, as much as I was hoping for a different outcome, I actually didn’t dislike the outcome at all and found that I actually agreed with it even though it wasn’t what I expected and I felt extremely satisfied with how the story wrapped up!!! I felt happy for Isla but heartbroken for other characters. It was a strange conflict of emotions but left lots of opportunities for new developments in the following book that already seem like they will be amazing story lines to follow this one!!! Lots of opportunities for revenge, love, maybe even more unexpected twists in the plot! I found myself dreaming of what could follow the story last night after finishing the book, so if that says anything about my feelings on it, it’s a positive message! It left me wanting more without leaving me frustrated and unsatisfied without another book to read immediately like so many authors rely on. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and am actually about to start it from the beginning to reread it knowing what happens at the end to see how my perspective on it changes lol I’m just not ready to leave the story for a new book series yet and I genuinely feel like it will leave me with a completely different perspective on the story!!! As for the drama surrounding the author, I am extremely tired of living in a culture where people are judging books based on the author’s history. Her upbringing, her business history, her family supposedly being well-off, etc has absolutely nothing to do with her ability as a writer! People need to stop leaving negative reviews of books they have not read to ruin authors that they think had a better opportunity than they do. The book is GOOD! Enjoy it for what it is and leave the author’s privileges or lack thereof out of it! I didn’t know any of this drama was happening before reading the book and frankly I am glad because I was able to enjoy the story without the internet interjecting it’s unnecessary and, in my opinion, petty and incorrect opinions on the book I have come to love so much!!! I can’t wait for the second book to be released! And I hope no one here misses out on this story because of a few petty reviewers on Goodreads that are taking opinions from tiktok and running with them. Give the book a try and see for yourself that it is a well-written and captivating story that will leave you looking forward to future releases! 😊

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