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Lightlark
Lightlark
Lightlark

Lightlark

Lightlark
Lightlark
By:
Alex Aster
  • Spice Scale
  • Number of books

    6 Published

  • KU

    ❌

  • Audiobook

    ✅

  • Series Status

    Incomplete

  • Interconnected

    N/A

  • Overall Rating

    Coming Soon

#BookTok phenomenon and award-winning author Alex Aster delivers readers a masterfully written, utterly gripping YA fantasy novelWelcome 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.

Jamie’s review

Disclaimer - I have only read Lightlark, Nightbane, and Skyshade as of now. These are SO FUN. Definitely more YA/New Adult so there's very little 🌶️ but the plot was plotting. So many great twists I did not see coming! I love a good plot twist!

By the end of Skyshade I was sick of the love triangle between Isla, Grim, and Oro. It's done really well but we OBVIOUSLY want the morally gray shadow daddy to win out over the blonde haired green flag. So let's move on from the tormented heart divided bit. We can only take so much!

I will say I enjoyed Lightlark and Nightbane more, I would rate those a 4/5 stars. Skyshade brought down the series rating to 3.5/5 for me. Hoping Crowntide brings it back up!

Disclaimer - I have only read Lightlark, Nightbane, and Skyshade as of now. These are SO FUN. Definitely more YA/New Adult so there's very little 🌶️ but the plot was plotting. So many great twists I did not see coming! I love a good plot twist!

By the end of Skyshade I was sick of the love triangle between Isla, Grim, and Oro. It's done really well but we OBVIOUSLY want the morally gray shadow daddy to win out over the blonde haired green flag. So let's move on from the tormented heart divided bit. We can only take so much!

I will say I enjoyed Lightlark and Nightbane more, I would rate those a 4/5 stars. Skyshade brought down the series rating to 3.5/5 for me. Hoping Crowntide brings it back up!

Erica’s review

Erica hasn’t read this yet, it’s on her never ending TBR

Books in this series

  • Book 1

    of

    7

    Lightlark
    Lightlark

  • Book 2

    of

    7

    Nightbane
    Nightbane

  • Book 3

    of

    7

    Skyshade
    Skyshade

  • Book 4

    of

    7

    Crowntide
    Crowntide

  • Book 5

    of

    7

    A Shadow in the Ember
    Lightlark Book 5

  • Book 6

    of

    7

    Order

    3.1

    Oro
    Oro

  • Book 7

    of

    7

    Order

    3.2

    Grim
    Grim

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