Unravel the Dusk
Ratings30
Average rating3.5
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Ratings30
Average rating3.5
From the New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes comes a fantasy filled with courtly intrigue, deceitful demons, and breathtaking gowns ... the stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to Spin the Dawn! Maia Tamarin's journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. Edan, the boy she loves, is gone--perhaps forever--and no sooner does she set foot in the Autumn Palace than she is forced to don the dress of the sun and assume the place of the emperor's bride-to-be to keep the peace. When the emperor's rivals learn of her deception, there is hell to pay, but the war raging around Maia is nothing compared to the battle within. Ever since she was touched by the demon Bandur, she has been changing . . . glancing in the mirror to see her own eyes glowing red; losing control of her magic, her body, her mind. It's only a matter of time before Maia loses herself completely, and in the meantime she will stop at nothing to find Edan, protect her family, and bring lasting peace to her country.
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2 primary booksThe Blood of Stars is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Elizabeth Lim.
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The only reason this gets 2 stars and not 1 is because the first book was actually good.
This book barely survived the DNF shelf.
—Spoilers galore with lots of rant—
Pros:
- The cover is pretty?!
- That's it.
Cons:
- Ok so ending was crap. She avoided becoming a full demon because her dead family had pleaded her case with Amana who gave her a choice. WTF?!
- Also I'm pissed with the storytelling level being so low. Book 1 - Edan would forever turn into a hawk problem was there, book 2 - Maia will forever turn into a demon problem.
- Oh my god, so much useless stuff just to fill pages. Sarnai was boring. Never explained why the dresses hurt her.
- The whole concept of ghosts was weird.
- Her dead family came back to help her fight the demon
I really loved this duology. The story is based on Chinese mythology and is sort of a play on Mulan except with Tailoring! I loved the main character Maia, and the love interest Edan was so lovable and witty, even though he starts off being the big scary enchanter working for the king. These books were a fun ride!
I really enjoyed following Maia's story after the events of “Spin the Dawn”. However, I didn't feel like this book was as good as the first one, I don't know why, but there was something missing.
I did enjoy it a lot and I would recommend it to my friends and followers, it's a great book.
In theorie had ik hiervan moeten houden, maar niks trok mij echt aan. Het ganse verhaal volgde de standaard formules en stijlfiguren. Mij ontbrak alle emotionele verbintenis, ondanks de schijnbaar hoge inzet. Maya's constante repetitieve innerlijke monologen werkten ook een beetje op mijn zenuwen.
Al met al gewoon oké. Veel meer heb ik hier niet over te zeggen. Ik ben blij dat ik het gelezen heb, maar dat is het.
Ah, maar ik vond de kleine glimp die we kregen van de volgende duologie met “Six Crimson Cranes” wel tof en ik blijf zeker nog geïnteresseerd om die te lezen, ondanks mijn ietwat lauwe gevoelens bij deze.
