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Defy the Night

By: Brigid Kemmerer
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland, Lexie McDougall
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Publisher's summary

Bloomsbury presents Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer, read by Christopher Ragland and Lexie McDougall.

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.

From New York Times best-selling author Brigid Kemmerer comes a brand-new blockbuster fantasy series about a corrupt kingdom, a star-crossed romance and a girl who will do anything for justice.

©2021 Brigid Kemmerer (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Critic reviews

"Defy the Night is a twisty, edge-of-your-seat fantasy that has it all - outlaws, court intrigue, rebellions and romance. Addicting from page one!" (Jennifer L. Armentrout, number one New York Times best-selling author)

"A captivating combination of thrilling adventure, swoon-worthy romance and royal intrigue, Defy the Night is everything I crave in a fantasy romance." (Stephanie Garber, number one New York Times best-selling author of the Caraval series)

"Brigid Kemmerer has woven her compelling heroine into a kinetic tale of the tension between duty, love and trust" (Cassandra Clare, number one New York Times best-selling author of The Last Hours)

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This book is everything absolutely I want in a young adult novel.

“Mind your mettle, Tessa.”

I was hooked from the first page and struggled to put this book down. It was fast paced yet descriptive and I found this book very entertaining.

The characters in this book were very enjoyable, not only did the main characters have individual personalities so did the side characters. You often find that side characters are flat and just there to fill a void in a novel, however, this was not the case in Defy the Night. I found that every character had a purpose.

Tessa is the main protagonist who is a strong female lead but finds herself in moral dilemmas, it was enlightening to view her internal conflicts, it made her feel real. The dual POV of Tessa and Prince Corrick was very enjoyable, it is not a format I typically read but I found it very entertaining.

The world building was very strong, and I had no issues in understanding the kingdom of Kandala. Bridget’s’ writing was so descriptive; I was able to visualise all parts of the novel and had no trouble following the story.

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