The romance element was great between Tessa and Wes. We question why the King is struggling to fight the ‘sickness’ and who is behind the planning of rebellious actions. We see royal trading politics and struggle for power.

We’re introduced to a series of characters that play pivotal parts in keeping Tessa and Wes’ secrets, as well as supporting them through potentially fatal suspicion. A good spiral!Īs rebellion breaks, Tessa and Wes are caught in a pull and tug of needing to keep up appearances yet doing what they believe is right. Wes is not who he seems and throws the plot, politics and romantics into a spiral.

What Tessa finds is not to be expected and from here we are honestly kept on our toes at the end of every chapter. She wants a chance to make change and maybe just a piece of revenge. Wes goes on the run alone that night and he doesn’t return.īundled with despair, shock and anger with the loss of Wes, Tessa sneaked into the Royal Palace to seek out the King. She expresses to Wes that it’s time to lead a rebellion and take action regardless of the life-threatening danger. One night, Tessa is riled with anger and determination to make change. Her and her smuggling partner, Weston Lark, make late night ‘runs’ to deliver the elixir but their actions are considered treason in the eyes of Kandala’s royal sector. The elixir is made from Moonflower petal and it’s becoming extremely hard to find. Tessa is an apothecary and has adapted her late fathers elixir to make it go further and help heal more people. Tessa and Wes live in the Wilds, or supposedly 😉. Tessa and Weston have seen the illness first-hand and have become determined to help those who slip through the cracks and cannot afford medicine. The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster and life-threatening illness. I was lucky enough to read a pre-release of this new book through work. I am officially a hard-core fan and will be reading any fantasy books she creates. If you are familiar to my reading tastes and blog, you will already know that I devoured Brigid’s trilogy ‘A Curse so Dark and Lonely’ not that long ago. ✅ The beginning of a new series (which I will become addicted too!)ĭefy the Night is a brand new novel from Brigid Kemmerer.

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