Destroy the Day (Defy the Night, 3)

In the thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Defy the Night series, Brigid Kemmerer crafts heartrending twists and devastating turns that will keep readers breathless to the very end.

Left for dead, but desperate to survive . . . they have one last chance to save their kingdom.

Prince Corrick is out of options. Held captive by the vicious Oren Crane, he's desperate to reunite with Tessa, but will need to ally with the rebel leader Lochlan, who until now wished him dead. An unlikely but deadly pair, Corrick and Lochlan must plot their next moves carefully. . .

An island away, Tessa Cade is heartbroken and angry. Grieving Corrick, and unsure how to find a way back to Kandala, she doesn't know who to trust. Until Rian--the man she trusts least--makes an offer: aid in a plot to finally oust Oren Crane and see what the future holds. . .

Meanwhile in Kandala, Harristan is dethroned and on the run. He's struggling to unite the rebels in his fractured kingdom, but he finds support--and maybe more--in unexpected places.

Can Harristan be the king his people need? Can Corrick and Tessa find their way back to each other? As outside threats loom and the fires of revolution burn from within, time is running out to save their kingdom.

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560 pages

Average rating: 8.6

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Anonymous
Nov 18, 2024
10/10 stars
One of the best series finales I have ever read. Every plot point was wrapped up beautifully and the story was extremely well written. Very pleasantly surprised by this book.
BookishMish
May 30, 2024
6/10 stars
An end of an era! This was the third book to wrap up a the ‘Defy the Night’ trilogy. This is a Young Adult Fantasy series set in a world that has been ravaged by a sickness. We follow the usual POVs; Tessa, Corrick, and Harristan. I feel like we got way more Harristan in this book than the other two, and I was HERE FOR IT.

There were a lot more characters in this book than the other two, and I had a hard time keeping everyone straight. But that might be a me problem. This entire book could have been from King Harristan’s POV and I would have been quite pleased with that.

Harristan + Quint, 4eva.

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