Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars)
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.
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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Community Reviews
It's not bad. Lots of action and stuff.
This one had so many things happening and just back to back to back.
There was no time to breathe.
I think I like the first one better.
This one had so many things happening and just back to back to back.
There was no time to breathe.
I think I like the first one better.
A brilliant sequel to Elizabeth Lim's beautiful fairytale! I was either laughing or crying, but either way I couldn't put it down! <3
When I saw the cover of Spin the Dawn with the comp of Project Runway meets Mulan I knew I had to read it. I was lucky enough to participate in the blog tour last year and I fell in love! (Check out my review HERE)
Maia returns to the kingdom after completing her task of sewing dresses of the sun, moon, and stars only to be forced to wear the dress and pretend to be the emperor’s bride. Follow her in Unravel the Dusk as she tries to stave off the demon threatening to take her over while trying to find Edan. We get to see how the competition effected Maia and her inner turmoil which I felt made the story much more complex. She’s not only trying to find Edan, the man she loves, but save the kingdom and herself at the same time.
This second installment feels almost like a new story with the same characters we fell in love with in the first one. Maia is tougher than she was in the first book and instead of using her magic to create the amazing dresses we saw in book one, she’s using it to help her fight the war she’s been plunged into the middle of.
Book one was fast-paced in competition whereas this one is fast-paced in war. I enjoyed every minute of it! If you’re looking for a unique duology about family, love, and loyalty than you’ll enjoy these books!
https://thecleverreader.wordpress.com/2020/07/07/unravel-the-dusk-review
Maia returns to the kingdom after completing her task of sewing dresses of the sun, moon, and stars only to be forced to wear the dress and pretend to be the emperor’s bride. Follow her in Unravel the Dusk as she tries to stave off the demon threatening to take her over while trying to find Edan. We get to see how the competition effected Maia and her inner turmoil which I felt made the story much more complex. She’s not only trying to find Edan, the man she loves, but save the kingdom and herself at the same time.
This second installment feels almost like a new story with the same characters we fell in love with in the first one. Maia is tougher than she was in the first book and instead of using her magic to create the amazing dresses we saw in book one, she’s using it to help her fight the war she’s been plunged into the middle of.
Book one was fast-paced in competition whereas this one is fast-paced in war. I enjoyed every minute of it! If you’re looking for a unique duology about family, love, and loyalty than you’ll enjoy these books!
https://thecleverreader.wordpress.com/2020/07/07/unravel-the-dusk-review
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