Honestly, I did not see several of the turns coming at all and I was pleasantly surprised each time. Then again, this only proves to me how much I was touched by this band of characters.Īs I already mentioned, the storyline is adventurous and will keep you guessing until the very end. I read that many people understood her, but honestly, she’s just plain mean. I think I haven’t hated a character as much as I did her since watching Game of Thrones (yes, Joffrey, I’m talking about you).

While I could sometimes slap her for her stupid decisions, I could really identify with many of her thought processes. Kamzin feels very real and her talents that set her apart are described realistically (as opposed to what happens in so many other YA fantasy novels). I truly appreciate the way the characters all come to life in this novel. He was totally different from what I (and Kamzin, by the way) had expected a Royal Explorer to be. I’m not sure, but something about River made me swoon as of his first appearance. What follows is an adventurous tale filled with magic, friendship, blossoming romance, and the cruelest betrayal. But Kamzin’s older sister Lusha has plans of her own and sets off with a rival explorer. On a mission for the Emperor to retrieve a magical talisman, he hires Kamzin to join him on his expedition. Enter River, the greatest explorer ever known. Stuck in a remote village, she knows chances are slim that her remarkable climbing and navigation skills will ever be noticed by the Emperor. Meet Kamzin, a young woman with the impossible dream to become a royal explorer. But the two are playing with magic that is more dangerous than they know, and there is another, more powerful enemy waiting for them both in the shadows.Even the Darkest Stars Series Overview Book 1: Even the Darkest Stars Even the Darkest StarsĮven the Darkest Stars takes us on a journey along steep mountains trails, through small, snowy villages, and cities bursting with magic. Now on opposite sides of the conflict, the sisters will do whatever it takes to save the other.

And, with Dani lost to the dragons, Eden turns to the mysterious and alluring sorcerers to help save her sister. Until Dani comes face-to-face with one and forges a rare and magical bond.Īs she gets to know Nox, she realizes that everything she thought she knew about dragons is wrong. Yet they both agree on one thing: it's kill or be killed where dragons are concerned. For Dani, dragon slaying takes a back seat to normal high school life, while Eden prioritizes training above everything else. Two sisters raised to be fierce dragon slayers end up on opposing sides of an impending war when one forms an unlikely, magical bond with a dragon, in this exciting, fresh contemporary young adult fantasy.ĭani and Eden Rivera were both born to kill dragons, but the sisters couldn't be more different.

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