Amber & Dusk

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By Lyra Selene

Publisher Description

In a magical world where the sun never sets, a gifted girl dreams to be in the royal court but once inside, she may not be prepared for the drama.

Sylvie has always known she deserves more. Out in the permanent twilight of the Dusklands, her guardians called her power to create illusions a curse. But Sylvie knows it gives her a place in Coeur d’Or, the palais of the Amber Empress and her highborn legacies. So Sylvie sets off toward the Amber City, a glittering jewel under a sun that never sets, to take what is hers.

But her hope for a better life is quickly dimmed. The empress invites her in only as part of a wicked wager among her powerful courtiers. Sylvie must assume a new name, Mirage, and begin to navigate secretive social circles and deadly games of intrigue in order to claim her spot. Soon it becomes apparent that nothing is as it appears and no one, including her cruel yet captivating sponsor, Sunder, will answer her questions. As Mirage strives to seize what should be her rightful place, she’ll have to consider whether it is worth the price she must pay . . .

Lyra Selene weaves a lush and thrilling story of sacrifice, secrets, and star-crossed love set in a Parisian-inspired world where the sun never sets in this remarkable YA fantasy debut.

Praise for Amber & Dusk

“A shimmering tapestry of language, woven through with soaring beauty and subtle menace.” —Sara Holland, New York Times–bestselling author of the Everless series

“Full of riotous color, fantastical locations, and surprising plot twists.” —School Library Journal

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341 Reviews

3.0

shelovesastory

Created about 2 hours ago

Minor characters stand out Morally ambiguous Atmospheric Descriptive Flowery/lush Takes getting used to

Lyndsi McKay

Created about 1 month ago

Hanna

Created about 2 months ago

“✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧Amber & Dusk✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ If you enjoyed Shadow and Bone then you should definitely read this book, it's very similar in some ways. __________________________________ Things I liked: ⪼------➢ The fmc is not portrayed as a 'good' person nor does she act like wants to be one. She's arrogant, she's selfish and she's entitled, but it's sort of refreshing? Mainly because I feel like it's usually insited that fmcs who act like her are saints and the definition of goodness when they're clearly not. “You’re ambitious. You’re arrogant. Perhaps even a little cruel. Whatever gave you the idea that you were owed so much, when you offer so little?” ⪼------➢ The fmc and mmc have banter which honestly, is not bad at all lol, they had a bit of an enemies to lovers moment which I wasn't expecting and didn't fall for each other by the second meeting so that's definitely a win!! I don't know if I would call them enemies to lovers though for certain reasons but it was still thoroughly entertaining. “Ah!” He snapped his fingers. His voice grew taut. “How strange, now being yesterday. Are Dusklanders unfamiliar with the concept of time? Or are you just as stupid as you look?” Flames zinged out toward my fingertips, raising the hairs along my arms. My eyes cut up to his. “Sinking to my level, Lord Sunder? You insult my looks and intelligence so bluntly that no one would claim you are adept in the art of dealing pain.” I dragged an insolent gaze around the lavish chambers. “Although subtlety hardly seems to be your forte.” ⪼------➢ The descriptive writing was exquisitelyy gorgeous, you can't help but be utterly memerised by how everything is described. ‘Satins rippling with sky-lit colors: vermilion and magenta feathering toward a sapphire twilight. mechanical eagle, twice as big as my head, with articulated wings and ambric eyes as red as the sun. Feral-eyed vendors selling bottled curses and stoppered wealth, mirrored kisses and scented secrets. Clear ponds full of giant lotus flowers, their silky-soft petals pale as the mythic Moon. Jewels and colored glass. Laughing children.’ ⪼------➢ I just love the whole palace atmosphere. The elegance, the finery, the balls and sophistication but also the politics in play, the way you don't quite know who to trust, the way everyone is always busy playing their own games and keeping up appearances, the art of playing your hand and playing it well. All that is just mwahhhh, love it so much. ⪼------➢ That ending, the way she showed the THING was soooo cool and different, I loved the end scene ughhh. (Also I loved the whole fake names, fake identity thing) __________________________________ Things I didn't like: ⪼------➢ The fmc KEPT on biting her lip and it was driving me insaneee. I counted it happening at least 6-7 times but don't worry guys, she alluded to the fact that she did it a lot more than that 😭 I'm genuinely concerned about if there was anything left after she was done with it, I won't be surprised if she needs a replacement soon sigh. Also she was pretty whiny but I didn't mind it so much because I felt that it just added to her overall character, to that person who's just here for their own selfish needs and purposes and that she's not a hero here to save them. ⪼------➢ Her emotions were all so... exaggerated, everything was felt so intensely that I just found myself wondering how she functions when every single thing is like: 'I gritted my teeth so hard I thought my jaw might crack.' Or 'my ears still hummed, and my fingers itched, and my heart thrummed uneven in my chest.' (I think the words 'hummed' and 'thrummed' were used about 50 times themselves) Or 'A word that shuddered through my bones with a familiarity I couldn’t name.' Or- you get my point ⪼------➢ The romance became boring after they starting acknowledging their feelings for each other, I'm sorry but I hateee it. Where's all that attitude that was there before? Where's the tension or just... any banter at all? No one wants staring into each other's eyes and catching your breath hoping they don't notice the flush blooming on your cheeks, we want drama and sarcasm and attitude and f u n. This also just makes it really predictable for the rest of the story. ⪼------➢ The worldbuilding was slightly lazy, it felt as if words were just substituted with others to give it that 'fantasy' feeling but it honestly just feels a little confusing as it isn't explained and so you have to keep figuring out for yourself what everything means by swapping out the words for yourself. 'Three Nocturnes ago', hmm, probably 'Three nights ago', etc. ⪼------➢ In some ways, the plot was a littleee predictable, especially with the grand plot twist and everything, it was kind of obvious from the beginning and when they reveal it you're just like, no wayyyy, totally didn't see that comingggg. All in all I really enjoyed it and was so surprised to hear that it was a debut because in that case, it's even better than I expected. I'm genuinely looking forward to reading the second book (I mayy have peeked at the blurb) and I just hope that it's as interesting as the first one.”

nixx

Created 2 months ago

Alex

Created 2 months ago

About Lyra Selene

Lyra Selene was born under a full moon and has never quite managed to wipe the moonlight out of her eyes. When she isn't dreaming up fantastical cities and brooding landscapes, Lyra enjoys hiking, rainstorms, autumn, and pretending she's any good at painting. She lives in New England with her husband, in an antique farmhouse that's probably not haunted. Amber & Dusk was her debut novel.