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The Stars are Dying (Nytefall, #1)

By C.C. Peñaranda
The Stars are Dying (Nytefall, #1) by C.C. Peñaranda digital book - Fable

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"The brightest star needs the darkest night."

In a world abandoned by the celestial guardians and left to suffer a tyrant king’s reign, all Astraea knows is safety in seclusion. With fragmented memories of only five years of her life, she’s determined to discover more about her past, even if that means fleeing the cruel arms that hold her safe from the wicked vampires rumored to roam the land.

But when Astraea stumbles upon the mysterious Nyte, she soon realizes determination alone isn’t enough to guard her heart. He lingers like the darkness that expands between the stars, and soon she discovers her captor’s wicked means of control weren’t based on a lie to keep her under locks after all. In her desperation, Astraea accepts Nyte’s help before she can decide if she might have sold her allegiance to one of the bloodthirsty beings the people of her world fear.

Once their bargain is struck, Astraea’s chance to escape comes in the form of accompanying her best friend Cassia to the King’s Central. There on royal territory it’s the centenary of the Libertatem, a succession of trials hosted by the king in which five human lands compete for a cycle of safety from the vampires seeking blood, claiming souls, and savaging after dark. So when tragedy strikes, Astraea must decide if taking the place of a murdered participant for the safety of her kingdom is a ruse is worth dying for, or if protection—and the answers to her past—really are her strongest desires.

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“A book that begins with some promising world-building, only to be brought down by stale characters, a nonsensical plot, and uninspired “romance.” <br/><br/>I don’t know why I keep trying romantasy when I’ve already been burned so many times. I don’t think there’s an inherent flaw in the genre, but there does seem to be an inherent flaw in all the new romantasy releases that get popular: the romance is Not Good. <br/><br/>From the very first time meeting the love interest, I knew I was going to have to hold out hope for the fantasy elements because the romance was doomed. <br/><br/>Picture this: You’re running through the presumably hotel-sized building (brothel) you live in. You’re not supposed to have left your room, because no one can know you exist according to your captor/abusive boyfriend. You’re attempting to make it back to your room before he knows you’ve left. But you’re in a long hallway and he could turn the corner at any moment. He will punish you. There’s a door nearby that’s marked unoccupied, so you slip inside. You turn around. There’s a man in the room, hidden in the shadows. There’s music playing. What is your first instinct? What do you do? Well, you sexy dance on over to the guy! And would you believe it? He’s hot. <br/><br/>The romance does not get better from there. I couldn’t even count how often “Who did this to you?” is said between the two main characters. <br/><br/>By the 70% mark I was over everything. It felt like the book had reached a good ending point but it just kept going. Everything that happened was just convoluted and dumb. Also did I mention the love interest is named Nyte?? Incredible.<br/><br/>Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan for the ALC.”

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