With less medicine and more death (be it from the plague or the guards from the kingdom), those citizens couldn’t help but look for a way to save their own lives. The leaders of the kingdom were quick to overlook the populations further from the city’s center. The rebels were not without cause and while their methods were brutal, it wasn’t always difficult to see how they may have justified their actions. It made it very easy to relate to everything the kingdom was facing. It’s a little eerie how similar the plague ravaging Kandala was to COVID-19. With infighting amongst the leaders and whispers of rebellion from the greater population, Harristan and Corrick must find a way to unite the kingdom. A young king and his brother are facing the prospect of revolution unless they can find a cure. After reading Defy the Night, I can understand the hype.ĭefy the Night is the first in a new series (loosely based on Robin Hood) featuring a fantasy land being ravaged by plague.

I’ve heard almost nothing but good things about the Cursebreakers series and Defy the Night has been garnering quite a bit of praise as well. my thoughts:īrigid Kemmerer has been making a name for herself in the young adult fantasy genre for years now. But what she finds upon her arrival makes her wonder if it's even possible to fix Kandala without destroying it first. Every night, she and her best friend Wes risk their lives to steal Moonflower petals and distribute the elixir to those who need it most-but it's still not enough.Īs rumors spread that the cure no longer works and sparks of rebellion begin to flare, a particularly cruel act from the King's Justice makes Tessa desperate enough to try the impossible: sneaking into the palace. Out in the Wilds, apothecary apprentice Tessa Cade is tired of seeing her neighbors die, their suffering ignored by the unyielding royals. The brothers have learned to react mercilessly to any sign of rebellion-it's the only way to maintain order when the sickness can strike anywhere, and the only known cure, an elixir made from delicate Moonflower petals, is severely limited. King Harristan was thrust into power after his parents' shocking assassination, leaving the younger Prince Corrick to take on the brutal role of the King's Justice.

Rifts between sectors have only worsened since a sickness began ravaging the land, and within the Royal Palace, the king holds a tenuous peace with a ruthless hand. The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster. Published by Bloomsbury and Fairyloot on September 14, 2021Ī fantasy series about a kingdom divided by corruption, the prince desperately holding it together, and the girl who will risk everything to bring it crashing down.

Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1) by Brigid Kemmerer

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