More Brigid Kemmerer? Yeah I'm cool with that.

FRIENDS TO ENEMIES TO LOVERS. That's a pretty good reason to read this. (👍 ͡❛ ᴗ ͡❛)👍

this book was equal parts refreshing and boring to me.after mildly trashing this book, i was more than thrilled to give this new fantasy series a try (because second chance and all that). although it had started off great, it ended up being one of the dullest read of the month for me. ehh um anyways i hope the next one will be better?? 😴

Here is my Spotify Book Playlist! “I think that very few people truly deserve what they get, Tessa.” He pauses, and for the briefest moment, sadness flickers through his eyes. “For good or for bad.” ~ Rating- 3.5 stars ~Note- 22/9/21- After some thinking I am lowering my rating from 5 stars to 3.5 stars. I still really enjoyed the book but I didn't completely consider its flaws, which is why I am lowering it. I think I was a bit too biased while rating it the first time. Sorry.This rev...

A THOUSAND PERCENT YESSSS 😍I haven’t been reading fantasy books lately so this was my jump back into the genre and MANNNN, it didn’t disappoint!This is a story told through two POVS—Tessa and Corrick’s.AND YKNOW WHAT—I didn’t expect to tear up?! But I got so attached to them and there are chapters here that really TRY YOUR HEART 😭It’s a story that’s easy to follow along. You won’t get bogged down by the world building. I have such an attachment to not just Tessa and Corrick, but to Harristan and...

sigh.....this whole book for me was empty head, no thoughts, not even good vibes. watch my recent reads video here for my full thoughts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myv3U...2 STARSTwitter | Bookstagram | Youtube |

With all these Robin Hood comparisons, I couldn’t NOT pick it up 😂

ughhh. i am obsessed with this. but after how BKs cursebreakers series turned out, i dont quite trust her and im going to be beyond upset if she ends up ruining this series, too. but i want to try to remain optimistic for right now. because this is such a great first book and i love how some of the content felt more mature than what i am used to with BKs writing. it suits the characters ages and the overall situation that is filled with death and illness, political mistrust and desperation. in t...

This story had a great Robin Hood vibe, a complex political environment, and almost non-stop action. With a bit of a Beauty and the Beast concept, minus any special powers or magic. I know it sounds very promising. The book started quite well, especially with the twist at the beginning. Then, about a third of the way through, the storyline started getting tedious. To be honest, I still don't have any doubts about the author's writing skills. I really liked her style of writing here, as in her pr...

Imagine a kingdom plunged into chaos by a strange fever that has reached epidemic proportions. The only cure is a tea made from the petals of the moonflower. In this retelling of the legend of the heroic Prince of Thieves,(aka, Robin of Sherwood Forest), Tessa Cade is dispensing elixirs made from contraband moonflower petals to the less fortunate inhabitants of her village in the Wildes sector of Kandala. Tessa's father, a master Apothecary, taught her everything he knew before he and his wife

4.5⭐️Now how the hell am I supposed to wait till September?I love how the synopsis barely gives anything away so I’ll try to do the same. The kingdom of Kandala is suffering from sickness and the only cure is not enough for everyone. It’s usually a certain class of people that can usually afford it, and this makes Tessa really mad. She and her best friend Wes steal some and give it to those who need it, something that her parents also did. After some events, she finds herself in the palace. Ther...

This book is a beautiful edition that came in my Fairyloot box. It has purple stained edges and a purple ribbon. I might show it later. Anywayyyyyy, I’m going to leave this at a 4. I’m on the edge because her last trilogy I was moving until the last book. I mean I gave it a three star which isn’t bad, but I traded those Fairyloot editions in to. the used bookstore and I’m hoping this isn’t going to happen with this trilogy 🤨Fingers crossed! Mel 🐶🖤🐺🐾

This is promising, action packed, engrossing, thrilling brand new series from one of my favorite authors who can write both brilliant and addictive romance and fantasy novels! I have to admit I loved this new installment more than A curse so dark and lonely trilogy the author recently published. If you ask me why? I can honestly say I’m all time favorite fan of Robin Hood and his remarkable philosophy: stealing from the rich to give to the poor. So I always enjoy to read any new version story i...

3.5*—————————I'm in big trouble if I've started adding books that come out in 2021.

Nobody is more surprised at how much I enjoyed this than me. I’ve read the first book in Brigid Kemmerer’s Cursebreakers trilogy, A Curse So Dark and Lonely, and I did…….not love it. So when Madison suggested Defy the Night for our Fantasy Frenemies book club I wasn’t sure I would be into it, but I’m so happy to have been proven wrong!A deadly illness has been ravaging the kingdom of Kandala for years, the single cure being rare Moonflower petals that grow in only a handful of locations. After t...

No blurb, no cover, no problem. YA Fantasy and Brigid Kemmerer is apparently all I need ?

So good!

Actual rating: 3.5 (rounded down—and maybe subject to change?)Many thanks to Bloomsbury Children’s Books and NetGalley for providing me this ARC, in exchange for an honest review.First thing’s first: this was a very quick read for a 500 page book! I was surprised at how fast I got through it. It’s one of those rare books that keeps you reading long into the night, and well past the time you said “Just one more chapter.”The big plot twist you can see coming from a mile away. I had a thought—for a...

This was absolutely magnificent! I really did not like Brigid Kemmerer's Cursebreaker series, but I still had high hopes for this new book because of all the great reviews I've been seeing, and it did not disappoint!✅ THE PREMISE FELT VERY relevant to the state of the world with the current pandemic, but still had a fantastical flare that allowed it to feel fictional and not too similar to the current COVID crisis.✅ THE ENTIRE CONFLICT and everyone's motives were completely explained and realist...

4.5 starsWhen you reaaaaalllllyyyy want the person you like to make a move and then you realize they probably won't because:1. They're not a royal in disguise2. You aren't in the midst of a kingdom-wide rebellion3. You aren't extremely wounded by rebellious officers trying to take out the monarchy and they probably aren't extremely wounded either*please read this book now because this was so good*Full RTC