**Disclaimer: I was given a free e-book of the below in exchange for an honest review as part of a tour hosted by Xpresso Tours via NetGalley.**
I’d like to begin by thanking Xpresso Tours and Swoon Reads for choosing me to be a part of this tour. This series has been on my TBR for a while and I’m so glad I was finally able to read it.
Giveaway One Print Copy of Defy the Sun
Ends March 19, 2020
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Title Defy the Sun (The Offering Series #2)
Author Jessika Fleck
Release Date March 10, 2020
Publisher Swoon Reads
Description from Amazon
Civil war has come to the island of Bellona. Veda Adeline believes in the Night. She’s joined the underground revolutionaries, led by Dorian Winters, and they’re determined to overthrow the ruling Imperi and find justice for her people.
Nico Denali, Veda’s childhood friend and maybe-something-more, is one of those ruling Imperi, and he’s just been named heir to the most powerful man above ground.
As the war intensifies, Veda and Nico are leveraged against each other: Veda is above as a hostage of the Imperi and Nico is below, taken by the Night. There’s no way Dorian is letting such a valuable hostage go.
The island will burn unless Veda and Nico can come together to rip everything apart. But Nico and Dorian will never trust each other, and Veda’s heart might be the biggest casualty.
Initial Thoughts
Beware the Night had such an epic (cliffhanger-filled) ending – I literally started Defy the Sun immediately. Needless to say, I was really excited to read this book.
Some Things I Liked
- No magic. I know, what am I saying? I love magic in books. However, I absolutely loved that this was a story that didn’t have any magic. Normally, no magic = sci-fi but, that wasn’t the case at all here and I can’t praise it any more highly. I thought the political plots were the stars here.
- Dystopian vibes without being sci-fi. I loved that this book had a non-specified time frame. I didn’t overthink it and I didn’t dwell on it. I loved that the society felt dystopian, but there weren’t unexplainable elements (like the technology featured in The Hunger Games).
- Two-book series. I loved that this was a duology. Two books perfectly captured this story and it’s been a while since I read a good duology.
One Thing I Wasn’t Crazy About
- That love triangle. I know, I know, I said that was my core issue with Beware the Night, but I just feel so bad for all of them. Poor Veda is torn, and poor Dorian and Nico both think they’re going to get the girl. *Spoiler Alert*, only one of them gets the girl. I just felt so bad for the disappointed party in this love triangle, it broke my heart.
Series Value
Swoon Reads and Jessika Fleck, please give me a spin-off / sequel / novella (whatever you want) about that character I mentioned above! I’d love to revisit this setting and see how this society is doing.
Final Thoughts
I really enjoyed this duology and particularly, this book. My only issue was the resolution of the love triangle, but other than that, this was a solid four-star read for me.
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Recommendations for Further Reading
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – if you liked the revolutionary vibes as well as the concept of “the offering” in Beware the Night, definitely check out The Hunger Games trilogy.
- Frostblood by Elly Blake – if you liked the love triangle as well as the idea of a persecuted group of people that leads to the main character smack in the middle of a revolution, try this trilogy by Elly Blake.
- Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan – if you liked the mysterious, revolution vibes as well as the day / night duology, check out this series. The sequel, Ruthless Gods, is coming out in April.
Links
Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44223279-defy-the-sun
Amazon: https://books2read.com/u/bP97RA?store=amazon
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/defy-the-sun-jessika-fleck/1130769132#/
iBooks: https://books.apple.com/ca/book/defy-the-sun/id1464523413?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/defy-the-sun
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=roSMDwAAQBAJ
Author Links
https://www.jessikafleck.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15452326.Jessika_Fleck
https://www.facebook.com/JessikaFleck/
https://twitter.com/jessikafleck
Books Over Everything 
This sounds like a really fun and well written series! Great review, Monica!
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Thank you! I really enjoyed this series!
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