A review by zagfros
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White by Amélie Wen Zhao

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lan and Zen's conflict on how to achieve their shared goal continues on and both povs are gripping. I couldn't choose a favourite, both are enthralling and the switches also provided a breather at times as both main characters faced rather difficult obstacles! Also despite the distance between our two main characters we still find their stories intertwined, with information gained by one character providing more context on the others situation.

The new locations in this book are vividly described and the difference in setting such as the desert really helped expand upon the world from the 1st book. New characters introduced are kept to a minimum but are all standouts.

A very bittersweet ending but it was masterfully done and helped bring closure to this amazing duology and all loose ends were tied up.

Thanks to Netgalley & HarperCollins for the arc.