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A review by carissacaitlin
Lightlark by Alex Aster
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I’ve heard great things about Lightlark before deciding to read it & IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT !!! I love the storyline & how it unfolded — revealing even greater secrets, betrayals and love triangles as soon as you think you know everything that’s happening.
I love the premise of this storyline — it’s not outrightly fantasy like Vampires and Werewolves; which can be quite smutty. This was just the right touch, about wielding power drawn from nature!
People compare this to Hunger Games most times, but I believe it to be quite different; only the games element and the love triangle I guess would be the similarities. It’s a lot less on the killing, more about uncovering the secrets and etching a plan to lift the curse; but the plans overlap and complicate other plans because of the secrets. And finding out more secrets as you go further along the book — that’s the exciting part that makes you keep going!
I love the premise of this storyline — it’s not outrightly fantasy like Vampires and Werewolves; which can be quite smutty. This was just the right touch, about wielding power drawn from nature!
People compare this to Hunger Games most times, but I believe it to be quite different; only the games element and the love triangle I guess would be the similarities. It’s a lot less on the killing, more about uncovering the secrets and etching a plan to lift the curse; but the plans overlap and complicate other plans because of the secrets. And finding out more secrets as you go further along the book — that’s the exciting part that makes you keep going!
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content