A review by mugsandpugs
The Dark Secret by Tui T. Sutherland

4.0

My niece and I are still reading the Wings of Fire series together. The first series under that title is five books long (then there are other spinoff series/books) and this one is #4, [b:The Dark Secret,|17675467|The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire, #4)|Tui T. Sutherland|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1368813111l/17675467._SY75_.jpg|24679204] so you know things are building to a climax. There were some exciting twists revealed here, some stuff I guessed, some stuff that caught me off-guard! And like the previous books, the narrator (this time Starflight) had his own growth. He went from being the most timid of his siblings to someone who takes risks, takes charge. I didn't enjoy the volcanic setting as much as I did the sea kingdom or the rainforest, but then, I wasn't supposed to; it's deliberately a very desolate, depleted place. The creativity and world-building was still there in spades, this series' trademark brutality is back in force, and holy CRAP, the NightWing queen!!! (I have some concerns re: how they're going to resolve the sensitive issue of war crimes such as 'non-consensual medical experiments.' That's... Not something that should just be brushed under the rug. I hope the author handles it carefully.)