Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White

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Beschreibung

The epic sequel to the book Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, is a fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.

Years ago, the Elantian colonizers invaded Lan's homeland and killed her mother in their search to uncover the Last Kingdom's greatest the location of its legendary four Demon Gods. Lan's mother devoted her life to destroying the Demon Gods, and Lan is determined to finish her mission. Yet, there are others searching for the gods, too.

Zen knew his soul was forfeit the moment he made a deal with the Demon God known as the Black Tortoise, but he's willing to lose himself if it means saving the Kingdom--and the girl--he loves. But to crush the colonizers who have invaded his land he needs more power than even a single Demon God can provide. He needs an army. And he knows exactly where he can find it--in the undead army his great grandfather lead decades ago.

The Elantians may have stolen their throne, but the battle for the Last Kingdom has only begun.
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3
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4.5

I had only been semi-excited about part 1 of this dilogy, my main critique being that at one point the story only seemed to be interested in Zen, and wonderful Lan had been sidelined. However, I was still intrigued to read part 2, and gladly it did not disappoint at all.

With Lan and Zen separated at the beginning of the story, both their journeys could be treated equally, and both had enough time in their POVs to develop their own arc. This warmed my heart, and then I found myself wanting them to reunite and oh...all the feels. Both are still on a quest to destroy the Demon Gods, and I don't wanna tell more about it so that I'm not spoiling. I loved this world full of Asian mythology and so incredibly rich. I sure hope we'll get a chance someday to journey there again and learn more. The characters are great - besides Lan and Zen there's really interesting and funny side characters. The story is being brought to a satisfying end (but beware: all the feels), and I left this series satisfied and with a really good feeling. 4,5/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @harpercollinsuk for the eARC! #LastKingdom #netgalley #bookstagram

I had only been semi-excited about part 1 of this dilogy, my main critique being that at one point the story only seemed to be interested in Zen, and wonderful Lan had been sidelined.
However, I was still intrigued to read part 2, and gladly it did not disappoint at all.
5

This was just as magical, beautiful and devastating as the first part!

BEWARE! SPOILERS BELOW! I loved how all the pieces fit together in the end and the books message about balance. Lan and Zen really embodied that and their love felt so real and so heart-breaking… I also really enjoyed the author‘s writing style and the mix of descriptions of the scenery as well as scenes packed with action. It felt very well-balanced to me (haha) The only thing that fell flat for me (but did not take away from the rating!) was the last chapter. There were some questions I would have liked to have answered: who leads the country now and how do they lead? It‘s mentioned that it‘s still a Kingdom so who‘s the King (or Queen)? And what happened to the demonic practitioners Zen raised from the grave? I assume they perished when Zen died but what happened to them? Can they be woken up again? Are they just lying in the capital now or did they magically transport themselves back to their home? What did the surrender of the Elantians encompass? I want to know more T.T

4

well this was certainly something when i read the first book I couldn't stop so I ended up reading it almost in one sitting. this book though? it took me almost 100 pages to get into it which is around 25%. every time i went to pick it up i instantly didn't want to read anymore. it just took so long for the story to take off and get going. BUT! but then the story really started and it felt incredibly fast paced so i once again ended up reading it in almost one sitting (around 65% today) i think it's an interesting and incredibly well written book and it's definitely a good end to the duology. i would've wished for the start of this book to be a little bit faster but I can't have everything

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