Lightlark

Teenage & Young Adult, Teenage Fiction

Alex Aster (author)

Paperback Published on: 26/09/2023

£9.99

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YA Fast Paced Fantasy!

Isla is a young, inexperienced leader who is raised to participate in the Centennial on Lightlark, an island that opens its doors once every 100 years for ... READ MORE

Charlotte at Crawley

The most exciting Fantasy Romance this year!

Big thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy for an honest review. Six rulers, six curses and one chance to break them. We follow Isla Crown as s... READ MORE

Katie Denham

A fantastic YA read

I was sent this from the publisher in return for an honest review. Lightlark is said to be similar to the Hunger Games, with five rulers competing in a ... READ MORE

Megan

Gripping!

I’ll admit it took a chapter or two to get me hooked on this book. But once I was oh gosh did I devour this book! I rooted for Isla the whole way. This b... READ MORE

Lucy at Barnstaple

If Hunger Games was a Dark Fairytale, you'd get Lightlark

Fantasy that reads like a breath of fresh air. Filled with secrets aplenty and enthralling magic, Lightlark will have you gasping then swooning while these... READ MORE

Rosheen

Slow burn, YA, magic and mystery.

Okay this may be a controversial review but these are just my thoughts and feelings. I have given this book 4 stars. That is not to say that it does not ... READ MORE

Robyn Drummond

Ahhhhhhhhh so good!!!

The plot. The characters. The EVERYTHING!!!! Loved loved loved this book so much! Utterly amazing!

Amy at Whiteley

Synopsis

#BookTok phenomenon and award-winning author Alex Aster delivers readers a masterfully written, utterly gripping YA fantasy novel.

Welcome to the Centennial. Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons - a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood.

The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm's curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die.

Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling - a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial. To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray... even as love complicates everything.

Filled with secrets, deception, romance, and twists worthy of the darkest thrillers, Lightlark is a must-read for fans of legendary fantasy writers Marie Lu, Marissa Meyer, and Leigh Bardugo.

Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 9781419760877
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 200g
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 36 mm

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Not the best, but not the worst either

Okay so I'd never heard of this book until July 20th when someone posted a screenshot from the author's Tiktok on Twitter, and in the screenshot I saw the ... READ MORE

Milica S.

Not worth you time or money

The first sentence clearly took A LOT of time and thought. The rest... didn't.

abby miller

POC Hunger Games? Enemies to Lovers Fantasy? Where?

Thank you to NetGalley for this audio ARC. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. I was so excited to get ... READ MORE

Lena Marsh

A phenomenal disappointment

As a reader whose favorite genre is fantasy fiction, I was excited to read "Lightlark" by Alex Aster. The advertising Aster did was phenomenal, but unfortu... READ MORE

Aarifah Solomon

Dissatisfied

Feels like a wish version of hunger games and almost nothing makes sense

Massa Aldalate

Would recommend

This book was not my normal read ....but as the pages went on I just loved it then the last 15 pages it got even better .

Hayley Parry

A must read

One of the better books I've read in a long while. Honestly have been suggesting this left, right and centre. If you're looking for a book you'll read in o... READ MORE

Adam Walls

Great storyline

The story is great. full of plot twists and action/adventure that leave you guessing until the end

Jess_B_Reading

Amazing

Best fantasy I’ve read this year. Fast paced, mysterious world. I’m so excited for Nightbane (the sequel)

Sa Al

So tough being a team Grim in a world of team Oros

The last 150 pages of this book are absolutely impeccable but the last 30?! Utter perfection

Daniela Damiani

Got me back into reading!!

I loved this book so much!!! I don’t know why it’s getting the amount of hate it’s getting and it certainly doesn’t even deserve it. This book has definite... READ MORE

Rabab Ahmed

So poorly written

Save your money, it's not worth it. This was advertised as "ACOTAR meets The Hunger Games" and it was nothing but a big disappointment. I could find better... READ MORE

Angelika Konieczko

A brilliantly exciting fantasy full of mystery and romance!

I was sent this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review, and I couldn't put it down! The titular island of Lightlark appears every 100 year... READ MORE

Kaitlyn

Not quite finished yet but I love it

This book has so many good plot points I’m not quite done yet though so I can’t wait to see how it ends !

Allegra Podesta-Atkin

Team Oro!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, once I finished it I did go and buy Nightbane. I am 100% team Oro, I normally route for the bad guys but in this case I lov... READ MORE

Sophie Robinson

This book will have you addicted

I loved the characters and felt close to the narrative , an incredible world has been built by the author and the story intensified with the love interests... READ MORE

Thatbrownbread

Slow starting

The start was really confusing but when u get into it it’s great and the plot twists are crazy

S.H

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