When seventeen-year-old Nedra Brysstain leaves her home in the rural, northern territories of Lunar Island to attend the prestigious Yugen Academy, she has only one goal in mind: learn the trade of medicinal alchemy. A scholarship student matriculating with the children of Lunar Island's wealthiest and most powerful families, Nedra doesn't quite fit in with the other kids at Yugen, who all look down on her.
All, except for Greggori "Grey" Astor. Grey is immediately taken by the brilliant and stubborn Nedra, who he notices is especially invested in her studies. And that's for a good reason: a deadly plague has been sweeping through the North, and it's making its way toward the cities. With her family's life--and the lives of all of Lunar Island's citizens--on the line, Nedra is determined to find a cure for the plague.
Grey and Nedra continue to grow closer, but as the sickness spreads and the body count rises, Nedra becomes desperate to find a cure. Soon, she finds herself diving into alchemy's most dangerous corners--and when she turns to the most forbidden practice of all, necromancy, even Grey might not be able to pull her from the darkness.
From Goodreads:
The stunning finale of the epic fantasy duology from New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis. Alchemy student turned necromancer Nedra Brysstain has made a life-changing decision to embrace the darkness--but can the boy who loves her bring her back to the light before she pays the ultimate price?
Lunar Island is trying to heal. The necromantic plague that ravaged the land has been eradicated, and Emperor Auguste, the young and charming leader of the Allyrian Empire, has a plan: rid the island of necromancy once and for all. Though Greggori "Grey" Astor wants what's best for his people, he knows that allying himself with Auguste threatens the one person he loves most: necromancer Nedra Brysstain. Feeling like he already failed to save Nedra once, Grey becomes determined to help the Emperor rebuild Lunar Island while still keeping Nedra safe from harm.
Back at the quarantine hospital, Nedra's army of revenants are growing increasingly inhuman by the day. Wracked with guilt for imprisoning their souls, Nedra vows to discover a way to free the dead while still keeping her sister by her side.
But still reeling from the trauma of the plague, the people of Lunar Island are looking for someone to blame, and Grey can only protect Nedra for so long. And when Nedra and Grey are thrust into a battle with an even more terrifying adversary, Nedra will be pushed to the darkest depths of her necromantic powers. But can Grey let her go that far?
My Review:
Wow, it was so fantastic to read these books! This world with necromancy and the history behind it, yeah, it was so intriguing to read! I loved reading about Nedra as she learns and uses necromancy, and Grey, seeing more of the world then his privileged slice of it, though he has some ups and downs!
From the prologue, we know that something bad happened between the first chapter and this 6 months later, given that she's a necromancer and she lost an arm. But it was pretty dark, honestly, her descent as event after event happened that just didn't relent!
The first book was about Nedra's descent into darkness. The second was her continuing path, showing her the light again. It was just so fantastic to read! I mean, it wasn't enjoyable that she was suffering, but it was conflict, and that's what makes reading and other forms of entertainment, entertainment.
It was pretty clever how it all came together in Farewell, all the different dropped hints of another necromancer, learning about all that they can do. I wonder just how widely the twist would be revealed to the world in this book, because yeah, there's some pretty important implications of it!
Loved reading these books, they were both such fantastic reads!
Author: Beth Revis
Series: Give the Dark My Love #1, 2
Read: December 15th, 19th, 2019
Source: Bought, Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2019 Books and a WoW Books! And Bid My Soul Farewell is a End of Series 2019 Book!
Publisher: Razorbill
Published: September 25th 2018, September 24th 2019
Give the Dark My Love:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Bid My Soul Farewell:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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