Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
Release Date: September 20, 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy
In the eagerly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller Defy The Night author Brigid Kemmerer continues her electrifying series with more royal intrigue, more sizzling romance, and shocking twists that will leave readers breathless.
What will they sacrifice to save their kingdom?
Their honor?
Their love?
Their lives?
Tessa
Cade has gone from masked outlaw to palace advisor, but even with her
newfound power, she can't stop the sickness still raging. And the
kingdom's supply of Moonflower elixir dwindles all the while. Prince
Corrick is trying to find a new way to lead, but it isn't easy to repair
the rift between the royals and the people--or the one growing between
himself and Tessa.
When an emissary from a neighboring kingdom
arrives with an intriguing offer, Tessa and Corrick set out on an
uncertain journey to find a new source of the lifesaving elixir. But
with tensions brewing on deck and the sea swirling below, Tessa and
Corrick must decide who they can trust--including each other. But
they're shocked to discover that a craven betrayal may be much closer
than they think . . .
Defend the Dawn is the second installment in author Brigid Kemmerer's Defy the Dawn series. The story's main characters are Tessa Cade, and Prince Corrick, brother to King Harristan, but there are chapters from Harristan's as well which will surprise readers. Tessa Cade is the apothecary girl who has gone from masked outlaw to palace advisor after she climbed up the palace walls and confronted Harristan and saved his life. But even with
her newfound power, she can't stop the sickness still raging. She also misses the boy she knew as Wes Lark.
As the kingdom's supply of Moonflower elixir dwindles, and the fight over who should get the flower bordering on a revolution by Consul members, an emissary named Captain Rian Blackmore arrives from a neighboring kingdom of Ostriary with an intriguing offer of an alliance, along with a supply of moonflower. In turn, Kandala will provide the country a much needed supply of steel to help rebuild a country that has seen too much war and bloodshed.
Corrick is trying to find forward in helping Harristan as well as his feelings for Tessa. But it isn't easy to repair the rift between the royals and the people who are with the rebellion or the one growing between himself and Tessa. Rian offers to take Tessa, Corrick, and Lochlan with him to Ostriary as a proof of his sincerity. Lochlan thinks this is a trap to kill him and throw his corpse to the sea. Corrick has doubts about Rian’s intentions and he doesn’t want to leave his brother vulnerable.
The brothers haven't been parted since their parents were assassinated 4 years ago. But with a new source for
elixir that will help to heal more people and prevent the inner conflicts
inside kingdom, Harristan can't just say no and neither can Tessa. With tensions brewing on deck and
the sea swirling below, and the rebel leader Lochlan along for the journey, Tessa and Corrick must decide who they can
trust--including each other. But they're shocked to discover that a
craven betrayal may be much closer than they think.
Meanwhile, Harristan has chosen a curious path. A path similiar to his brothers in being known as the Fox. The Fox sneaks out at night and leaves coins behind for his people who still don't trust that he's the person who needs to lead them from the virus that is only suppressed using the Moonflower which certain consuls, like Allisander, hold onto like a lifeline, refusing to give up their powers. After being separated from his brother for the first time since their parents deaths, Harristan finds that he will need to step into a new role isn't as easy as he thought.
In closing, I will say that this is a book filled with surprises and betrayals. You literally can not trust anyone to stab you in the back. Yes, there is a cliffhanger ending in several parts. One from Tessa's, one from Corrick's, and one from Harristan's. Each of them have a hard road ahead which I am looking forward to seeing to the end.
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