Defy the Night

By: Brigid Kemmerer

Narrated by: Christopher Ragland, Lexie McDougall

Bloomsbury presents Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer, read by Christopher Ragland and Lexie McDougall.
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‘A kinetic tale of the tension between duty, love and trust’ – Cassandra Clare
‘Defy the Night is everything I crave in a fantasy romance’ – Stephanie Garber
‘Addicting from page one!’ – Jennifer L. Armentrout
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The first book in the thrilling Defy the Night series: a blockbuster fantasy saga about a corrupt kingdom, a star-crossed romance and a girl who will do anything for justice.
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A spark of rebellion is all it takes to DEFY THE NIGHT.

In a kingdom where sickness stalks the streets and only the richest can afford a cure, King Harristan and his brother Prince Corrick are forced to rule with an iron fist.

Tessa Cade is a masked outlaw marked for death, but she likes it that way. Together with the mysterious, handsome Weston, she robs from the rich to help the poor, distributing food and medicine to those who need it most.

As it becomes clear that the only way to save her people is to assassinate the King, Tessa must face a deadly mission that will take her to the dark heart of the kingdom … and force her to work with the very people she intended to destroy.

For more fantasy romance, don’t miss Brigid Kemmerer’s New York Times bestselling Cursebreaker series.©2021 Brigid Kemmerer (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Critic reviews

Defy the Night is a twisty, edge-of-your-seat fantasy that has it all—outlaws, court intrigue, rebellions, and romance. Addicting from page one! (#1 New York Times best-selling author Jennifer L. Armentrout)

A captivating combination of thrilling adventure, swoon-worthy romance, and royal intrigue, Defy the Night is everything I crave in a fantasy romance (Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series)

Brigid Kemmerer has woven her compelling heroine into a kinetic tale of the tension between duty, love and trust (Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Hours)

Immersive and engaging, Defy the Night is a romantic epic that blends magic and politics with a deft hand (Adrienne Young, New York Times Bestselling author of Fable)

Defy the Night has everything you want in a story: a complex, dangerous world where anyone could be your enemy, a tortured hero, and my personal favorite: plenty of kissing. This book is unputdownable (Isabel Ibañez, author of Woven In Moonlight, a William C. Morris award finalist)

A high-stakes fantasy with heart and originality. Kemmerer is a master of nuance and political intrigue, and readers will fall in love with her characters while they race through the pages (Elizabeth Lim, New York Times bestselling author of Spin the Dawn and So This is Love)

A breathtaking, tender, and fiercely page-turning story, Defy the Night has left me thinking and questioning, which is the best thing any book can do

This book is everything absolutely I want in a young adult novel.

“Mind your mettle, Tessa.”

I was hooked from the first page and struggled to put this book down. It was fast paced yet descriptive and I found this book very entertaining.

The characters in this book were very enjoyable, not only did the main characters have individual personalities so did the side characters. You often find that side characters are flat and just there to fill a void in a novel, however, this was not the case in Defy the Night. I found that every character had a purpose.

Tessa is the main protagonist who is a strong female lead but finds herself in moral dilemmas, it was enlightening to view her internal conflicts, it made her feel real. The dual POV of Tessa and Prince Corrick was very enjoyable, it is not a format I typically read but I found it very entertaining.

The world building was very strong, and I had no issues in understanding the kingdom of Kandala. Bridget’s’ writing was so descriptive; I was able to visualise all parts of the novel and had no trouble following the story.