This book is a perfect continuation of the first. I loved The Stars Are Dying and while it stands as an excellent introduction to the series, it left me with so many unanswered questions which I couldn't have been more happy with how they were answered in this sequel.

If, like myself, you read the first instalment over a year ago, I would recommend to do a re-read. The first 20% of the book I probably struggled to get myself back into the world with it's politics and the characters we met in The Stars Are Dying whilst also being introduced to new characters.

However, once I was in I couldn't stop thinking about it. It opened up a whole new world through flashbacks and memories that were some of my favourite chapters of the book. The book was filled with revelations that will make you gasp, moments where your heart is in your throat and some delicious spice!

The Night is Defying ramps up the tension with a perfect balance of sizzling romance and high-stakes drama. Family betrayals, dangerous feuds, and unexpected twists kept me on the edge of my seat. The characters are intense, and their chemistry is off the charts. If you’re looking for a gripping read that keeps you guessing and wrecks you in the best possible way, this one’s for you. The series has me hooked, and I can’t wait for the finale.

The Night Is Defying is the second book in a Fantasy Romance series and I really enjoyed the first book when I first read it over a year ago but I absolutely loved this one, it was everything I hoped for and more and the next part of Astrea and Nyte’s story can’t come soon enough!

The Night Is Defying begins shortly after the end of the first book and I’m not lying when I say I was hooked from the very first page. There was a lot happening here with even higher stakes and I’m so happy we got answers to so many questions I’ve been asking while reading the first book, the way everything made perfect sense was amazing and the author created a truly fascinating and complex story set in an interesting world with tension and plot twists that kept me on the edge of my seat.

Astrea truly shined in this book, she grew so much from who she was at the beginning of book 1 and it was amazing so see her development, she became more badass and confident and took charge of her own life and after everything that happened I can’t wait to see her in book 3. Nyte… to say I had mixed feelings about him in the first book would be an understatement but OMG I was not ready for how much I would fall for him in this one. To describe him in one word, I would say he was perfect, the way he was always supporting Astrea (even in hurting him), pining for her, being devoted to her and just loving her was simply perfect and so beautiful to read and my heart was breaking for him so many times, I loved that we finally got his POV here and his chapters were my favorite, I love him so much and he is definitely one of my favorite book boyfriends. His and Astrea’s relationship is so complex and heartbreaking but also so beautiful, I loved seeing them truly accept and choose each other (and their banter, the spicy scenes, the conversations and, honestly, all their scenes were incredible) but my heart was breaking for them and everything they had to go through, both in the past and in the present timeline, I’m just rooting for them and want them to find a way to be together, I really hope they will get their happy ending and I’m still mad at the author about that ending, it’s brutal and had me crying and I can’t wait to see what happens next.

The Night Is Defying is a perfect continuation to this incredible and fascinating series, I absolutely love Astrea and Nyte’s story and can’t wait for its next part. If you haven’t started this amazing series yet, I definitely recommend it to all fantasy romance lovers, trust me, you don’t want to miss it.

The perfect blend of fated mates and court politics.

The second book picks off where the first ended (that ending though!?) and we get answers to questions we were left with.

There’s a lovely sizzling romance which keeps you entertained and deeply invested. I absolutely loved the book, devoured it and now it will live with me for a long time!