Lightlark

Author: Alex Aster

Series: Lightlark Saga #1

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Release Date: August 23, 2022

A new fantasy full of twists and turns with an ending that will leave readers aching for more!

The island of Lightlark only appears once every 100 years and only for 100 days. During that time, the rulers of the six realms come to play a game to try and end the curse set upon them all. To end the curse, one of the rulers must die. Isla Crown is the ruler of the Wildling realm and knows that she is going to have to lie, cheat and do anything and everything she can to break the curse and save her people and everyone else.

I picked Lightlark up after hearing lots of great things about it from Instagram and was hoping for a fun new fantasy read. While this was an overall good story, it took far too long for me to get into it. I didn’t connect with the characters until a good way in; once I did get into it, the story was good and the ending left me anxious for the next in the series.

Isla had a hard time going into the Centennial and all that she went through made her a likable character to me. While this was good, I can’t say it was great. I do want to see what happens in the next book, but I felt it took too long to get moving and I almost lost interest. If you are a reader who enjoys fantasy this will be a good one to read but make sure you have plenty of time to devote to reading it or you will miss out on some of the important details.