The Stars Are Dying: Special Edition (Nytefall Trilogy, 1)

"It was all real, Starlight. Everything we've been through. Everything I feel for you is real. When the dawn comes, please remember that."4.5 ⭐️!!✨ Tropes & Themes ✨✔️ Star-Crossed Lovers✔️ Villain Gets the Girl✔️ Vampires, Fae, Celestials & so much Magic!✔️ Secrets, Twists, & even more Secrets 🫠✔️ Slow Burn goodness 🔥✔️ Forbidden Romance✔️ A total and complete mental SUCKERPUNCHHHH*screams into the void*I’ve seen this book poppin’ OFF on my socials, and so I decided to satisfy that mood reader voice in my head that told me to drop everything and dive in. And I did. And I loved it.This book was so much fun, omg. And listen, I was confused a lot of the time. 🤣 turns out, you’re supposed to be a little confused the entire time. Trust 👏🏻 the 👏🏻 process 👏🏻We start off by learning about baby girl Astraea, our silver-haired, skittish FMC. She only remembers the last five years of her life, and we don’t know why. She’s hidden away, manipulated and used by he who must not be named. No really, what was his name? (😏🤣) and her only freedom is sneaking out to go visit her best friend, Cassia.The world is dangerous, vampires run amok and pray on humans for more than just their blood. Cassia is planning on competing in the King’s Games to protect her people and keep the vampires away. Astraea plans to come along with her.Spoiler territory, so I’ll start talking vibes in a minute. I thought I was predicting what was happening - but I was wrong, horribly wrong. 🥲🥲🥲 and poor Astraea, she goes through so much. She starts seeing someone, but this person isn’t totally there. He goes by Nyte, and he’s everything we love in our MMCs, but this one is like the true villain. 🤌🏽He shows up when she needs him, but he isn’t really there - and yes, we do find out why. Just waaaay later.I was very confused and had to read over pages a lot in this book - it could be bc I’m a little dumb, or it could have been the author’s narrative style being sneaky and making us confused so she can drop reveal bombs on us later that ROCKED OUR WORLD. 🤣🤣🤣Beautiful story, incredible banter, slow burn but with a delicious spicy scene, ugh! I loved this book, I really did. My physical copy is otw now so I can treasure it always until the next book launches. A must read for romantacy readers everywhere!!

I truly wanted to love this story but I couldn’t. I was confused for the majority of the time and as things picked up it just felt all really rushed. However, I gave 4 stars because Astrea is such a unique character and she deserves the hype. Nyte is heart breaking and this star cross lovers with enemies to lovers is so specific it almost hurt to think of all the odds stacked against these characters. I’m hoping book 2 provides more answers and we see what redemption Nyte hopefully receives!

I wanted to love this book so much but I just can’t.I originally saw a few videos on tiktok promoting this book months before it came out and I was immediately intrigued. I followed the author and when it was released, I read it.However, I’m not exactly sure what I read. The story itself has good bones, I just feel that it could have been pulled together more. It wasn’t bad, which is why my review is 3/5 stars.The FMC has no memories from past 5 years, yet she also has no desire to find out anything. She is an abuse victim, yes, however the author shows her trying to move into something powerful, but it’s not coming clear as the story progresses. The wording was difficult to comprehend, and at first I thought it was a reader error but after rereading multiple pages over and over again I still found myself confused on what was attempting to be said.I also understand the appeal of keeping a reader hooked by withholding answers but at 50% of the book the 3 questions I had at the beginning were now 70 questions and all unanswered.I also understand the appeal with mysterious MMC but he was so conflicting, one moment he was one person, the next, another, which makes it very hard to want to keep reading because you don’t really feel as if you know the characters at all and if they’re trust worthy which was a little frustrating, not to mention the way he spewed random statements? Astrea would ask a question and he’d shakespeare a reply out. Just be direct dude?The author has also very clearly taken some ideas from other popular books, I won’t name them but it is clear if you have read the series, which is always flattering if they are distantly related but it felt as if it was copied right out of other books.Overall, I understand this is the first book of a series and within a fantasy world, so world building takes time and perhaps the next book will provide some answers and clarity of what this first book even was. This book had potential and I was very excited for it. I waited for months, however after forcing myself to finish in hopes of a big reveal, I find myself disappointed and will more than likely not be continuing this series.

Really fell in love with this book and Nyte! He is everything you would want in a loving bad boy character. The book had a good pace with very little slow spots. I did find Asteria to be annoying at times with her back and forth feelings, and overall judginess of others when she ain't so far off from them. But I did still enjoy her character besides those moments.

I cannot recommend this one enough !!!

Oj, how i adored this book so much. It is the perfect Fantasy romance book, so much happening and the story was just so amazing, pure 5 star read 👑

5/5 story-wise4/5 spicy tension100/5 for the world-building & writing-----------------I love a good fantasy with a heartbreaking love story, high stakes, and a magical realm full of vampires, celestials, and fae.This read has been exquisite. From the very first pages I was captivated with <b>Astraea</b>. Her being physically and mentally suppressed and oppressed, made me root for her and waiting for that moment where she will finally free herself. Her story is intertwined with <b>Nyte</b>. I still do not know what he really is but he is important to Astraea and vice versa: "Nyte was a wicked sin."I think it is obvious these two have a connection, so I do not think I am spoiling anything by saying that their tension, banter, and all their collisions are delicious! Chef's kiss. When it comes to their relationship, even until the very last chapters where a lot of secrets will be revealed, it is not clear where they stand. Maybe it is just me trying to look for higher meaning, but I think those moments really visualize the war within Astraea and her still fighting for trust and self-confidence.Next to Nyte and Astraea, there are two other characters I hope get their own story or at least more screentime: <b>Zatharian & Rosalind aka Thorns</b>.Zath is Astraea's guard who has a strong alliance to her. He will do whatever it takes to save her, just as Nyte does. But, at some point, when the twisted games start and Astraea becomes a part of it, Rosalind is introduced. Astraea is the only one not having a mentor or a guard. So Astraea assigns Zath to help her out. He starts to call her "Thorns" because of her spiky and violent behavior. And so they go around bickering. It is absolutely funny to have their side-lines. <b>So, I hope they get their enemies-to-lovers moment.</b>.Other than that, I loved how layered these characters are. There is so much depth to the whole story and so many unanswered questions that I cannot wait for The Night is Defying to release <3TL;DR- Betrayal- High stakes- Who-did-this-to-you by both MMC & FMC- High fantasy- Blood lust- Vampires-Fae- Fae-vampires?- Dumb humans in between :D-Psychological torture- Enemies to lovers- Lovers to enemies- Mysterious, dark-haired villain- Deals with villains- Curses- Bonds & tethers- Spicy fantasy

I can’t wait to read more of these series. I want to know how it goes further there is a good storyline the book has a slow intro but once your in there it gets better.