Fantasy

Lightlark

Lightlark

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  • Create Date：2023-10-23 07:21:41
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Alex Aster
  • ISBN：1419760874
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Summary

A gripping， propulsive YA fantasy novel from award-winning author and social media superstar Alex Aster， “ Lightlark is an ebullient， fast-paced fantasy with a beautifully rendered world that seethes with intrigue， romance and tension。 I couldn't turn the pages fast enough” （#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir）

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller

Welcome to the Centennial。

Every hundred years， the island of Lightlark appears for only 100 days to host a deadly game， where the rulers of six realms fight to break their curses and win unparalleled power。 Each ruler has something to hide。 Each curse is uniquely wicked。 To break them—and save themselves and their realms—one ruler must die。

To survive， Isla Crown must lie， cheat， and betray。 Even as love complicates everything 。 。 。

Includes Select Exclusive Excerpts from Nightbane， the Second Book in the Lightlark Saga

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Reviews

Maia Rațiu ，

What is wrong with people？ I almost didn’t read this amazing book because of its negative reviews。 And it became one of my favorite books ever。

Mehrbano ，

wtf

Weronika ，

Was not expecting the book to be that good seeing some of the reviews online， however， it truly changed my opinion。 I had so much fun reading it and got absolutely sucked into the story。 Really fun book！

Finja ，

🌟4，5

xxsandai ，

Loved all the plot twists - was enticing from beginning to end。

Kayleen ，

DNF， couldn’t get into it。 😔

Lindsay Smith ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book… the words I’m looking for are impossible to find。 I genuinely loved this plot and the characters。 While the writing seemed too vague or cheesy at times， it was impossible to cringe。 I was rooting for grim even though his character confused me。 I knew there was a twist but him taking her memories？？？ Crazy。 I want to know if grim and islas time together the year before the centennial。 Oro is not my normal type。 Blonde？ But those honey， empty eyes got me hooked。 He is insufferable， grump This book… the words I’m looking for are impossible to find。 I genuinely loved this plot and the characters。 While the writing seemed too vague or cheesy at times， it was impossible to cringe。 I was rooting for grim even though his character confused me。 I knew there was a twist but him taking her memories？？？ Crazy。 I want to know if grim and islas time together the year before the centennial。 Oro is not my normal type。 Blonde？ But those honey， empty eyes got me hooked。 He is insufferable， grumpy， yet insanely powerful with q soft side。 I totally knew he was falling for her but wow I just wanted to dive into the book and hug him。 He is the definition of a gentle giant。 I wonder how it will play out… I feel like grim is planning revenge and going to turn full villain。 He just screams possessiveness to me but maybe not in the hot way。 Okay I’m rambling but wow。 Great book。 。。。more

Hailey ，

4。5 stars。 I ate this book up。 Took away the 。5 because it was slow and but difficult to follow in the beginning， but damn， so much lead up the the ending， and I didn’t expect that at all。 I thought it would be a betrayal at the end， did not expect who。 But I was team Grim， maybe Oro will prove me wrong in the next book。

Hunter ，

I don’t know where I’m even supposed to start。 This story was over hyped on TikTok and I don’t understand that。 It was a waste of many reading hours。 I could not suggest this book in good conscious。 It had no world building， no deep characters and very limited plot。 The story dragged for chapters， the only action happening in the end of the book。 The main character was boring and childish。 Oro was bland and for some reason I thought he was a old man until half way through when I realize he was s I don’t know where I’m even supposed to start。 This story was over hyped on TikTok and I don’t understand that。 It was a waste of many reading hours。 I could not suggest this book in good conscious。 It had no world building， no deep characters and very limited plot。 The story dragged for chapters， the only action happening in the end of the book。 The main character was boring and childish。 Oro was bland and for some reason I thought he was a old man until half way through when I realize he was some sort of half explained love interest。 I thought this story was enemies to lovers but the “enemy” had a total of like 7 scenes where he had the personality of a old sock。 I thought this story was YA because it was written so terribly and then I was back handed with a half assed smut scene？？ The ending plot twist was lame and I could see it from a mile away。 I won’t be reading the next book in the series and I won’t be recommending this book to anyone。 。。。more

Ela ，

Junge krank das Ende

gabriella ，

3。5/5 Wasn’t bad， wasn’t great。 Nothing that hasn’t been done before。

Paige ，

4。5/5 Alex， who hurt you？ What made you write the GUT WRENCHING piece of literature。 As a sorry I'm going to need book 2 right now。 4。5/5 Alex， who hurt you？ What made you write the GUT WRENCHING piece of literature。 As a sorry I'm going to need book 2 right now。 。。。more

Lyssa Schei ，

DNF at 45% bffr。

Anita ，

2。75✨

Léa Bricot ，

Oro is the reason why I’ve read this book so fast。 Grim stay in the shadow we don’t want you here anymore， thank you for your service bye

Cintieta ，

Me ha encantado！ La trama， el final， todo。 Deseando que salga la segunda parte en noviembre porque vaya final！！

LittleRedRidingBooks ，

📖Ogni 100 anni， sei sovrani si riuniscono sull'Isola di Lightlark per cercarare di spezzare la maledizione che incombe su di loro e sui loro popoli。 📖2 stelle per un libro cosí famoso， forse， sono un po' pochine。 Mi sono approcciata al romanzo di Alex Aster con aspettative altissime che in parte sono andate deluse。 Le prime 350 pagine， secondo me， sono lente e abbastanza prevedibili。 Il libro ingrana nell'ultima parte proponendoci un continuo susseguirsi di eventi e colpi di scena。 Lightlark non 📖Ogni 100 anni， sei sovrani si riuniscono sull'Isola di Lightlark per cercarare di spezzare la maledizione che incombe su di loro e sui loro popoli。 📖2 stelle per un libro cosí famoso， forse， sono un po' pochine。 Mi sono approcciata al romanzo di Alex Aster con aspettative altissime che in parte sono andate deluse。 Le prime 350 pagine， secondo me， sono lente e abbastanza prevedibili。 Il libro ingrana nell'ultima parte proponendoci un continuo susseguirsi di eventi e colpi di scena。 Lightlark non mi ha convinta ma adesso， viste le premesse che sono state gettate， aspetto Nightbane che potrebbe 。。。more

KIRIAKI（Dominica Amat） ，

https://www。dominicamat。gr/2023/10/yo。。。 https://www。dominicamat。gr/2023/10/yo。。。 。。。more

Cheyenne Rose ，

In the beginning， I was so confused by the actual layout of the land and curses。 One group is cursed to eat “human hearts。” Are humans separate from the characters of the book？ Where are they finding a supply of fresh human hearts？ Are the characters of the book considered human despite living centuries and holding powers？ This is one example of many ignorances that are never addressed。 There is no character development。 Absolutely zero。 Not even an inkling。 It’s so void， it’s difficult to conne In the beginning， I was so confused by the actual layout of the land and curses。 One group is cursed to eat “human hearts。” Are humans separate from the characters of the book？ Where are they finding a supply of fresh human hearts？ Are the characters of the book considered human despite living centuries and holding powers？ This is one example of many ignorances that are never addressed。 There is no character development。 Absolutely zero。 Not even an inkling。 It’s so void， it’s difficult to connect to any of the emotions our main character feels。 Our main character is the definition of naive。 In a setting where trust is the key， she hands it out like candy and is surprised when she gets burn。 She’s unreasonably suspicious of others who have done no wrong to her。 The pacing is random and very off-kilter。 My biggest dislike of the book？ There is no true development。 Every “twist” has no foreshadowing， no hints， no intricate underlay。 The author tells you the twist AND THEN tells you the background for how or why that twist happened。 It felt like the author was filling in all the plot holes opened by the twist immediately after with nonsensical events that were never prevalent， mentioned or even hinted at as being a possibility。 HOWEVERIf you want a lighthearted， easy read that is the pinnacle of simple young adult， Lightlark is for you。 。。。more

Taryn ，

A wild ride filled with curses， action， growth， and honestly everything a reader could ask for。 This book is amazing in the way that some other books aren’t。 You begin in action， and are presented a beautiful world （if only there was a map😩） with multiple different locations。 Alex Aster is amazing at only giving you enough information to keep you guessing and wondering。 A beautiful write for readers that need something to keep them on their toes。 This will be a read that you’ll want to reread ov A wild ride filled with curses， action， growth， and honestly everything a reader could ask for。 This book is amazing in the way that some other books aren’t。 You begin in action， and are presented a beautiful world （if only there was a map😩） with multiple different locations。 Alex Aster is amazing at only giving you enough information to keep you guessing and wondering。 A beautiful write for readers that need something to keep them on their toes。 This will be a read that you’ll want to reread over and over again。 The book also features vibrantly different characters that you’ll love （or hate）。 The only question I have is， why haven’t I read this sooner？ I can not wait for Nightbane。 。。。more

Brooklyn ，

Had to DNF。 The writing wasn’t good， the world building was poor， the main character Isla was annoying， and I didn’t feel connected to anyone。 Good idea。 Poorly executed。

Marta ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Omg i was hoping she gonna end with Grimm oh well。 Besides that i liked it it was Nice to read i felt Bad for the tawernkeeper （i dont remamber their Name） i think hes cool。

IsBella ，

Added to my Did Not Finish list。 The writing was terrible; the story was boring。 The phrase "Sunlings， Starlings， and Moonlings"。。。 needs to not be used again。 How unoriginal can you get？Honestly， this whole story。。。 how unoriginal can you get？ Added to my Did Not Finish list。 The writing was terrible; the story was boring。 The phrase "Sunlings， Starlings， and Moonlings"。。。 needs to not be used again。 How unoriginal can you get？Honestly， this whole story。。。 how unoriginal can you get？ 。。。more

Kancu ，

1。5🌟This book had a strong premise to be one of the best fantasy books written ever。 Why？Here are a few reasons :- There are a lot of different tropes and ideas from already published books。 This means that this book had a lot of familiarity among fantasy readers。 - FANS OF THE HUNGER GAMES， ACOTAR AND SELECTION？ *YES*- Love Triangle- World buildingBut it flopped and very badly。As the saying goes ， too many cooks spoil the broth。This is exactly what took place in the book。 There were too many pl 1。5🌟This book had a strong premise to be one of the best fantasy books written ever。 Why？Here are a few reasons :- There are a lot of different tropes and ideas from already published books。 This means that this book had a lot of familiarity among fantasy readers。 - FANS OF THE HUNGER GAMES， ACOTAR AND SELECTION？ *YES*- Love Triangle- World buildingBut it flopped and very badly。As the saying goes ， too many cooks spoil the broth。This is exactly what took place in the book。 There were too many plotholes， too many unanswered questions。 Oh， and where do I begin about the insufferable pacing。 The ending was so fast-paced， throwing ideas here and there。 Anyways， It is readable just because of the creative idea that it entails。 。。。more

Miguel Ángel ，

No he logrado entrar en la historia y he optado por abandonarla。

Britt Smolinski ，

The twists and turns in this book keep you guessing the whole time！ The book starts out fairly slow with a bunch of world building which is hard to follow at first。 I had to keep going back and rereading pages to make sure I was following。 I did enjoy the different style of magic and overall story of the book。 I will definitely be reading the next book because I have to know after the cliffhanger！

torres。aa_atc ，

Tengo que reconocer que a pesar de que tenía muchas ganas de leer el libro luego de escuchar tanto hablar de él， cometí el error de leer varios de los comentarios aquí en Goodreads y como que me quitó un poco los deseos de continuar， pero para mí sorpresa después que pase del capítulo 20 no pude parar hasta el final。 Una historia de lo más bien contada， es verdad que muchas cosas se sienten fuera de lugar en algunos momentos pero nada que me alejara de la lectura， Plot twist de 2 tipos， los espe Tengo que reconocer que a pesar de que tenía muchas ganas de leer el libro luego de escuchar tanto hablar de él， cometí el error de leer varios de los comentarios aquí en Goodreads y como que me quitó un poco los deseos de continuar， pero para mí sorpresa después que pase del capítulo 20 no pude parar hasta el final。 Una historia de lo más bien contada， es verdad que muchas cosas se sienten fuera de lugar en algunos momentos pero nada que me alejara de la lectura， Plot twist de 2 tipos， los esperados y los que te sorprenden más de lo que pudieras imaginar。Amor， traición， suspenso， magia， engaño， manipulación， todo lo que buscarías en un libro de fantasía。 5⭐ 。。。more

Clara ，

I’ve been seeing mixed reviews - mostly negative reviews about this book。 I’ll be honest， it was a bit confusing in the beginning and it took me a minute to get hooked。 Although， once I got hooked， I was into it！ I think this book is really fun and great！ I’m so excited for the second one。 And I’m team Grim through and through！ A lot of the things that happened in the beginning that I was just confused about and honestly felt odd were explained at the end of the book！ The author is young and a n I’ve been seeing mixed reviews - mostly negative reviews about this book。 I’ll be honest， it was a bit confusing in the beginning and it took me a minute to get hooked。 Although， once I got hooked， I was into it！ I think this book is really fun and great！ I’m so excited for the second one。 And I’m team Grim through and through！ A lot of the things that happened in the beginning that I was just confused about and honestly felt odd were explained at the end of the book！ The author is young and a new author。 It makes me quite frustrated to see people giving bad reviews without even finishing the book… this book solidified my opinion that you should complete a book before having the right to rate it。 If I rated this book based on my opinions from the beginning it would’ve just been silly… most of my complaints were explained later on。 。。。more

Anna Dumais ，

It did not end the way I wanted it to， which was unfortunate。 Other than that， it was a very entertaining and compelling story。 I enjoyed the plot and the character development as well。

Vanessa ，

It’s really painful how bad the writing is

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