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Unravel the Dusk

Unravel the Dusk

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  • Author：Elizabeth Lim
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Summary

The thrilling sequel to SPIN THE DAWN， a magical series steeped in Chinese culture。

Maia Tamarin’s journey to sew the dresses of the sun， the moon and the stars has taken a grievous toll。 She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war。 The boy she loves is gone， and she is forced to don the dress of the sun and assume the place of the emperor’s bride-to-be to keep the peace。

But the war raging around Maia is nothing compared to the battle within。 Ever since she was touched by the demon Bandur， she has been changing 。 。 。 glancing in the mirror to see her own eyes glowing red， losing control of her magic， her body， her mind。 It’s only a matter of time before Maia loses herself completely， but she will stop at nothing to find Edan， protect her family， and bring lasting peace to her country。

YA fantasy readers will love the sizzling forbidden romance， mystery， and intrigue of UNRAVEL THE DUSK。

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Reviews

Ashley Nuckles ，

I thought this was a great sequel， and I especially liked the last scene！ This book felt very fast paced （almost too fast？） but I’d prefer that over something so slow it’s dragging lol。 I remember in book one I wasn’t super crazy about the romance， but I think I forgot enough of what happened in Spin the Dawn for it not to bother me in this one haha。 Either way， I’m happy I finished this duology！

Kathryn Grabski ，

This book was almost just as good as the last one！ I didn't like Maia turning into a demon， although sometimes I did like it。 There wasn't nearly as much sewing （making clothing？） as the last time， and I was disappointed about it。 There wasn't really much of Edan in this was either and I loved the romance from the last part of Spin the Dawn。 I'm still glad I read this because it was a good ending to the duology， but I wished there might have been a different ending。 This book was almost just as good as the last one！ I didn't like Maia turning into a demon， although sometimes I did like it。 There wasn't nearly as much sewing （making clothing？） as the last time， and I was disappointed about it。 There wasn't really much of Edan in this was either and I loved the romance from the last part of Spin the Dawn。 I'm still glad I read this because it was a good ending to the duology， but I wished there might have been a different ending。 。。。more

Atikah ，

finished this book in mere 2 days！！！I LOVE THIS BOOK SOO MUCH！！and i cant believe many rate it for 4 stars。。。。The story is fast paced and it really helps me to get put from my reading slump as i always read some kind of boring book 😂 Abt the characters，i really love all of them including ammi and lord xina😂😂 even though theres a lot of characters but it is easy to remember and everyone play their part greatly！！For the main cast，maia， i love how the story portrays how she changed from the girl wh finished this book in mere 2 days！！！I LOVE THIS BOOK SOO MUCH！！and i cant believe many rate it for 4 stars。。。。The story is fast paced and it really helps me to get put from my reading slump as i always read some kind of boring book 😂 Abt the characters，i really love all of them including ammi and lord xina😂😂 even though theres a lot of characters but it is easy to remember and everyone play their part greatly！！For the main cast，maia， i love how the story portrays how she changed from the girl who's shy，biting lips，looks at the sky or the floor into a strong，determined，incredible girl that no one would think and yes，into a demon 😂 Next，for edan， i love him soo much。 Actually I just realized he's a hopeless romantic guy😭😭😭if you aware，when he asks to read a poem for maia，the way he accepted maia when she changed into demon， the way he talks poetically to maia arghh i just love him sooo much！！ His character played interestingly as at first he's a guy with mystery。the lord enchanter who's even never asked someone to forgive him，except his xitara。 Besides，he also being funny most of the time and at like it vveeeery much！😭😭not to forget when people thought they were a partner as husband and wife 😂😂arghh i guess if this guy REALLY exist，i will do whatever to be with him🤧“Live your life， xitara。”“I was meant for magic， once， but because of Maia， I am no longer the enchanter I was before。 I am meant for her now。 Her above all else。’ ”“Fairy tales， like Shiori’s tale。 I hardly remember hers now。 Or who told it to me。”“See？ Even life and death cannot break the bonds of fate。 Edan is waiting for you。”—mama“Let’s seize the wind and let it take us where we ought to go。”“I remember when we were on the Road， I was the one who used to listen to you。 You snore a little before you fall fully asleep。 I’d gotten used to the sound。” 。。。more

Sophaun ，

I got a copy of this book through Netgalley， all thoughts and opinions are my own。 This book is a 3，5 stars from me。 My review of Spin the Dawn Most of the things I said in my review to Spin the Dawn， are also the thoughts I have with Unravel the Dusk。 I liked it， and I don't really have any "bad" things to say about this book。 I almost read this all in one sitting。  And I often have many things to say about books when I'm reading them or when I finish them， but with Unravel the Dusk， I didn't p I got a copy of this book through Netgalley， all thoughts and opinions are my own。 This book is a 3，5 stars from me。 My review of Spin the Dawn Most of the things I said in my review to Spin the Dawn， are also the thoughts I have with Unravel the Dusk。 I liked it， and I don't really have any "bad" things to say about this book。 I almost read this all in one sitting。  And I often have many things to say about books when I'm reading them or when I finish them， but with Unravel the Dusk， I didn't particularly have any thoughts， other than liking the book。 That is at least the thoughts I have immediately after finishing this book。 I like Lims writing， and I liked how the story unfolded。 But it followed the YA formula too much， which made the book very predictable， and the book pretty much followed the same sequence as Spin the Dawn， not that I minded it。 The ending was pretty cliché， and I usually do enjoy happy endings， but I kind of wished that it had ended another way。  I wouldn't mind re-reading this duology again。 。。。more

Jules Goud ，

I didn't like this book as much as the first one。 I just felt that it was a lot of dragging on and not so much happening。 Had some beautiful moments though。 I didn't like this book as much as the first one。 I just felt that it was a lot of dragging on and not so much happening。 Had some beautiful moments though。 。。。more

Andie ，

A satisfying ending to the duology。

Asa Icy ，

As tends to happen with sequels， the magic and thrill of meeting and falling in love with the characters is done and now we face the challenges with them。 I preferred it when Maia was crafting amazing pieces with her scissors and tailoring was the focus。

zuzanka ，

2。5 o ile pierwsza część była jeszcze trochę enjoyable to ta。。big yikes from me

Camille Silva ，

Perfection。 Absolute perfection。 Beautiful storytelling， a sweet romance， heart stopping action， demons and gods- this book has it all！

PaperGirl ，

3。5Not the same rythm as the first book and it was unsetling for me。

Hannah ，

I had a harder time with this one。。。 This second installment of The Blood of Stars has little to do with the first one in many ways。 The characterizations are different， the magic is different， one character is conspicuously absent for most of the book， and there's almost no Sewing！ The story is good， but felt more disjointed than the first， and just didn't pull me in as much。 The conclusion was lovely but overall I can't give it more than 3 stars。 I had a harder time with this one。。。 This second installment of The Blood of Stars has little to do with the first one in many ways。 The characterizations are different， the magic is different， one character is conspicuously absent for most of the book， and there's almost no Sewing！ The story is good， but felt more disjointed than the first， and just didn't pull me in as much。 The conclusion was lovely but overall I can't give it more than 3 stars。 。。。more

Claudia Jones ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 DNF。 I just didn’t like all the demon stuff。 I know it’s all mythology in a fantasy world but still。 And I know this is a reading no-no but I went on and skimmed the last few chapters so I know Maia like died the came back to life or something。 But all I really cared about was the Edan and her lived happily ever after so I read the last chapter to make sure they did😂 I give it 3。5 stars because they writing and the characters were amazing， but I was having a harder time getting into this one tha DNF。 I just didn’t like all the demon stuff。 I know it’s all mythology in a fantasy world but still。 And I know this is a reading no-no but I went on and skimmed the last few chapters so I know Maia like died the came back to life or something。 But all I really cared about was the Edan and her lived happily ever after so I read the last chapter to make sure they did😂 I give it 3。5 stars because they writing and the characters were amazing， but I was having a harder time getting into this one than the first book and like I said I didn’t like that Maia was turning evil。 。。。more

Cris Daining ，

It was a nice book。 I love how the author writes， so I always struggled to put the book down at night。 However， the first book was AMAZING and this book was just okay。 The story of the second book is a bit more predictable and cliche。 You knew exactly when she would do something with her dress and how the story would go， for the most part。 I did love that the 2 main characters had a decently healthy relationship。 That was refreshing， compared to most stories。

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3。5 Stars！

Atiqah Emira ，

Loved it！ Unexpected series of events keep happening in the second book

Tsuki ，

“I know that for every dawn， dusk must unravel its darkness。”3⭐[Content & Trigger Warning: physical violence; torture; murder and death]A Sequel Not Woven from Quite the Same ClothThis novel didn't appeal to me as much as Spin the Dawn。That's it; I said it。 I liked the combination of self-discovery， magical questing， and romance in the first novel， which was one of my greatest faves。 Unravel the Dusk was a novel unlike any other。 Still excellent， but considerably more focused on Maia's probl “I know that for every dawn， dusk must unravel its darkness。”3⭐[Content & Trigger Warning: physical violence; torture; murder and death]A Sequel Not Woven from Quite the Same ClothThis novel didn't appeal to me as much as Spin the Dawn。That's it; I said it。 I liked the combination of self-discovery， magical questing， and romance in the first novel， which was one of my greatest faves。 Unravel the Dusk was a novel unlike any other。 Still excellent， but considerably more focused on Maia's problems as she faces both internal and external transformations。- Synopsis -Maia Tamarin's voyage to sew the sun， moon， and stars' garments has taken a heavy toll。 She returns to a war-torn kingdom。 To keep the peace， she is compelled to put on the sun's clothing and take the role of the emperor's bride-to-be。The struggle that is happening around Maia， however， is nothing compared to the conflict that is happening within her。 She's been changing since she was touched by the demon Bandur。。。 looking in the mirror and seeing her own eyes glow red， losing control of her magic， her body， and her mind。 It'll only be a matter of time before Maia completely loses herself， but she'll go to any length to find Edan， defend her family， and create real change。- Writing -Elizabeth Lim's descriptions and effortless flow are my favorites。 I could vividly visualize everything as I read， and I believe this series would make a fantastic film adaptation。 I genuinely hope that these novels' cinematic rights are picked up。This book differs from Spin the Dawn in terms of tempo and the stakes were higher。- Characters -Maia's internal turmoil felt incredibly repetitive to me; there was no progression throughout the novel， and it was simply the same thought process over and over。 This was made worse by her “narration” of what she thought or knew was going to happen—it was like foreshadowing， only you were told what was going to happen instead of being delicately hinted at it， and it took away all the tension from the storyline。I understand that characters must develop and grow with each book， but I felt that Edan had devolved into a shadow of his former self， and Maia's fight for her humanity had gotten the best of her。 There was just something lacking， that glimmer of recognition that says， "Yes， this is their narrative， and everything makes sense。"- Final Thoughts -This story is much darker than I anticipated and it weighed on me as I read。 After the way Spin the Dawn ended， I anticipated it wouldn't be all rainbows and sunshine， but it took it to a whole other level。 I believe that the first book should have been separated into two parts。 One focused on the competition， while the other on Edan's journey。 After that， this as the final book。My rating system:5⭐ - Well， there went my day。 Couldn't put it down。 I think it destroyed any hope of reading other books。。。4⭐ - This book was fantastic！ I really enjoyed it。 It may be missing something， or there is one major issue in it， but overall I would highly recommend it！3⭐ - This book was average。 Neither good nor bad。 Certainly not the worst book I've read， but not the best either。2⭐ - This book really just wasn't for me。1⭐ - Well， I finished it。 How？ I don't know。 Definitely do not recommend it。 。。。more

Maddie ，

The first half I found more exciting than the second， it just jumpeds in！ Her demon vision was strange though， I couldn't really picture that。I hate how she just pushed two certain people's feelings to the side because they aren't meant to marry， when it's the same way she feels for her love。She continuously forgot things I swear she'd been told before， which confused me a lot。 She's 18， so she shouldn't be so dumb。 I get that she's led a sheltered life， but she doesn't make silly decisions， so The first half I found more exciting than the second， it just jumpeds in！ Her demon vision was strange though， I couldn't really picture that。I hate how she just pushed two certain people's feelings to the side because they aren't meant to marry， when it's the same way she feels for her love。She continuously forgot things I swear she'd been told before， which confused me a lot。 She's 18， so she shouldn't be so dumb。 I get that she's led a sheltered life， but she doesn't make silly decisions， so I'm not sure why she just forgot things。I loved how Maia wasn't the empress figure for once， she was actually a 'side character'， and didn't have a lot to do with Sarnai。Let's just say I'm happy that this is only a duology， this really fell flat for me after the 4。5 star rating I gave Spin the Dawn。 The first half read quickly despite being slow， but the second half I struggled to read， and it took me quite a while。 。。。more

Sam Cooke ，

*Minor spoilers ahead！ *After buying this over a year ago， it can finally be knocked off my #tbr list。 This was a fast read！ A little over 350 pages and I breezed through it in a couple of days。 Chapters are short and sweet which usually propels me to read more in the long run， and the writing style is enjoyable。I think this book would have benefitted from multiple points of view。 Edan and Lady Sarnai are compelling characters， and though we did get more backstory for each of them， it wasn’t eno *Minor spoilers ahead！ *After buying this over a year ago， it can finally be knocked off my #tbr list。 This was a fast read！ A little over 350 pages and I breezed through it in a couple of days。 Chapters are short and sweet which usually propels me to read more in the long run， and the writing style is enjoyable。I think this book would have benefitted from multiple points of view。 Edan and Lady Sarnai are compelling characters， and though we did get more backstory for each of them， it wasn’t enough。 There was more than enough Maia Tamarin， however。 Following the events of Spin the Dawn， Maia is slowly turning into a demon， and when I say slowly， I mean at a tedious pace。 The constant internal monologue grappling with her imminent transformation into a demon just…bored me。 Perhaps my mind is twisted， the parts where she almost gives into her demon side were very interesting！ I wanted to explore more of that。 I wanted more of the battles， more of the epic Lady Sarnai （who is indeed， epic） and just， less of the repetitive “I’m turning into a demon… gasp… what do I do about it… I suppose just ponder the problem over and over again。” This gave the book a melancholic flavour that just didn’t let up。 Despite how strong the women are in this book， Maia had this mantra where she couldn’t ask for help because she didn’t want to burden anyone。 Breaking this with a more positive message would have helped to dissuade the perception that asking for help is a sign of weakness。 Learning how to ask for help would have reinforced Maia’s ties to her humanity。AND huge bummer， Edan is barely around and only truly renters the story over halfway through the book。 Really wish his character had had more room to grow as it did in book one。 I understand Maia is our main protagonist who needed to be on her own at times for plot purposes， but right here， this is where multiple POVs could have assisted in developing other characters， as this was lacking。 The love that developed between Edan and Maia in Spin the Dawn， that beautiful love， turned into her constantly omitting the truth and Edan acting as support to Maia first and foremost。 Overall， I enjoyed this book， but it isn’t as strong as Spin the Dawn。 。。。more

Kathy ，

I really enjoyed this duology！Overall this story had more romance than I had anticipated （nothing graphic， all very sweet！） but I love that the main character is a girl tailor fighting for her place in a man's world who goes on an adventure/epic quest。 The story at times feels a bit all over the place， but it's a fun adventure and I look forward to rereading it at a later date！I should also add that I listened to this via audio， I enjoyed the narrator， a good voice for the story。 I've heard her I really enjoyed this duology！Overall this story had more romance than I had anticipated （nothing graphic， all very sweet！） but I love that the main character is a girl tailor fighting for her place in a man's world who goes on an adventure/epic quest。 The story at times feels a bit all over the place， but it's a fun adventure and I look forward to rereading it at a later date！I should also add that I listened to this via audio， I enjoyed the narrator， a good voice for the story。 I've heard her narrate a book with multiple POV's before （multiple narrators） and also Spin the Dawn （aka book 1 in this duology）。 。。。more

Lara ，

Interesting conclusion to the first book but loosing some of the charm of the relationship between Maia and Edan。 For most of this book， Maia faces up to the consequences of setting Edan free of his enchantor vow， by slowly turning into a demon。 Most of it is her fighting her demon side and using the dresses to help in the war against the Shansen。On the flip side， she's no longer the one that needs rescuing so much and is the one that fights to save Alaandi and help people。 However she loses mor Interesting conclusion to the first book but loosing some of the charm of the relationship between Maia and Edan。 For most of this book， Maia faces up to the consequences of setting Edan free of his enchantor vow， by slowly turning into a demon。 Most of it is her fighting her demon side and using the dresses to help in the war against the Shansen。On the flip side， she's no longer the one that needs rescuing so much and is the one that fights to save Alaandi and help people。 However she loses more of her self each time， either her humanity as her body changes， her mind as she starts to forget people （even Edan）， and her heart as she fights evil demonic Maia。 I also dont understand why she's so subservient particularly to Sarnai who she saves on many on an occassion。 Edan serves as more of a prop here to remind Maia of who she is and doesn't do much as he's lost most of his powers。Overall it was a little lack lustre for me but was a good conclusion to the story overall。 。。。more

Jo Stevens ，

It was okay。 Haven't fully processed the almost ending yet。 But the ending was okay。 It wasn't great but it wasn't bad so I give it three stars。 It was okay。 Haven't fully processed the almost ending yet。 But the ending was okay。 It wasn't great but it wasn't bad so I give it three stars。 。。。more

Nia Edwards ，

The first book was my favourite read of this year so far and this one did not disappoint！ It had action right from the get go and kept me glued the whole time。 Managed to read it in two days because I loved it so much！

Molly Tullis ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As soon as I finished Spin the Dawn， I jumped into Unravel the Dusk。 This is the second in the duology and saw the completion of Maia’s story。 [Spoilers ahead] Overall， I thought the first one was a little bit better paced and the second may have gotten ahead of itself。 It was still immensely enjoyable， but I found myself feeling like the way the events unfolded was a bit choppy。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5★ Let’s start with the obvious… EDAN！ I loved his character from start to finish and I was so happy to see hi As soon as I finished Spin the Dawn， I jumped into Unravel the Dusk。 This is the second in the duology and saw the completion of Maia’s story。 [Spoilers ahead] Overall， I thought the first one was a little bit better paced and the second may have gotten ahead of itself。 It was still immensely enjoyable， but I found myself feeling like the way the events unfolded was a bit choppy。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5★ Let’s start with the obvious… EDAN！ I loved his character from start to finish and I was so happy to see him and Maia together。 “Not even life and death can stop fate…” Can you even？！ ★ I SOBBED when Maia was reunited with her brothers and her mother… that I was not prepared for and it was written so beautifully。 ★ The pacing felt off as Maia battled Bardur halfway through， and then the main conflict shifted to the shensen。 This felt a bit off as the battle with Maia’s own demons seemed to then not be the same conflict。 It was still immensely enjoyable。 ★ I feel like they did Lady Sarnai so dirty… after everything that she’d been through！ I had a soft spot for her character from the beginning， even when she was being awful， because it was obvious why she was flawed。 For Lord Xian to die in the end… ugh。 Heartbreaking。 This is such a good， magical duology if you’re looking for one！ I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Eleennae Ayson ，

Rating: 3。5

Amanda ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was so looking forward to this book and I was so disappointed。 I felt like the character went backwards instead of forwards。 And I couldn’t stand how much of the book was spent on her talking about， debating about becoming a demon。 It was redundant， annoying and was more than half of the book。 I was bored。 And the worst part is， the book has this happy wrap it all up ending that makes the incessant “I’m turning into a demon” debate in her head pointless。

Avidreader365 ，

Review to come soon。。。

Elise ，

2。5*Sigh。 Loved the first book， super bored of the second book :'）Somehow couldn't bring myself to care about any of the characters in the second book even though I was shipping（view spoiler）[ Maia and Edan （hide spoiler）]in the first book。。 2。5*Sigh。 Loved the first book， super bored of the second book :'）Somehow couldn't bring myself to care about any of the characters in the second book even though I was shipping（view spoiler）[ Maia and Edan （hide spoiler）]in the first book。。 。。。more

Kimberly Soltero ，

SUCH AN AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL BOOK！！ Although it broke me as I was reading the ending filled my heart with so much joy。 The blood of stars duology is an absolute favorite of mine。 The characters， the world building， and the magic system is just so incredible。 I recommend everyone to go read this amazing duology。 I also believe that it’s very safe to say that Elizabeth Lim is one of my favorite authors。 Maia and Edan will always carry a special place in my heart。 I cannot wait to read six crimson SUCH AN AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL BOOK！！ Although it broke me as I was reading the ending filled my heart with so much joy。 The blood of stars duology is an absolute favorite of mine。 The characters， the world building， and the magic system is just so incredible。 I recommend everyone to go read this amazing duology。 I also believe that it’s very safe to say that Elizabeth Lim is one of my favorite authors。 Maia and Edan will always carry a special place in my heart。 I cannot wait to read six crimson cranes！！！ 。。。more

Emily ，

3。5 stars

paperbacktomes ，

My Rating: 2。5Maia was a different person in this book。 She came a long way from the innocent girl to the phoenix who rose from the ashes in this book。 She had more magic， that was both a gift and a curse to her， to fight her enemies。 She had to fight her demons and tried hard to overcome Bandur’s curse， which was futile for most part of the book。 She was closer to Ammi and was more secretive with Edan， her family and Ammi。 She never had anyone to talk about what she was going through， making he My Rating: 2。5Maia was a different person in this book。 She came a long way from the innocent girl to the phoenix who rose from the ashes in this book。 She had more magic， that was both a gift and a curse to her， to fight her enemies。 She had to fight her demons and tried hard to overcome Bandur’s curse， which was futile for most part of the book。 She was closer to Ammi and was more secretive with Edan， her family and Ammi。 She never had anyone to talk about what she was going through， making her struggles feel real。 Besides this， the novel felt very abrupt and took a dive in its pace。I’d recommend this book if you have read the first book and need closure for the series。 It wasn’t as exciting and great as I thought it’d be， but Unravel the Dusk is a befitting conclusion to The Blood of Stars series。（I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the ARC。）You can read my full review on my BLOG。 。。。more

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