Defend the Dawn

LoveReading4Kids Says

As a satisfying raise-the-stakes sequel to Defy the Night, Brigid Kemmerer’s Defend the Dawn doesn’t disappoint. It’s a page-turning, punch-packing ride for fans of YA fantasy who like their fiction fast, fiery and driven by characters struggling to do the right thing.

Still thronging with the threat of revolution and rife with a killer disease, Kandala is an unequal territory in which only the wealthy can afford the rare moonflower elixir that can cure the disease. 

Enter Tessa – a one-time outlaw turned royal advisor who’s set on helping the populace. To that end, she and Prince Corrick embark on a perilous quest, creating an exhilarating adventure that reels with political and emotional intrigue and conflict. With keenly visual world-building, and sharp, authentic dialogue, Defend the Dawn is a read-in-one-sitting thrill for fans of the genre.

Reviewed by Joanne Owen
Joanne Owen is a writer, reviewer and workshop presenter whose lifelong love of books began when she was growing up in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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About Defend the Dawn

The embers of revolution continue to simmer in Kandala. The country is still plagued by disease, and the only cure is a scarce moonflower elixir only the rich can afford. Tessa Cade has gone from masked outlaw to palace advisor - and she's determined to help the people of Kandala.

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