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Synopsis:
The Three Kingdoms are at war, but Meilin’s father refuses to answer the imperial draft. Trapped by his opium addiction, he plans to sell Meilin for her dowry. But when Meilin discovers her husband-to-be is another violent, ill-tempered man, she realizes that nothing will change for her unless she takes matters into her own hands.
The very next day, she disguises herself as a boy and enlists in her father’s place.
In the army, Meilin's relentless hard work brings her recognition, friendship—and a growing closeness with Sky, a prince turned training partner. But has she simply exchanged one prison for another? As her kingdom barrels toward destruction, Meilin begins to have visions of a sea dragon spirit that offers her true power and freedom, but with a deadly price.
With the future of the Three Kingdoms hanging in the balance, Meilin will need to decide whom to trust—Sky, who inspires her loyalty and love; the sea dragon spirit, who has his own murky agenda; or an infuriating enemy prince who makes her question everything she once knew—about her kingdom and about her own heart.
Review & thoughts:
The Night Ends With Fire is a Romantic Fantasy and a Mulan retelling and I can’t believe it’s this author’s only second book, it’s so well written and captivating, I loved it and already can’t wait for the second book!
When the man her father chooses for her to marry turns out to be as abusive as her father, Meilin decides to disguise herself as a man and join the military going to war. Despite being smaller and having less strength than the other soldiers, Meilin quickly improves thanks to her nightly training sessions with Sky, a handsome prince she can’t get out of her head. But when she starts to hear a dragon’s voice inside her head and realizes it comes from the necklace she inherited from her mother which is inhibited with black magic, she needs to decide which is more important to her: duty or gaining power at all costs.
The Night Ends With Fire shares a lot of similarities with Mulan and having loved the movie I had high expectations of this book and I’m definitely not disappointed, it was amazing. There is so much action, plot twists, shocking betrayals, I literally couldn’t put it down and the world the author created and the magic system were really interesting. I think my favorite part of this book was Meilin’s character development. She went a long way from the afraid woman at the begging to the cunning, strong warrior she became, it was amazing to see the change inside of her and the way she sometimes struggled with what was wrong and right making some questionable choices makes me think she may become a true morally grey character in the end. While I’m not a fan of love triangles, it was written really well and progressed in an organic way, I really liked both love interests and while I have a preference, I will be happy whichever way it goes. But I must say that ending was so shocking and absolutely unexpected, I actually screamed when I read it and OMG I need the next book ASAP!
The Night Ends With Fire is a really great fantasy book with amazing characters, great romance, fascinating world and magic system, a lot of plot twists and a shocking ending that will leave you wanting more, I enjoyed it a lot and definitely recommend it to everyone!
Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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