The Hunger Games meets vampires in the stunning second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Serpent and the Wings of Night.
Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.
In the wake of the bloody tournament known as the Kejari, Oraya is now a prisoner in her own kingdom and grieving the only family she ever had. She’s left with only one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn, the vampire who betrayed her.
The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood has dug their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside. When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom – and seeking her revenge against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she’ll need to harness an ancient power, intertwined with her father’s greatest secrets.
With enemies closing in on all sides, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power – and the devastating love that could be her downfall . . .
Filled with heartbreak, redemption, dark magic and bloodthirsty intrigue, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King is a compulsive dark fantasy from Carissa Broadbent. Continue the series with The Songbird & the Heart of Stone, the third book in the addictive romantasy series.
The Serpent and the Wings of Night was an instant No. 9 New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller on 06/12/23
Format: Paperback
Pages: 768
Imprint: Tor Bramble UK
Publication date: 21/11/2024
Series: Crowns of Nyaxia v2
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
by Carissa Broadbent
Review by Isabelle
I loved this second installment in Raihn and Oraya's love story, which smoulders into yet another slow burn - Raihn keeps up his bad-boy vampire king act and hates every second of it, and gradually earns Oraya's trust again, while Oraya uncovers royal secrets and claims her queen-hood properly. This book introduces Raihn's POV and it was all the better for it. These two were an A+ power couple. A truly satisfying end to this bloody, dramatic duology.
