Becca Mee's Reviews > Defy the Sun

I loved Beware the Night, and I thought that Defy the Sun was a very solid sequel. Veda and Nico find themselves once again on opposite sides of the struggle between the High Regent and the Night. Both languish in prisons on those respective sides and dream of a way to escape and stop the oncoming war. They soon get their wish. Veda returns to the Night and must grapple with the truths she's learned about herself and the movement, and Nico must return to Bellona as heir and outfox the cunning High Regent. Will they be able to bridge the gap between their people and bring peace before its too late? Or will it go out in smoke?
Defy the Sun is a vivid conclusion to this trilogy. Fleck is an exquisite storyteller who writes with a style that is very engaging. I enjoyed this book, although not as much as the first. It is full of action, betrayal and shades of gray. It has a love that must overcome seemingly impossible odds to thrive. I loved the romance and the love triangle between Nico and Veda and Veda and Damian, and am quite satisfied of how it was settled. The worldbuilding is incredible, just as it was in BTN. Defy the Sun is a gripping conclusion to this high-stakes duology about power, love, and rectifying the sins of the past.