From the Publisher:
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. Edan, the boy she loves, is gone--perhaps forever--and no sooner does she set foot in the Autumn Palace than 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. When the emperor's rivals learn of her deception, there is hell to pay, 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, and in the meantime she will stop at nothing to find Edan, protect her family, and bring lasting peace to her country.
My Thoughts:
Elizabeth Lim offers up two duologies, The Blood of Stars books starting with Spin the Dawn and ending with this book and Six Crimson Cranes books ending with The Dragon's Promise coming out in August 2022. Although the publication order is different, the world that these four stories occupy is the same world, just that the Cranes duology happens much earlier than the Blood duology.
Edan in the end says that he saw Shiori from Cranes but the stories are centuries apart. It is only possible because as the Enchanter, he is very old. What the two sets of stories have in common, though is the demon Bandura. He is still a major psychological kill joy.
These two sets are definitely girl power fantasies. They may also be listed as romances, but this is no Disney romance as I feel like no one really gets the happy ending. Perhaps I need to be more Asian stoic. Either way, all of Ms. Lim's books are fast reads for reluctant readers who want fast action and divine intervention.
Author: Elizabeth Lim
Publisher: Ember
Publication date: June 1, 2021
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