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Destroy the Day

by Brigid Kemmerer

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Defy the Night #3

Why Read This?

The trilogy conclusion delivers on every thread Kemmerer has been weaving. Yes, Tessa and Corrick spend most of the book apart, but that separation drives the tension to a breaking point. The addition of King Harristan's POV adds unexpected emotional depth, and the political intrigue reaches its sharpest. Bring tissues.

Synopsis

Left for dead, but desperate to survive . . . they have one last chance to save their kingdom. Prince Corrick is out of options. Held captive by the vicious Oren Crane, he’s desperate to reunite with Tessa, but will need to ally with the rebel leader Lochlan, who until now wished him dead. An unlikely but deadly pair, Corrick and Lochlan must plot their next moves carefully. An island away, Tessa Cade is heartbroken and angry. Grieving Corrick, and unsure how to find a way back to Kandala, she doesn’t know who to trust. Until Rian—the man she trusts least—makes an offer: aid in a plot to finally oust Oren Crane and see what the future holds . . . Meanwhile in Kandala, Harristan is dethroned and on the run. He’s struggling to unite the rebels in his fractured kingdom, but he finds support—and maybe more—in unexpected places. Can Harristan be the king his people need? Can Corrick and Tessa find their way back to each other? As outside threats loom and the fires of revolution burn from within, time is running out to save their kingdom. In the thrilling conclusion to the Defy the Night series, Brigid Kemmerer crafts heartrending twists and devastating turns that will keep readers breathless to the very end.

At a Glance

4.19 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

slow burnseparationreunion

Mood

tenseemotionalbittersweettriumphantpolitically charged

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.19 ★

Page Count

550 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Multi-POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Multi-narrator

Narrator

Chase Brown|Christopher Ragland|Lexie McDougall

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: the compassionate rebel sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

tension / anticipation focus sign in to unlock

violenceapparent character death (resolved)near-death experienceswar and rebellioncaptivitypoisoning and illnesspolitical corruptionmorally gray decisionsmild language

World & Setting

kingdom / empire sign in to unlock

Reading Context

Emotionally devastating in the best way. The separated lovers trope means the payoff, when it comes, hits hard. Harristan and Quint's arc provides an unexpected gut punch. The ending wraps up the political and romantic threads satisfyingly, even if some readers wanted more Tessa-Corrick scenes before the resolution. sign in to unlock

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