I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Dark Skies, wow - just wow. At first, I was hesitant because it was a little slow to start off with. Then I got a little confused because I was re-reading something that happened in the previous book. Yet, it started to make sense. We were going back because we had to see everything from Lydia's POV. Which, if I'm being honest.. was pretty boring throughout the book. Eventually she got better but I really enjoyed Killian's

That was insanely amazing. I think it's really cool that you could technically read DARK SKIES *or* DARK SHORES first, because they're happening along the same timeline; either way, I think readers will be thrilled with whichever they pick, because the Lydia/Killian story is JUST AS AWESOME as the Marcus/Teriana story. I love the world Jensen has created; it's fully fleshed out, I fall for just about every character who walks on the page, and the books are so tightly plotted that there is not a

Lydia is the best friend of Teriana, and if you read Dark Shores first, you briefly met her. Killian is a new character we meet, and the story is told from both of their perspectives.I really wasn't sure if I would find Lydia interesting or if it would be enough to anchor this story, but I was wrong. Lydia's transformation and journey from the beginning to the end was amazing. I could not stop rooting for this girl. Seriously, Lydia is one tough cookie!I am a fan of slow burn romances and dang d...

3.5 ✨!! Wasn't a huge fan of Dark Shores, although it was decent and rated it a 3/5 - I found its plot to be all over the place and somewhat confusing. I saw that Dark Skies was a little better so I had to give it a go. Whelp... I found I had the same issue with it. Even though it was a tad bit better- I still felt holes or something missing. The writing was good just a confusing story line for me. I kept waiting for some action and that didnt happen until about 75% in. This is my personal opin

I had an absolute blast reading Dark Shores, the first book in this series, last year and consider it to be a highly-underrated YA Fantasy.Going into this installment, I was completely prepared to enjoy it, but Dark Skies took this series to a whole new level.One very interesting point of note on the format, which I was unaware of going in, is that this book's storyline runs parallel to the storyline of Dark Shores.I expected this to be a linear continuation of the series, picking up directly af...

Read chapter 1! https://danielleljensen.com/dark-skie...Two best friends separated by an ocean of lies, betrayal, and political machinations. One girl's path has been revealed, but now it's time to travel with the other. For there is more than one way to cross the world of Reath...This is an excerpt from my newsletter in which I discuss DARK SKIES and why it's not exactly a sequel...SURPRISE! I'm sure quite a few of you are reading this email and wondering what is going on and why this novel isn...

I received this complimentary ARC from the publisher, courtesy of NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.Buddy read with Zoe!!!I will admit…if you plan to jump into this, expecting a Dark Shores kind of vibe, you’ve picked up the wrong book, haha. Yes, you can begin this series with either book, but they’re both extremely different, in my opinion. This is longer, slower, and more political. In fact, it took me about 20 chapters to get into this book. 20 CHAPTERS! That’s almost unheard of fo...

“Time itself doesn’t change people, Highness. What happens to them while it passes does.” ✅ Main character✅ Character development✅ Action and plot twists✅ Politics 🆗 Romance / Love interest 4.5 starsThis book is very different from Dark Shores, it is less a traveling and conquering adventure, and more of a classic YA political fantasy. The beginning is slow, it took me almost 150 pages to really get into this book, but once I got into it, I couldn’t put it down. The last third of this

REREAD January '20:Yet again such a fantastic read!Gods, how I love this world, these characters and this author's writing.And Killian.... just...SIGH #TeamKillianForever. Sorry Danielle, lol. ---It's going to take me a few days to try to come up with a review that'll do this magnificent book justice! Until then, I say:PRE-ORDER THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW and let yourself be swept away by Danielle's fantastic writing. From what I've read so far, this is easily my favorite read of 2020!!!

Happy book birthday to Dark Skies (May 5th!)Here finally is my full review:Thank you so much to Tor Teen for the advanced copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review! All opinions are my own.The two books, Dark Shores and Dark Skies, occur at the same time in the fictional world and can be read in either order. I enjoyed publication order. It made sense to learn what was "really" going on. Here is a quick spoiler-free recap:  In Shores we read about Teriana and the Maarin traders, Marcus...

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.Loved the change of focus to different characters in the same storyline! Can't wait for the next book where all four characters POV combine! Full RTC!

"Time itself doesn't change people, Highness. What happens to them while it passes does." I loved Dark Shores and Tarnished Empire. Agrippa, Marcus and Teriana were amazing and the world that Jensen built was as well.Dark Skies practically starts off repeating the events of the previous books. From Lydia's perspective. That had me bored and annoyed. And on the other hand: confused with Killian's pov. That changed after a while and we entered parts of the story that we hadn't covered before an

Wow!! I absolutely loved this! I liked Dark Shores ( Book 1), so I decided to read the prequel: Tarnished Empire..and basically the 37th made me swoon. Its a must read! Deciding to continue on with this series is a decision you wont regret. Dark Skies has it all. Slow burn romance, political scheming, rich world building and complex characters 😚💖 I loved it so, so much. Danielle Jensen is a master at storytelling! I already ordered Gilded Serpents, and am excited to see how the rest of the story...

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher, Tor Teen, for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.I read Dark Shores last year and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it, so when I saw this one available, I knew I needed to request it. And I'll be waiting impatiently for book three after this story.The beginning of both books tells basically the same story, Dark Shores telling Teriana's side of things and Dark Skies showing Lydia's. Then they both diverge into two separate concur...