Defy the Sun

Defy the Sun by Jessika Fleck

Book Review by Dawn Thomas

304 Pages

Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / Swoon Reads

Release Date: March 10, 2020

Fiction, Teens, Young Adult, Fantasy, Dystopian

The story picks up where Beware the Night left off. Nico was rescued by the Night and Veda has been taken hostage by the Imperi guards. They are planning an elaborate Offerings ceremony to set an example. Veda tries to get sympathy from her guard. At the same time, the Night is trying to recruit him. As the Heir to the Imperi, it would a feather in their cap if he switched sides. The war between the two groups is destroying Bellona. Soon there won’t be anything left.

The book is the second in The Offering Series. It is written in present tense and switches point of view between Veda and Nico. The story flows well and the characters are well developed. In fact, we learn more details of the secondary characters. If you like the Hunger Games, you will probably enjoy this book.