Book Blurb:
The Vanishing Spark of Dusk by Sara Baysinger
Published by Entangled Teen
Genre: YA Sci-Fi
Released on January 8th, 2018
Stand up.
When Lark is stolen from Earth to be a slave on the planet Tavdora, she’s determined to find her way back home to her family, no matter the cost. Placed in the household of a notorious slave trader, Lark quickly learns her best assets are her eyes and ears. And if she’s brave enough, her voice.
Be heard.
Kalen is the Tavdorian son of a slave trader and in line to inherit his father’s business. But his growing feelings for Lark, the new house slave who dares to speak of freedom, compel him to reveal his new plan for the slave ships returning to Earth—escape. Together, they just might spark a change that flares across the universe.
Fight back.
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My Review:
3.5 Out Of 5 Stars
Genre: Aliens, Another-World, Dystopian, Romance, Survival, Suspense--
Lark is one of the last free humans left on earth, living in a small community that has not been touched by the alien slave traders. Her life seems simple but she is content with her duty and madly in love. When runaway slaves from the nearby alien plantation seek safety with her people, it causes a divide between those who want to help and those who want to turn them in to protect themselves. But little does Lark know, she is now a bargaining chip, turned over by the one she cared for the most. She was never meant to be a slave, but now she can't escape it.
A dystopian Alien romance, you say? Why yes, yes it is! I am a sucker for dystopian stories all on their own, but then aliens were added to the mix and romance, it was inevitable that I was going to read this book. And look, look at the pretty, eye catching cover! I have a total case of cover love going on. The story is listed as teen but I would not call it teen at all, more a New Adult sci-fi, with the content that goes along with it.
The book was split into 4 parts, showing the phases that Lark goes through from a free native to a slave and then her struggles to be free. I will admit that the start of this book I found to be kind of depressing- yes, I know dystopians are not usually uplifting, but they can be exciting and adventurous, but reading this was hard. Within the first few chapters Lark has 2 ultimate betrayals at the hand of the boy she loves and is intimate with- she claims she would sacrifice her life for him, and well, that ended up being true and totally against her will. It was super painful- and then she blamed herself for a young girls death when it was 100% not her fault- the fault lies with the douche who betrayed her, yet she never sees it. To put it mildly, I was a little concerned with what I had gotten myself involved with here. After the first part, the story did become more interesting and more engaging for me. It seemed like the story became more a forbidden love story the cover hinted at than the sad gritty survival it started out as.
Overall this was a very different read than I anticipated but it had it's own unique charm and ended up being incredibly romantic and swoon-worthy. I feel like the story wrapped up nicely without loose ends making this the perfect stand-alone read for those hoping to avoid starting a series (even though there was potential for growth if Sara wanted to expand her worlds!).
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
My name is Sara Baysinger and I write books. I was born in the heart of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador where I spent my early life exploring uncharted lands on horseback and raising chickens. I now make my home among the endless cornfields of Indiana with my husband and two children…and I still raise chickens. My dystopian novel BLACK TIGER was self-published in 2016, with books 2 & 3 published in 2017. When not getting lost in a book, I can be found gardening, devouring chocolate, and running off the sugar-high from said chocolate.
I’m currently working on an upcoming science fiction romance novel that will release with Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Publishing.
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