All of the other characters and plots exist to highlight and develop Kricket. This series is about her journey, her discoveries, her fights for love and acceptance and life as she chooses. It is sometimes easy to forget, but this series is about Kricket. Kricket has true friendships and a true understanding of who she is, how brilliant she is and how many people love her to the point that they will kill for her. She also knows the truth about who she is and what her abilities allow her to do. She belongs to no one and is controlled by no one. This ending is NOT what I had expected or hoped for but, in retrospect, I can’t imagine being satisfied with something different at this point. The ending is better than the countless horrific outcomes I had envisioned where all my favorite characters in the series, including Kricket, die unspeakably horrible deaths.

While the conclusion to this story left me sobbing and bleeding it’s honestly better than the worst case scenarios that ran through my head before and during my reading. The ending is not what many (including me) had hoped for these beloved characters.

If you’ve been following Amy Bartol or any of the social media hype surrounding this book, you will know that it has left many in a state of great unrest. Darken the Stars blew me away, hence the rare 6-Rating! I think she’s an absolute genius and her creation of worlds beyond my wildest imagination is exceptional. I’m not sure how to write a review for a book that concludes (?) a series that I have dearly loved in a manner in which I’m still coming to terms. Read BFF K’s reviews of: Under Different Stars and Sea of Stars. For she knows one thing above all else: the only person she can truly count on is herself.

But Kricket’s resolve will not allow her to be used as anyone’s pawn, even as the Brotherhood sharpens its plans to cut out her heart.Īs the destiny prophesied by her mother approaches, Kricket will backtrack through her fiery future to reshape it. Even those held closest cannot be trusted-including Astrid, her sister, and Giffen, a member of a mysterious order with a hidden agenda. Kricket, however, doesn’t crave the crown of Ethar-she has an unbreakable desire to live life on her own terms, a life that she desperately wants to share with her love, Trey Allairis.Īs conspiracies rage in the war for Ethar, Kricket’s so-called allies want to use her as a spy. Together, their combined power will be unrivaled. Kyon Ensin finally has what he’s always wanted: possession of Kricket Hollowell, the priestess who foresees the future.

Darken the Stars by Amy A. Bartol