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And I Darken

par Kiersten White

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Romance. Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:The New York Times Bestseller!
Absolutely riveting.
Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Minds

This vividly rendered novel reads like HBOs Game of Thrones . . . if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Ambitious in scope and intimate in execution, the storys atmospheric setting is rife with political intrigue, with a deftly plotted narrative driven by fiercely passionate characters and a fearsome heroine. Fans of Victoria Aveyards THE RED QUEEN and Sabaa Tahirs AN EMBER IN THE ASHES wont want to miss this visceral, immersive, and mesmerizing novel, the first in the And I Darken series.
NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.
Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, whos expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that hes made a true friendand Lada wonders if shes finally found someone worthy of her passion.
But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight againstand that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.
From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaled . . . and hearts will be broken.
A dark and twisty fantasy . . . think Game of Thrones, but with teens.Seventeen
 
Sinister, suspenseful, and unapologetically feminist.Buzzfeed
 
Will completely spin you into another time and place.Bustle
 
Takes no prisoners, offering up brutal, emotional historical fiction.NPR.org
An ALA Rainbow List Top Ten Selection.
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Surprising novel that reads like an epic fantasy but for beginners if that makes sense. Some of the secondary characters were hard to keep track of but overall it’s a very good story. Excited for Book 2. ( )
  ilkjen | Mar 16, 2024 |
Surprising novel that reads like an epic fantasy but for beginners if that makes sense. Some of the secondary characters were hard to keep track of but overall it’s a very good story. Excited for Book 2. ( )
  ilkjen | Mar 16, 2024 |
Nadie espera que una princesa sea brutal. Pero Lada; la hija de Vlad Drácula; siempre lo fue. En cambio; su hermano Radu es un joven gentil; inteligente y sensible. Todo lo que Lada y su padre desprecian.
Cuando Drácula condena a sus hijos al destierro y los deja en manos del sultán otomano; Lada y Radu conocen a Mehmed. Por primera vez; Radu siente que tiene un verdadero amigo y Lada tal vez encuentre en él a alguien por quien valga la pena sentir algo. Para Radu; el imperio otomano es su hogar. Para Lada; el enemigo. Ella será capaz de sacrificarlo todo con tal de volver a su amada tierra.
Lada; Radu y Mehmed crean un triángulo oscuro y apasionado; que desafiará todas las reglas; lealtades y sentimientos. ( )
  AmicanaLibrary | Jan 22, 2024 |
It has been a hot minute since I've read a historical fiction novel as good as this one. Intense, complicated characters who are completely enveloped in their own world... Kiersten White is truly amazing.

I actually started reading this because I was waiting for the fourth Throne of Glass book to become available through OverDrive and was extremely surprised at how well written this book is. So many books these days are compared to Game of Thrones, but this one truly comes the closest.

5/5 would read again ( )
  abhkolo | Apr 25, 2023 |
Where do I start with this book? I loved it. It was rich, vibrant and beautiful in so many ways.

The story is told in alternating chapters by brother and sister, Radu and Lada. Due to weak rule of their father, Radu and Lada are traded to the Ottoman Empire in exchange the safety of their home country of Wallachia. This worked particularly well as Lada and Radu were both full-bodied characters, their voices crisp and distinct.

Radu and Lada accidentally meet the Sultan's third son, a young boy their age, and befriend him. From there the book truly starts. There is so much between the three of them that it's hard to label it a 'love triangle' as the relationships between Radu, Lada and Mehmed change and grow as the novel progresses. It is never boring or tedious because the love shared by the three of them is complex, complicated and sometimes very dark.

Lada is a brilliant protagonist. She's vicious, clever and passionate; her personality is almost too much to be contained. It is made clear to the reader early on that she is not like the 'ordinary' people who wish to live and love - Lada belongs to Wallachia. Her country is her first and only true love. She's fascinating to read. Radu, on the other hand, is sensitive and intelligent. He's a great counterpoint to Lada's calculated brutality.

I just absolutely devoured the entire book. The language is rich and beautiful, the characters full and complex, and the story was delicious. It follows history a lot closer than other YA historical fiction but plays around just enough. ( )
  xaverie | Apr 3, 2023 |
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Romance. Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:The New York Times Bestseller!
Absolutely riveting.
Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Minds

This vividly rendered novel reads like HBOs Game of Thrones . . . if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Ambitious in scope and intimate in execution, the storys atmospheric setting is rife with political intrigue, with a deftly plotted narrative driven by fiercely passionate characters and a fearsome heroine. Fans of Victoria Aveyards THE RED QUEEN and Sabaa Tahirs AN EMBER IN THE ASHES wont want to miss this visceral, immersive, and mesmerizing novel, the first in the And I Darken series.
NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.
Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, whos expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that hes made a true friendand Lada wonders if shes finally found someone worthy of her passion.
But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight againstand that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.
From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaled . . . and hearts will be broken.
A dark and twisty fantasy . . . think Game of Thrones, but with teens.Seventeen
 
Sinister, suspenseful, and unapologetically feminist.Buzzfeed
 
Will completely spin you into another time and place.Bustle
 
Takes no prisoners, offering up brutal, emotional historical fiction.NPR.org
An ALA Rainbow List Top Ten Selection.

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