Nightborn: Totally addictive fantasy fiction: 2 (The Hollow King)

Like deep dark water it pulls them down. The faint fire of magic within them flickers and dies. Their eyes turn black as night. They are nightborn now.Grace Marchant has been many things: streetwise orphan rebellious servant and now beloved companion of Prince Bastien heir to the throne of Larelwynn. But their sunlit happiness is not destined to last. The golden magic which brought them together in purest passion is threatened by strange and ancient forces. Innocent people are becoming nightborn -cruel deadly unrecognisable to their loved ones - and these two young lovers are the only ones with power enough to stop it.In times of peace striking a deal with their closest enemy would be unthinkable but now their only hope is to ally with the neighbouring Valenti royal family: manipulative cunning and always with an eye on the Larelwynn throne. The partnership comes at a devastating price... if Grace wants to defeat the nightborn she must watch Bastien marry a Valenti princess.Grace knows she must make this heart-wrenching sacrifice for the good of the whole kingdom - but she also fears the magic in her veins usually so warm and bright is turning cold as deepest midnight. A beguiling darkness whispers to her from within. Is Grace herself becoming nightborn?Time is running out. With Bastien promised to another and a stony distance growing between them will Grace find the source of the nightborn curse before every last soul is consumed by the darkness?Combining sizzling romance courtly intrigue and heart-in-your-mouth action this dark and addictive fantasy series is perfect for fans of Graceling and Emily R. King.Read what everyones saying about Jessica Thorne: 50 bajillion stars... I loved this book so much... It broke my heart into a million pieces and put it all back together again. Faemance Book Blog 5 starsWow wow wow!... A show-stopping book that was hard to put down... An addicting adventure you will not want to miss out on. NetGalley ReviewerI mean wow!... Be prepared for plot twists!!!... I highly recommend giving this book a read! I cant wait for the next book in the series!!!! Goodreads ReviewerCaptivating... I simultaneously wanted to power through it but didnt want it to end... its fantastic. Its brilliant. I love it... I have several notes in my Kindle app from emotional scenes where its purely emotive responses of AWEEE OMGGGG WTF IS THIS?!... a beautiful piece of fantasy fiction that should be on everyones tbr list. Goodreads Reviewer 5 stars