Blog Tour and Review: Eclipse the Skies

Eclipse the Skies is the sequel to Ignite the Stars. Read my review for the first book here.

Title: Eclipse the Skies

Author: Maura Milan

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Format: eARC

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Date Published: 3 Sept 2019

Goodreads Description: Ia Cōcha never thought she’d be working for the Olympus Commonwealth. But that was before she found out her trusted brother Einn was trying to tear apart the universe. Now, Ia, the Blood Wolf of the Skies, has agreed to help the Royal Star Force on one condition: when she finds him, she gets to kill Einn herself. 

Brinn Tarver has just come to terms with her Tawny identity when the public lashes out against her people, crushing her family. At her breaking point, she starts to question everything she believes in—including Ia. 

After the death of his mentor, Knives Adams is doing his best to live up to a role he didn’t ask for as Aphelion’s new headmaster. Still, with each new step deeper into war, he feels torn between his duties and the pull of Ia’s radical—sometimes criminal—ideas. 

As they fight to keep the darkness from eclipsing the skies, their unpredictable choices launch this breathtaking sequel to explosive new heights.

Book Links

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Author Information

Maura Milan currently resides in Los Angeles, where she can be found hanging out in cafes and drinking matcha lattes. In her free time, Maura enjoys watching Korean dramas and hanging out with her schipperke, Thor, who she believes should become a professional comedian. 

To this day, Gilbert Blythe is her ultimate boy crush.

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I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my blog tour participation. All opinions are my own. 

General Thoughts

First off, this book DESTROYED ME. How dare Maura Milan do this to me?? Can someone tell me if there will be another book ASAP?

I just can’t take it. Milan’s writing has improved so much and I was thoroughly engrossed in the second instalment of this series. Eclipse the Skies is a wonder of a book. We get a little more world-building, more character development and deeper writing.

I really loved this book, except for the ending of course, but no spoilers.

Characters

The characters are really what drives this story. So much happened in terms of the plot, but I greatly enjoyed the journeys each character went on. They were so different and so poignant, there’s really something that everyone can identify with.

Once again my favourite character was Brinn. She’s more the morally grey character that I can identify with, and I can totally understand her reasonings and her motivations. I loved watching her grow and come into her own, even though there are a few bumps in the road.

I do wish we had more time between her and Ia, to mend their broken friendship a bit, but I guess that just makes the ending bittersweet.

Ia had more of an emotional journey to take in this book, and I loved every part of it. I did miss her snark and the banter between her and Knives, but this book has some dire situations.

I also liked the lack of a love story between her and Knives, it’s there, they care, but it’s not at the forefront of the book. The growth of the characters was more important and I enjoyed that.

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Overall this book was amazing and I would definitely recommend it. What did you guys think?

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