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Amaya is a captive on a debtor ship when she sees a stranger drowning. When she attempts to save the stranger, she is afraid her good deed will cost her a longer sentence. The man Amaya saves offers her money and a new identity to start a new life with the chance of revenge. When accepting the man's offer, Amaya must travel to Moray, where riches and deception intertwine with each other.
Amaya only cares about getting revenge against the man who ruined her family and stole her chance at a normal life. As Amaya's plan progresses, her faith becomes intertwined with the son of the man she's trying to ruin. The more Amaya digs into her past, the more she realizes she can't trust anyone.
I thought the novel was an engaging and fun read. The author did a wonderful job building the world and making me feel like I transported there. The novel is billed as a retelling of "The Count of Monte Cristo" but, I haven't read it but, know vaguely of the story. I found the story to an enjoyable read with a diverse cast of characters. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
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About The
Book:
Title: SCAVENGE
THE STARS (Scavenge the Stars #1)
Author: Tara
Sim
Pub.
Date: January 7, 2020
Publisher: Disney
Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover,
eBook, audiobook
Pages: 336
When Amaya
rescues a mysterious stranger from drowning, she fears her rash actions have
earned her a longer sentence on the debtor ship where she’s been held captive
for years. Instead, the man she saved offers her unimaginable riches and a new
identity, setting Amaya on a perilous course through the coastal city-state of
Moray, where old-world opulence and desperate gamblers collide.
Amaya wants one thing: revenge against the man who ruined her family and stole the life she once had. But the more entangled she becomes in this game of deception—and as her path intertwines with the son of the man she’s plotting to bring down—the more she uncovers about the truth of her past. And the more she realizes she must trust no one…
Packed with high-stakes adventure, romance, and dueling identities, this gender-swapped retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo is the first novel in an epic YA fantasy duology, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Sabaa Tahir, and Leigh Bardugo.
Amaya wants one thing: revenge against the man who ruined her family and stole the life she once had. But the more entangled she becomes in this game of deception—and as her path intertwines with the son of the man she’s plotting to bring down—the more she uncovers about the truth of her past. And the more she realizes she must trust no one…
Packed with high-stakes adventure, romance, and dueling identities, this gender-swapped retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo is the first novel in an epic YA fantasy duology, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Sabaa Tahir, and Leigh Bardugo.
Tara Sim is the author of SCAVENGE THE STARS
(Disney-Hyperion) and the TIMEKEEPER trilogy (Sky Pony Press) and writer of all
things magic. She can often be found in the wilds of the Bay Area, California.
When she’s not writing about mischievous boys
in clock towers, Tara spends her time drinking tea, wrangling cats, and
occasionally singing opera. Despite her bio-luminescent skin, she is
half-Indian and eats way too many samosas.
Tara is represented by Victoria Marini at
Irene Goodman Literary Agency.
Revenge. It was a simple word when spoken out
loud, but it was so much bigger, like the hidden city under the atoll. It was a
word of fire and blood, of a knife’s whisper and the priming of a pistol.
It was a word that consumed her, filled her
entire being until she knew that she could no longer be Silverfish.
Silverfish’s will was to survive, to simply make it to the next day, and
hopefully the day after that. But that was no longer her will.
Now it was revenge.
Captain Zharo. Kamon Mercado. Moray.
They would all pay.
Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a finished copy of SCAVENGE THE STARS,
US only.
Giveaway ends February 14th at midnight EST.
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