

Romance that develops between (bi) Cayo and Amaya/Yamaa, a romance that meets hurdlesĪlong the way since there are lies between them. The plague and more that could all lead back to the Mercado family.

The authorities? That decision is not an easy one. If hisįather’s actions have impacted the entire city in a negative way, should Cayo tell Over his actions and more – over his father’s actions – offers an opportunityįor the book to explore the idea of social and personal responsibility. When she finally does kill someone, what does that mean for her? Infuses her every moment, leading her down a path that may not have a return. For Amaya there is the thread of revenge that Pear-shaped and he has to marry his daughter instead.Ĭayo, the book offers an exploration of Moray’s complex society from top toīottom – the rich and the poor, the sick and the healthy. Things go awry when his dealings with the most notorious underworld king go Yamaa, recently arrived in Moray and with more riches than anyone he knows. With the guilt and the responsibility weighting on him, Cayo agrees to hisįather’s demands for him to find a rich wife. Now, his sister has caught a dreaded,Īlmost always fatal disease and they don’t have the money to properly treat Is trying to put his past behind and turn his life around after his gambling Riches and the chance to destroy the Mercado family, the ones who were truly To hear the offer that Boon, the rescued man, has for her: a new identity, With her dreams and hopes quashed, Amaya is more than willing Off her last days, she rescues a man from drowning incurring further debt withĪ longer sentence and the ship’s captain – a man called Zharo – tells her that To meet her mom and finally put these dark days to rest. Know her parents had, she is about to be free. Now and after years of being held captive paying off a debt she didn’t even Silverfish on the Brackish, a debtor ship that uses children labour. The slow moving take on personal responsibility instead. I came to the book for Dark!Revenge! and stayed for Scavenge the Stars is ostensibly a gender swapped retelling of TheĬount of Monte Cristo. How did I get this book: Borrowed (Sribd) Stand alone or series: First in a duology And the more she realizes she must trust no one… 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. 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.Īmaya wants one thing: revenge against the man who ruined her family and stole the life she once had. 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.
