Moon Dark Smile (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534498150)

The fate of an Empire lies with a headstrong Heir and a restless demon in this lush young adult fantasy that's a "tapestry of self-discovery, redolent with vivid imagery...[s]ensual and strange" (Kirkus Reviews) for fans of Laini Taylor and Girl, Serpent, Thorn.

Ever since she was a girl, Raliel Dark-Smile's best friend has been the great demon that lives in the palace. As the daughter of the Emperor, Raliel appears cold and distant to those around her, but what no one understands is that she and the great demon, Moon, have a close and unbreakable bond and are together at all times. Moon is bound to the Emperor and his two consorts, Raliel's parents, and when Raliel comes of age, she will be bound to Moon as well, constrained to live in the Palace for the rest of her days.

Raliel is desperate to see the Empire Between Five Mountains, and she feels a deep kinship with Moon, who longs to break free of its bonds. When the time finally arrives for Raliel's coming of age journey, she discovers a dangerous way to take Moon with her, even as she hides this truth from her travel companion, the beautiful, demon-kissed bodyguard Osian Redpop. But Osian is hiding secrets of his own, and when a plot surfaces that threatens the Empire, Raliel will have to decide who she can trust and what she'll sacrifice for the power to protect all that she loves.

Author: Tessa Gratton
ISBN-10: 153449815X
ISBN-13: 9781534498150
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2022
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.89w x 1.17d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2022
Booklist 08/01/2022 pg. 68
Shelf Awareness 09/02/2022
School Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 68