Lightlark cover art

Lightlark

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Try for £0.00
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Lightlark

By: Alex Aster
Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £13.99

Buy Now for £13.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

#BookTok phenomenon and award-winning author Alex Aster delivers listeners a masterfully written, utterly gripping YA fantasy novel

Welcome to the Centennial.

Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons—a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm's curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die.

Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling—a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial.

To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray…even as love complicates everything.

Filled with secrets, deception, romance, and twists worthy of the darkest thrillers, Lightlark is a must-listen for fans of legendary fantasy writers Marie Lu, Marissa Meyer, and Leigh Bardugo.

©2022 Alex Aster (P)2022 Recorded Books, Inc
Fantasy Romance Romantic Suspense Science Fiction & Fantasy Thrillers & Suspense Young Adult Fiction Exciting Suspense
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

The Serpent and the Wings of Night cover art
Fourth Wing (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation) cover art
Vortex Chronicles: The Complete Series cover art
Shattered Kingdom cover art
Rowan cover art
Assistant to the Villain cover art
Heart of Night and Fire cover art
House of Earth and Blood cover art
Court of Ravens and Ruin cover art
How Does It Feel? cover art
Zodiac Academy cover art
House of Beating Wings cover art
Fire Heart cover art
House of Dragons cover art
From Blood and Ash (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation) cover art
Wildmane cover art

What listeners say about Lightlark

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    123
  • 4 Stars
    66
  • 3 Stars
    25
  • 2 Stars
    14
  • 1 Stars
    6
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    132
  • 4 Stars
    64
  • 3 Stars
    18
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    6
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    122
  • 4 Stars
    61
  • 3 Stars
    25
  • 2 Stars
    8
  • 1 Stars
    9

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great story

I hated that the narrator couldn’t pronounce the main characters name really irritating!

The story was good enough to keep listening though

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved it!

Didn’t want it to end and didn’t want to put it down! Great narration and can’t wait to read the next one

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

SO GOOD!

Fantastic. The world has been built well, with space to expand, and the characters are varied enough to be interesting. I'm normally able to see the "twists" before they arrive, but there were a few in this I didn't see coming. Great performance too.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I was hooked

I downloaded this simply because it was reccomeneded and free but wow! If you like ACOTAR, Cruel Prince, Shatter Me and the like then this book is for you. I loved it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Great twists and turns

Adored this book. In some ways it was predictable but I enjoyed the writing style, the descriptions and fab plot twist

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Amazing is an understatement

Wow, it’s probably the best book I read in years. So good! It felt like a simple fantasy book in the beginning but somewhere after the middle events started spinning so fast and unpredictable that I guessed only one thing out of everything. The writing is beautiful too. And the narrator did a great job. I’d give it 10 stars if I could.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great story and makes for an enjoyable easy listen

Great twists and turns. slow burn and Dark horse of a book. I would recommend.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Good female protagonist

Like a hunger games meets throne of Glass story theme. Cool layers to the story. And an interesting fantasy world concept. Enjoyed it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Average story

Leaves you wanting, magic system n world building feels incomplete. So many things not explained and left to general magic trope. All side characters feel flat and one dimensional.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

It was OK

Was an interesting story but there was no romance! I thought there would be!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!