Name: The Emperor of Evening Stars
Rating: 4.088362068965517 (116 reviews)
ISBN: 9781981426942

Laura Thalassa

In the beginning, there was darkness. Before he met Callie, before he became the Bargainer, there was Desmond Flynn, the bastard son of a scribe. A boy born to a weak mother, cursed with little magic, and destined to marry a slave. But fate had something else in mind. Till darkness dies. From the barren caves of Arestys to the palace of Somnia to the streets of earth, this is how Desmond Flynn, a fairy who began with nothing, became the Emperor of Evening Stars. ***This is a roughly 200 page novella told from Desmond Flynn's perspective.***

The Emperor of Evening Stars

Ah, some good fae dynamics in this one. I loved seeing Des’s perspective  

Kristen Aiuppa

(Bre)anne✨

A great novella! I'm so happy we got Des's backstory and his side of things for the first two books. This was a fun read and was an awesome first read of the year.

Allison Garrett

Much better than the previous book and I enjoyed Des' backstory, but it would be better if we learned about it through him telling Callie.

Liz Marie

omg! i need the next book asap!! **heavy breathing intensifies**

Brianna Brown

Spoilers.... ish.
I loved this addition to the series and it was so fun and interesting to learn Desmond's back story. 
I will say, listing this as book 2.5 is perfect as it would need to be read between 2 and 3 or you will be spoiled on some major plot points. 
HOWEVER, if you only read this series for the ✨spicy✨ scenes, you can just skip this one. It is really not spicy at all, at least not in the way that the other books are, and just revisits events from the first two books from Des's POV. Yes you also get the "prequel" of it, but most of that can be pieced together from the first two books as well.

Gemma

The series so far from Des' POV; it was alright except I thought this was book 3 oops.

Joleen

I absolutely did not want a novella, I wanted the third book. But I am so glad I got the novella. It did feel very rushed, but that is a novella. I wanted more stories of Des but I will gladly take what I can get. His history was heartbreaking and it truly does show you why he is the way he is. Read this series you will love the King of the Night as much as me.

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

4.5 STARS

“Love costs even more than power, even more than revenge or hate.”

Laura Thalassa has given me exactly what I didn’t know I needed in the Bargainer series. I have loved Callie and Desmond and their story from the very first page, but after reading The Emperor of Evening Stars, I’ve come to love them even more – Des especially. This novella (which is a pretty decent length) is told entirely in Des’s POV, from his very beginnings in the Caverns of Arestys, to his rise in becoming the King of Night, and finally, his love story with his soulmate. If you’re a fan of the series, this companion novella is a must read.

I loved everything about this novella. We learn about Des’s past, which is heartbreaking, and about his quest for revenge against his father. But what I was really dying for was the moment Des would meet Callie, his soulmate and love of his life. When he first learns that his soulmate is human – mortal – he is appalled and not too keen on her. But after experiencing loss after loss, he realizes that he’ll do anything to find the woman who will stand by him and love him. So he does.

I swear to the Undying Gods that once I’m able to, I will scour the earth for me soulmate. I’ll put my past behind me and focus on the future. And when I find her—if I find her—I won’t waste time fearing what others will think. I’ll cherish her, respect her, love her.
For all the days of her mortal life, I’ll claim her as mine.

Getting Des’s POV about his first meeting with Callie, how he fell in love with her, how he withstood being without her, was perfect. If you didn’t love him in the first two books, you will definitely fall head over heels in love with him in his novella. He has been such an enigmatic character throughout the series in Callie’s POV, but we get so much insight in how he thinks and feels. The wait for the third and final Bargainer has gotten just the tiniest bit easier thanks to this novella. And I’m hoping we get a few more chapters in Des’s POV in Dark Harmony!

Can’t she tell that she brings me to my knees? Morning, evening, and night, she’s always right there in every beat of my heart. That sweet voice of hers sings through my veins. It calls to me across worlds. Everything she is, is mine, and everything I am is hers. Always.

Thanks to the author for generously providing me an ARC to review.

Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version.

Amazon Ebook: http://amzn.to/2ybGWbz

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Solange Bello

The book is honestly 3 stars but I'm giving it another one because I really enjoyed reading form Desmond's point of view. 

Also because I didn't cringe at all in this one lol 

I really do love the series but just an advisory its in no way perfect and there are literally grammar errors but I'm not extremely picky about it. 

This is a series you read for fun, its not that serious lol

Abbey 

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The story of how a Fae King meets his soulmate in this alternate POV novella from bestselling author Laura Thalassa.

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