But knowing the truth and accepting it are very different things. The terrible truth is staring Audrey in the face. But when she develops a powerful new ability, Audrey seizes on the chance to fight, despite her mother's protests and Leon's pleas.Īs Audrey gets closer to figuring out Susannah's motives and tracking down the Remnant, she'll uncover more than she bargained for. But to what end?Īudrey already has a ton on her plate: dealing with her best friend Tink's boy drama, helping her other best friend Gideon figure out his nightmares, and exploring the highs and lows of 'dating' Leon.

Like others before her, she seeks the Remnant, a Kin girl who has the power to unleash the inhabitants of the Beneath. Her name is Susannah, and she's a Harrower, a demon hell-bent on destroying people like Morning Star, Leon, and Audrey-the Kin. and frustrating-maybe helped, too.īut after two peaceful months, there is a vicious new threat in Minneapolis. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Dark Star. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. The superhero Morning Star (who just happens to be Audrey's mom) might have played a small part, and her sidekick, Leon-Audrey's sort-of boyfriend, who is gorgeous. Dark Star - Kindle edition by Frenette, Bethany. Or it may be the force that destroys everything-and everyone-she loves.Well, kind of. It may be the key to saving her family and her city. At that point all of author Bethany Frenette’s talents came into play: pacing, tension, character growth, and world building. ‘Dark Star’ did not find its legs until the three-quarter mark. When an unthinkable betrayal puts Minneapolis in terrible danger, Audrey discovers a wild, untamed power within herself. Honestly, I took a long time to read this because I kept putting it down from boredom. Lately, he won't let Audrey out of his sight. But Leon, her mother's bossy, infuriatingly attractive sidekick, has other ideas. If Audrey could only get near Patrick Tigue, a powerful Harrower masquerading as human, she could use her Knowing to discover the Harrowers' next move.

When she gets close to someone, dark corners of the person's memories become her own, and she sometimes glimpses the future. To survive, Audrey will need to sharpen the powers she has always had. Yet some have managed to escape, and they want Audrey dead just because of who she is: one of the Kin. She fights Harrowers-livid, merciless beings who were trapped Beneath eons ago.

Now Audrey knows the truth: her mom doesn't fight crime. That is, until she's lured into the night by something human and not human-something with talons and teeth, and a wide scarlet smile. Her mother is the superhero Morning Star, the most deadly crime fighter in the Twin Cities, so it's hard for Audrey not to feel safe.

Dark Star by Bethany Frenette