Within Ash and Stardust
Chani Lynn Feener
(The Xenith Trilogy #3)
Published by: Swoon Reads
Publication date: July 16th 2019
Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult
Having gone from kidnapped faux princess to the legitimate heir to an intergalactic throne, an impulsive, sarcastic teen must take charge of her own destiny in this epic YA novel.
On Earth, Delaney is a normal teenager who recently graduated high school with a fantastic best friend and a loving boyfriend.
But Delaney isn’t on Earth. She’s on Xenith, a war-torn planet half a galaxy away. Originally mistaken for an alien princess, Delaney has gone from kidnapped imposter to the recognized heir to an alien throne. Oh, and she’s engaged to the prince of an enemy nation whose ruthless father is on the warpath.
Torn between two planets, two fates, and two loves, Delaney is finally ready to choose her own destiny in Within Ash and Stardust, the stunning conclusion to Chani Lynn Feener’s Xenith Trilogy.
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Jan’s Review
This had all the making for a heart wrenching romance. I was rooting for an entirely different person to end up with Delaney then maybe everybody else reading this book. The one thing that irked me about the last book is the focus was mainly on the love triangle and who Delaney would ultimately choose to be with. I would of much preferred that it took a back seat and stuck with more of a focus on destroying the Rex and saving everyone from his insanity.
The story is solid in that those things are resolved and he does end up being eliminated. The love triangle should of been decided at the start of this final book so that poor Ruckus and even Trystan at some points is not drug along in this emotional roller coaster. I would of very much also have liked to have gotten a bit more of a closure with Ruckus finding his happily ever after once Delaney made her choice.
The series as a whole is a strong sci-fi you got aliens, flying air crafts, and battles over political unrest. I would like to have a bit more of the story to tell us how things end up once all is done. I guess we can hope that the new rulers are better then the previous ones.
Author Bio:
Chani Lynn Feener has wanted to be a writer since the age of ten during fifth grade story time. She majored in Creative Writing at Johnson State College in Vermont, and graduated in 2012. To pay her bills, she has worked many odd jobs, including, but not limited to, telemarketing, order picking in a warehouse, and filling ink cartridges. When she isn’t writing, she’s binging TV shows, drawing, or frequenting zoos/aquariums. Chani is also the author of teen paranormal series, the Underworld Saga, originally written under the penname Tempest C. Avery. She currently resides in Connecticut, but lives on Goodreads.com.
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I love the protagonist already! The cover is amazing!
Looking forward to reading The Xenith Trilogy! Thank you