Amelie has always been different.
Most high school students find life challenging, but 17-year old Amelie has a lot more to contend with than typical teenage angst. Ever since she turned 11, others have been irresistibly drawn to her—with tragic consequences. Her only escape is at night when she flies to different times and places through her “dreams”. Her life begins to change when, on one of her flights, she meets Clovis, an alluring and mysterious young man who hides a secret.
As Amelie finds herself increasingly drawn to him, she learns his story, how it intertwines with her own and finally discovers how to live her life in the real world. Until her own secrets are revealed to the wrong people and that world turns upside down.
Bright Midnights is the second in the Limerent Series and continues in the thought-provoking and beautiful style of the first as it considers different dimensions, different ways of looking at the world, and the transcendental power of love.
I discovered The Limerent Series at book 3, Fanning Fireflies, so I'm working backwards by returning to the series with book 2, Bright Midnights. Each book can be read as a standalone as the main characters' stories are the focus of each book, with some cameo appearances from characters you might recognise if you've read any of the other books.
This is Amelie's story and she has a special gift that definitely feels like more of a curse as people become fixated and dangerously obsessed with her. The story becomes quite dark as the reader is privy to certain thoughts and feelings that people have about Amelie and it often made my skin crawl.
Amelie can escape her real life through her dreams where she meets Clovis. It's obvious from the start that Amelie and Clovis have a special connection but there are very good reasons why they can never be together. The heart rules the head though, and there are some more necessary but slightly uncomfortable moments in store for the reader as inevitable events occur.
LS Delorme's writing is so dreamlike and ethereal, sweeping the reader away to alternative realities. The plot is imaginative and original as it mixes real life with the paranormal and the characters are beautifully drawn and very memorable.
Pure escapism with a dark undercurrent, Bright Midnights is a captivating romantasy that is entertaining and provocative. I am looking forward to reading more books in this magical series.
I received an ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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