The Starlit Coast (The legends of Haldia #2) -Beth Anne Lovejoy

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 " Mila Anslov, the poor Navia who had gone to sea, lured away by the smile of a pretty fae. A girl who soon found herself residing at the lowest portion of the ocean, her death spurring Navka to rise from her watery grave." - The Starlit Coast


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At the end of the Barren Sea, we left Mila, where she chose to go back to Haldia, as Demetri proclaimed the goddess Navka who had risen from the sea. Finn and his friends were going back to Whyn.

Now three months later, days before Mila is unified with the High priest, she is not happy.  She may be the goddess Navka, but she essentially lived in prison, although a gilded one. She wishes she had made a different decision in the Barren Sea and that she could see Finn.

The day before the grand affair of her unification with the high priest – Demetri- she discovered an intruder in her room.  The last person she thought she would see.  Finn had come to bring her an offering, the one thing as a patron he had not done. This complicates Mila’s feelings for Finn; as her Patron, she was supposed to protect him and not fall in love with him.

Seeing an opportunity for escape, she talks Finn into taking her away.  They end up on a boat with Cormac – a Fae –who is no fan of Mila’s. She has spoken Finn into taking her to some made-up town at the edge of Haldia, hoping she could talk him into taking her to Whyn with him.  On the journey, dangers are met. Once again, the Haldian Navy is looking for Navka embodied in a headstrong 17-year-old girl.

I love this series; the only thing I am unhappy about is that the book ended far too quickly; I wanted to read more about Finn and Mila. But now I can wait for the next book, which I hope will be soon.  I love Fae men, and Finn is a strong contender for my top ten list.  The themes in the book of speciesism (racism), the power of false religion, and the corrupt power are strong throughout the book.


I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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