Blacklight Born

ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. To my own bafflement, I finally finished reading a series for the first time this year. Yes, I’m shocked at this revelation myself. I used to be a binge reader, and I used to be a reader focused on finishing a series before moving on to some......more

3.5 Stars This was an easy and enjoyable conclusion to this action driven fantasy. I wish the characters were more memorable because I found them to be a touch flat. Still I have a soft spot for these close up combat stories and overall had an enjoyable time with it. As a conclusion, it was good, eve......more

4.5/5 Detailed action sequences, Steady pacing and some unpredictable twists at the end makes Blacklight Born the best entry in this series First of all huge thanks to the author for sending me an E-ARC of this book. It was one of my most anticipated book this year and it goes without saying that this......more

Writing the final installment of a trilogy is tough! I put an ample dose of pressure on myself to properly tie up character and narrative arcs while also setting the pace / action that readers loved in the previous two books. And I believe I succeeded. I feel this third installment is the best of th......more

Blacklight Born is the third and final volume in Alexander Darwin’s Combat Codes trilogy, following up on his debut novel, The Combat Codes, and its sequel, Grievar’s Blood. The Combat Codes series is set in a post-apocalyptic universe where standard warfare has been superseded by one-on-one combat......more