Darker Than the Starless Night is HERE! Happy Release Day! 📚✨📣
YIPPEE IT'S RELEASE DAY 😭🥹✨ Where to read and a guide for everyone reading DTTSN for the first time 🫶
I think I’ve called moments surreal at least five times in this newsletter BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY SURREAL!!! DTTSN is available to read / get your copy from your retailer of choice!!
If you’ve read the book, I would be ETERNALLY GRATEFUL for you to leave a review (especially on Amazon!) now that the book is live 🥹
🔗 Review on Amazon (this is now available! TYSM IN ADVANCE 🫶)
Thank you so much to everyone who has been hyping up the book, posting about it, talking to friends, just generally making this author’s dream come true 😭 Anything this release has achieved is owed to you and your love for this story 🤍
NOW for anyone reading DTTSN for the first time, I put together a Reading Guide that includes spoiler-free discussion questions if you want to discuss with friends (or maybe even a book club?? MANIFESTING ✨) 👇🏼
DTTSN Reading Guide
Darker Than the Starless Night is a New Adult Epic Romantic Fantasy that explores themes of addiction, loss, identity and truth. It’s Book 1 of The Numenborn Saga, a planned four book series, perfect for fans of Six of Crows, Godkiller and One Dark Window.
The Pitch
When morally gray chemist Yom and goody-two-shoes archivist Quia unearth a conspiracy to reignite an ancient war that ripped their world in two, they must go on the run across a dangerous network of provinces to find the one person capable of halting the forces of war.
An Epic Romantic Fantasy filled with Peaky Blinders gangs, bi panic, enchanted forests and explosive chemistry 😉🧪
The Opening Lines
Yom sometimes became so entranced by the twisting, curling vines of Moonflower in her guardian’s laboratory, that she swore she heard it whispering to her. It wasn’t the only plant that seemed to murmur; many of them had at one point or another, as if secrets pumped through their veins rather than water. And sometimes, Yom attempted to whisper back.
Guided Read (1 week)
Day 1 — Chapter 1 (“The Binding”) & Chapter 2 (“Loyalty”)
Day 2 — Chapter 3 (“Wall of Moonflower”) through Chapter 5 (“All Aboard the Morningstar”)
Day 3 — Chapter 6 (“The blackcoats are coming”) through Chapter 9 (“Fight Night”)
Day 4 — Chapter 10 (“Spirits”) & Chapter 11 (“The Village in the Trees”)
Day 5 — Chapter 12 (“The Lovers”) & Chapter 13 (“May it give you sight”)
Day 6 — Chapter 14 (“The House of Flowing Waters”) through Chapter 16 (“Lupercalia”)
Day 7 — Chapter 17 (“Daughter of Eden”) through Chapter 19 (“Truths”)
Guided Read (1 month)
Week 1 — Chapter 1 (“The Binding”) through Chapter 4 (“Wacachan”)
Week 2 — Chapter 5 (“All Aboard the Morningstar”) through Chapter 9 (“Fight Night”)
Week 3 — Chapter 10 (“Spirits”) through Chapter 14 (“The House of Flowing Waters”)
Week 4 — Chapter 15 (“Essential Laws”) through Chapter 19 (“Truths”)
Discussion Questions (without spoilers)
Many of the characters operate in a moral grey area. Who do you think is still qualified to redeem themselves, by the end of the book?
What has Yom learned by the end of the book? What do you think she has yet to learn?
Yom has many flaws. Did reading her make you examine any of your own mistakes? Has your perspective on them ch anged?
The book is dedicated to “anyone who’s ever felt like their mind is broken.” Have you ever felt like this? Did this story teach you anything about this feeling?
The book ended on a cliffhanger (so sorry besties!). Which characters are you rooting for in Book 2 and why? What are you looking forward to in the next book?
p.s. I adore hearing your thoughts on questions like this and just notes from the book in general so my inbox (DM, email, discord) is always open if you want to share!!
And that’s a wrap! Some things to look out for:
Instagram Live this evening at 6pm EST / 3pm PST where I chat about DTTSN with some writing besties Kara Reynolds and A.J. Peterson
Release Week Giveaway hosted on Instagram Friday July 18th-25th (potentially featuring custom DTTSN swag??)
I will be going on vacation starting Aug 1 and taking a much needed break from writing, social media, and my day job (😵) so that I come back refreshed and ready to keep writing for all you lovely readers!!
ILY 🤍
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Rebecca
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Can’t wait to read! Love the discussion questions, T and I will be using those!