Ravage the Dark

Written by Tara Sim

Narrated by Maria Liatis

They were here to chase a miracle, but the true miracle would be finding a way to undo all her mistakes.

For seven long years, Amaya Chandra has had only one plan: to survive. Now, survival is not enough. After escaping Moray by the skin of her teeth, Amaya has people relying on her for protection, for leadership, and for vengeance. Although
dead set on putting a stop to the counterfeit currency running rampant in Moray, Amaya’s even more determined to track down the man responsible—the one who betrayed them all.

Cayo Mercado has lost everything: his money, his father, and his reputation. All he has left is his sister, yet with no way to afford the treatment for her deadly illness, he may lose her as well. In a foreign empire under the grip of ash fever,
Cayo has no choice but to work with Amaya to uncover the mystery of the counterfeit currency, the fever, and how his father may have brought them about. But Cayo still hasn’t forgiven Amaya for her earlier deception, and their
complicated feelings for each other are becoming harder to ignore.

Through glittering galas, dazzling trickery, and thrilling heists, Cayo and Amaya will learn that the corruption in Moray goes far deeper than they know. In the end, the only people they can trust just might be each other.
In the conclusion to this stunning duology, Tara Sim takes readers on a heartpounding journey through an opulent world filled with risk, romance, and revenge.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781980019510

Tara Sim

Tara Sim can typically be found wandering the wilds of the Bay Area in California. When she’s not chasing cats or lurking in bookstores, she writes books about magic, clocks, and explosives. She is the author of Timekeeper and Chainbreaker. Follow her on Twitter at @EachStarAWorld, and check out her website for fun Timekeeper extras.

Reviews for Ravage the Dark

[Chantell Selph · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The narrator was great in this reading, which makes a huge difference. The storyline was okay but kind of slow. If you enjoy stories about pirates and disease then you may enjoy it more than I did.

[krau0098 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Series Info/Source: This is the second book in the Scavenge the Stars duology. I borrowed a copy of this audiobook through the library.Audiobook Quality (3/5): I wasn’t a huge fan of the narration for this audiobook. The narrator’s voice is fairly high-pitched and young sounding; it didn’t match Amaya very well. The narration was also a bit dry and didn’t convey character emotion very well. Character voices were definitely different between characters but again didn’t match the characters well. I would recommend reading this in paper format rather than listening to the audiobook. The narration was okay and understandable but not pleasant to listen to.Story (4/5): This was a well done conclusion to this duology and I enjoyed seeing how things wrapped up. This book follows Amaya and crew as they try to unravel the secrets behind the forged money and Ash fever, and work to find a cure for Ash fever. The world is well built and the story moves at a decent pace. While I didn’t absolutely love this, I did enjoy it quite a bit. There are some fun twists and turns and it was intriguing to watch our characters unravel the web of deceit here. The Ash Fever plotline hits a bit close to home after the last year of the COVID pandemic, so just be aware of that.Characters (4/5): There is a fun cast of characters, even if I did get a bit frustrated with how Amaya and Cayo keep lying to each other throughout the story. A lot of the characters here are fairly flawed but that served to make them feel very human and relatable (even if it was frustrating at points). I didn’t love the characters but they do have a lot of depth and are intriguing to read about.Setting (4/5): The world building here is solid and our characters alternate between a couple different continents, finally ending up back on Moray. It’s a very believable world and it's well thought out. There is a lot of traveling by sea, which is okay, but I am not a huge fan of seafaring stories.Writing Style (4/5): This was well written and the story was tied up nicely. I was interested throughout the whole book and enjoyed the twists and turns in the plot. I also enjoyed the flawed characters and how they had to learn to accept each other’s faults to work things through. I enjoyed Sim’s Timekeeper series a lot more than this series, but this wasn’t a bad series.My Summary (4/5): Overall I enjoyed this, it was a decent retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo with a gender swap. I found the story entertaining and liked how the whole thing played out. There are a lot of politics, twists and turns, and confidence schemes set in a seafaring type of fantasy world, so if that sounds like your thing I think you will enjoy this. I didn’t love this was much as “The Timekeeper” series but I did enjoy it and plan to check out Sim’s future books.