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Not sure I am going to bother with book 3

The Blighted Stars by Megan E O’Keefe

The Fractured Dark by Megan E O’Keefe

October 9, 2025 by Jen K 1 Comment

These two novels are the first and second novel of a sci-fi trilogy. Usually, I tend to either review novels in a trilogy individually or do the whole trilogy as one review. And since I have only read two, my original intent was to do two separate reviews. But here is the thing: I liked the first book. It wasn’t perfect – I think there is something about the author’s style that just doesn’t quite work for me so that even when I am enjoying […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Megan E. O’Keefe, The Devoured Worlds

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:100 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Megan E. O’Keefe, The Devoured Worlds ·
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She had come to save this world and it was already dead.

The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O’Keefe

April 23, 2025 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I wasn’t really looking for something dark and twisty, but I fell into listening to Ciaran Saward narrate Megan E. O’Keefe’s The Blighted Stars and it was exactly what I wanted. I knew nothing going in, so I’m going to try to say as little as possible while also getting you interested enough to go listen. Tarquin Mercator is a space Prince, the only son of one of the universe’s ruling families. He is an academic, a geologist, who has mostly not been involved in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Ciaran Saward, Megan E. O’Keefe, The Blighted Stars, The Devoured Worlds

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: Ciaran Saward, Megan E. O’Keefe, The Blighted Stars, The Devoured Worlds ·
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