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To Unleash a Darker Fate

A Novel

Brooke Fast

Written by
Brooke Fast
Length
12 hrs
Series
Divided Fates, Book 2
Publisher
Avon
Released
2027-02-09

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What it is

Don’t miss the high-stakes sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling dystopian romance, To Cage a Wild Bird!

After escaping the brutal world of Endlock, Raven Thorne flees to the Wastes and finds herself drawn into the cold embrace of the Collective, a rebel group. This electrifying dystopian romance about a divided heart, found family, and a fight for survival will leave you on the edge of your seat.

After doing the impossible and escaping Endlock Prison, Raven and her fellow survivors embark on a treacherous journey across the Wastes, aching with the absence of those they have left behind. To get the people she loves to the safety of the North Settlement, Raven must contend with dwindling resources and poisonous snakes.

They are pursued across the desert by a hunting caravan sent from Dividium to kill them. As the hunters close in, Raven is shocked to find a familiar face among them, allowing them to make a desperate escape.

When all seems lost, the Collective offers Raven and her friends refuge in exchange for joining their fight against Dividum’s tyranny.

The highly secretive Collective constantly tests Raven’s loyalty, forcing her to question everything. Who does she owe her loyalty to, her friends or the Collective? The ex-prison guard or the fledging revolutionary?

Fans of To Cage a Wild Bird will be stunned by every shocking twist and turn in this gripping sequel.

Tropes: • Love triangle • Forced proximity • Enemies to lovers • Childhood friends to lovers • "Who did this to you?" • Dystopian romance • Slowburn

About the series

Divided Fates in order →

Divided Fates — 4 books, 4 of them charting here

  1. 1 To Cage a Wild Bird: A Fast-Paced Dystopian Romance4.3
  2. 1 To Cage a Wild Bird: The hottest slow-burn enemies-to-lovers dystopian fantasy romance and instant SUNDAY TIMES bestseller4.5
  3. 2 To Unleash a Darker Fate
  4. 2 To Unleash a Darker Fate: A Novel

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