Such a phenomenal book.
I could not put it down..I loved everything about it.
Highly recommend for treaders loving a romantasy story

Moth Dark follows Sascia six years after the human world erupted with darkness. In New York City, the Maw is a pit of the Dark where Darkcreatures and plant matter emerge. But unlike others, Sascia finds the Dark fascinating and thrilling. She has an inherent connection with Darkmoths and spends her days studying the creatures. When she pulls a person from the Dark, her entire life is spun out of control. Nugau, heir to the Darkworld, attempts to sentence Sascia to death for betraying their people in a war that hasn’t happened yet. She manages to escape, but Sascia and Nugau are bound together in ways they don’t understand and as they grow closer, they must put aside their differences and fight for peace.

The way I am OBSESSED with this book!!!! I’m in love. I honestly think this is my favourite book of 2025. This was so incredibly fantastic and Kika Hatzopoulou is now one of my fav authors. I read the Threads that Bind duology last year and absolutely loved them. She has this amazing talent for crafting these insanely atmospheric, darkly whimsical, and descriptive worlds. I adore her writing and am so thoroughly enchanted while reading her books. Moth Dark reminded me a bit of Laini Taylor and I was so here for it.

This is a truly gorgeous story. An epic, timeline-crossing love story that is going to stay with me. The world building was incredible and I loved the concept of the Dark. It was SO cool and complex but so easy to understand and immerse yourself. The pacing was fantastic and kept me hooked from the start to the finish. And it stands alone so well. As much as I’d adore more from this world, I really loved how it ended.

Sascia is a phenomenal main character. She truly felt so real and complicated. I was rooting so hard for her and the growth she goes through was perfect. Nugau was such a fascinating and swoony love interest! The whole concept of gender and sexuality in the Dark world was so interesting and so poignant to current events. I really loved how the topic was handled. The romance between Sascia and Nugau was perfection!! I have no notes, just that I’m obsessed with them. And both of their friend groups!! So lovely and so much fun.

Overall, I’d highly recommend checking out Moth Dark if you love romantic contemporary fantasies full of love and hope and perseverance.

Huge thank you to Penguin Group and Netgalley for the arc!!

Usually I find time travel anything confusing but this was so well written that I was able to understand all of the time travel jazz and just enjoy the story. I liked how sci-fi and fantasy kind of merged together in this book. The pacing was great and I loved the unravelling of the mysteries. It was a cute story.

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous ! There are no words to describe this book! It was phenomenal ! A masterpiece from start to finish !!!

I absolutely devoured this. I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I LOVED IT

Darkly imaginative, entirely all-consuming, and beautifully rendered, Moth Dark strangled me from the first chapter and refused to let me go no matter how much I gasped for air (that I didn’t actually end up wanting).

The world was fascinating and unique—and I would read a hundred more stories set in it if I could. The characters were wonderfully flawed and jumped completely off the page, dancing around my head even when I put the book down. The romance was full of what I love in a romance—intimacy and intrigue and intoxication. The plot was consistently engaging and kept me reeling, begging for more. The themes and intrigue were captivating, and I loved the way gender was approached and talked about throughout.

And the writing—holy hell, was the writing beautiful. The prose was delivered in a way that was thought-provoking and whimsical, caressing and leading you (gently and not-so-gently) through Sascia and Nugau’s story.

You’re truly not going to want to miss this one, and I’ll be screaming that until it comes out October 28 (and after because this will always deserve to be screamed about). An absolute forever favorite.

I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I LOVED IT