He pulls the sleeves of petals from his pack, then follows with three apples, along with a twist of sugared dough that’s still warm from an oven. “Here. The baker was out back scolding his daughter, so I swiped you some food.”
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
He was late because he brought me breakfast. Not just any breakfast either. Food from the Royal Sector will be the finest imaginable. The apples will be injected with honey, the twists of dough made with real butter and laced with cream and sugar.
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer is a YA fantasy novel full of political intrigue, romance, a pandemic-ish setting sans dreary reminders of life in 2020, and two more books to follow so the story is just getting started.
In a country ravaged by illness where medicine is in short supply for the poor but plentiful for the wealthy, Tessa and Wes sneak through the streets at night to give medicine to those who can’t afford it.
This book is a great pick if you enjoy YA/young adult books, fantasy novels, and a cute love story.
I knew I had to make the sugared dough twists and honey apples that Wes brings to Tessa. The apples were an interesting challenge, though. Baked apples can be pretty messy and syrupy. My goal was to make a baked apple that could feasibly travel. While, admittedly, these apples still wouldn’t be my first choice of travel meals, they can be picked up and eaten, just like Wes and Tessa did
You can check out my sugared dough twists and honey apples recipes. And let me know if you’ve read Defy the Night. Or have you read the entire trilogy? The second book didn’t grab me, so I didn’t finish.
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