Cayo is a recovering gambler who is trying to get back in his father's good graces after losing a large portion of the family fortune to games of chance.Īmaya and Cayo's sections have distinct narrative voices and it was pretty easy to track what was going on. Amaya is working with a man named Boon, who helped her find a fortune and offered it for her use as long as she helped him with his aims. There are two main characters, Amaya (known early on as Silverfish), and Cayo (son of a nobleman who wronged her). SCAVENGE THE STARS is a Count of Monte Cristo retelling which uses the source material as inspiration and a loose outline, but diverges from the plot and precise premise in way that is delightful to those who are unfamiliar with the inspiration, but delicately balances reference and surprise for those who know it well. Queer Rep Summary: Lesbian/Sapphic Minor Character(s), Gay/Achillean Main Character(s), Bi/Pan Main Character(s), Genderqueer/Nonbinary Minor Character(s), Trans Minor Character(s), Ace/Aro Minor Character(s). And the more she realizes she must trust no one… But the more entangled she becomes in this game of deception-and as her path intertwines with the son of the man she’s plotting to bring down-the more she uncovers about the truth of her past.

Instead, the man she saved offers her unimaginable riches and a new identity, setting Amaya on a perilous course through the coastal city-state of Moray, where old-world opulence and desperate gamblers collide.Īmaya wants one thing: revenge against the man who ruined her family and stole the life she once had.

When Amaya rescues a mysterious stranger from drowning, she fears her rash actions have earned her a longer sentence on the debtor ship where she’s been held captive for years.

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