R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 2/14/2017 + 1450 more book reviews

If you've read Daughter of Smoke and Bone but not continued the series, it's certainly time to do so. This is the point, the second book, where authors sometimes lose focus perhaps because they haven't thought the entire series through. Not true with this one. The book picks up right from the first novel so if it's been awhile since you read it you may want to skim it to remember the characters, the wonderful fantasy environment coupled with action, adventure and decisions that are so difficult to make. In this, the second book of a most creative trilogy, we learn so much more about the characters of Akiva, Karou, Karou, Akiva, Brimstone, Zuzna and Mik.

Yes, it is true that Karou suffered greatly in book one seeming to lose both her courage and strength. Maturing in book 2, we see a different Karou who can now cope with war, her affection for Akiva, and her devotion to her people. Akiva shows more strength as he copes with war in his own world. War can only rip the people and the world apart.

The author writes succintly and simply to create a story that flows in an outstanding and inspiring path. The reader encounters love, death, oppression and war. It's exciting to delve deeper into the world of seraphim and chimaera while discovering more about the motivations of the characters. This book is sadder, darker, deeper and more fascinating than book 1. In short, this novel makes the reader yearn to read the final novel in the trilogy.

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