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Jun 08, 2021JHope24601 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The middle book in trilogies are notoriously known for being slow and tough to work through. Not this one. I flew through this book, and for good reason. We get to see the individual perspectives of both Akiva and Karou as they navigate…
Aug 21, 2020
book two
Jul 03, 2020WritingChick65 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
OMG!! Book two of this series will grab you by the throat and never let you go. Each chapter ratchets up the tension and leaves you dying for more. Taylor has created an amazing cast of characters. In a war, there's no good or bad, just…
May 02, 2018RebelBelle13 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book was tough to get through. It was raw, emotional and harsh. I wasn't aware going into it that the novel was about a full blown war of Chimera versus Angels. It was devastating, and real, and hard to read at times. I desperately…
Apr 18, 2018JCLHebahA rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Really solid middle entry to a trilogy. The worldbuilding just keeps getting better, and the stakes just keep going up. Much bleaker than the heady romance of the first book, this one is grim and unsettling, but never entirely without…
Mar 17, 2018SPPL_Vio rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was gruesome. Dark. Enchanting. Brilliantly told story of love and war.
Mar 16, 2018PimaLib_ChristineR rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
So much better than the first novel! I could be wrong, since I read this electronically, but I think it was much longer and the work on the plot shows. Here Karou and Akiva go their separate ways, trying to reconcile the past, with what…
AshleyF2008
Nov 29, 2017AshleyF2008 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The characters were what drove this book for me. You get to learn a bit more about the chimera and the seraphim from within and I think Laini Taylor did a great job of showing the murkiness of war, without losing a sense of balance between…
Sep 12, 2017humming rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Too much blood and not enough starlight... tedious reading. The first book kept my interest but this one is disappointing.
Aug 20, 2017ryner rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
'Days of Blood & Starlight' picks up shortly after the events of the previous book, finding Karou broken but serving the surviving chimaera, numbly resurrecting the fallen in new, progressively more fearsome soldiers. Her estranged love,…
Feb 16, 2017ArapahoeBridget rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. The story that just started to unfold at the end of The Daughter of Smoke and Bone blossoms, and it's perfect. Bloody and twisty with secrets and stories that twine together near the finale.
Sep 21, 2016JCLDebbieF rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best sequels to a book I've ever read. Very unique and original story.
Mar 10, 2016Blue_Crow_2 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I read this book too fast, but I just couldn't stop. I finished it today, immediately grabbed the next, and began reading. Boy, was this book an emotional rollercoaster. I would recommend reading it at a more realistic pace than I did. I…
kirstd31
Jan 11, 2016kirstd31 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good book! It was fun to see Karou in her own world. I enjoyed meeting the Chimera characters. Excited to see how the series concludes.
Feb 24, 2015
This book was so much fun to read! Your imagination runs wild trying to picture all of the different Chimaera characters.
Jan 04, 2015BWilsoned rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In this second book of Taylor "Daughter of Smoke & Bone" series, Karou and Akiva are separated and each dealing with the reactions of their respective fellow beings, chimaera and seraphim. It's rough going for both of them--Akiva's emperor…
Mar 30, 2014
“Days of Blood and Starlight” is the sequel to Laini Taylor’s other novel, “Daughter of Smoke and Bone”. This novel once again follows the slightly unfortunate adventures of eighteen year old Karou, a chimaera-human who has lost her entire…
Mar 27, 2014nidofito rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
God damn it, that was a good book. Unexpectedly, a bit long but not unnecessarily so. So excited to see what the author has cooked up in the next installment. Gonna be a blast! Of course, like all other books, a couple things that made me…
Mar 03, 2014Daniee_ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Had so much fun reading this. Laini Taylor has amazing writing and imagination.
Feb 15, 2014JCLChristiH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Extremely captivating series! So glad JCL has the 3rd book - Dreams of Gods and Monsters on order in the catalog so I can get my hold placed on it.
Jan 11, 2014JackieFC13 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Couldn't put it down! I love Laini Taylor's imagination! This one was a little darker than the last but I can't wait to read the third.
Nov 07, 2013
Amazing. Written the same style as the first book, but the plot is progressing...warning...there's a cliffhanger.
Aug 07, 2013artemishi rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Laini Taylor rocks my socks. This sequel to Daughter of Smoke & Bone is just as compelling and creative as the first book. It picks up shortly after the first book left off (but not so abruptly that you're trying to remember what…
Jul 17, 2013mistieanne rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. It very much a fantasy book but after having read the first, it was easy to transition into this book. I am really looking forward to the 3rd book.....just not wanting to wait for April to do it!
Jul 14, 2013Violet_Cheetah_71 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book was fantastic and drew me after the first page. Karou and Akiva's relationship has drastically changed in this book, compared to the 1st book, and it is interesting to see how their relationship works out while being on different…