Ever since i read the first book in this series, i fell under the charm of her words. Days of blood and starlight by laini taylor narrator. York times bestselling novels daughter of smoke and bone and days of blood and starlight. Days of blood and starlight by laini taylor i read. Days of blood and starlight by laini taylor brings the richness, color and intensity of the first book to a brand new canvas. While the book doesnt quite end on a cliffhanger, i am. Daughter of smoke and bone trilogy book 2 read book short summary. Each are doing their part for their kind, seeking redemption for their actions, tortured by the knowledge of what they have done to each other. Daughter of smoke and bone trilogy book 2 kindle edition by taylor, laini.
If daughter was about karou learning who and what she was, days portrays the repercussions of choices and how devastating those effects can be. Sundered from her seraphic lover akiva by rage, guilt and a huge blood debt, karou has led charismatic chimaera leader thiago, the white wolf, to a refuge in the atlas mountains. I own copies of both daughter of shadow and bone and days of blood and starlight. Days of blood and starlight is a young adult fantasy novel written by laini taylor. The book is the second in a trilogy, preceded by daughter of smoke and bone and followed by dreams of gods and monsters. Nov 09, 2012 i thought days of blood and starlight was an excellent followup to daughter of smoke and bone. Days of blood and starlight, laini taylor the oaken. Feb 25, 2014 laini taylor is a new york times bestselling author and a national book award finalist. You would be lost in the second one without the first, unlike some other book series. Times, which was a national book award finalist, and the dreamdark books. She lives in portland, oregon with her husband, illustrator jim di bartolo, and their daughter, clementine.
Aug 12, 2017 laini taylor days of blood and starlight. Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war. Days of blood and starlight is the fantastic sequel to the very well loved daughter of smoke and bone, where we met the lovely karou and her unimaginable surroundings. Gone is the quirkiness of prague and karous frivolous wishes. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, mysteries and secrets, new characters and old favorites, days of blood and starlight brings.
Feb 01, 2018 all in all, i did enjoy this book, and im really curious to see where taylor is going to take it for the third book. Days of blood and starlight by laini taylor waiting on. All the scenarios were very detailed, very vivid and my imaginations were working like crazy. Im disappointed that i didnt like this book as much as the first one in the series. In which i discuss days of blood and starlight by laini taylor. Days of blood and starlight by laini taylor everyday reading. The first edition of the novel was published in november 6th 2012, and was written by laini taylor. Days of blood and starlight by laini taylor l summary. I enjoyed the action in this one way better than the first. Karou is a fascinating protagonist, particularly now that she knows she wasis madrigal. With her magical skills, she provides him with a band of reanimated warriors to protect the remaining chimaera back in the world of eretz. As you can probably guess, days of blood and starlight is a very different book to daughter of smoke and bone.
This didnt keep me from plowing through it in less than 2 days, though. All in all, i did enjoy this book, and im really curious to see where taylor is going to take it for the third book. Discover book depositorys huge selection of laini taylor books online. In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed daughter of smoke and bone, karou must come to terms with who and what she is, and how far shell go to avenge her people. Run to your library, check out a copy and read it in a single day. Basically, imagine the saying, i feel blue, but applied to the entire color spectrum. Days of blood and starlight by laini taylor series. Aug, 20 days of blood and starlight by laini taylor, 9781444722703, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Days of blood and starlight by laini taylor, 9781444722703, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Laini taylor is a new york times bestselling author and a national book award finalist. Brimstone and company all met a bad end, thanks to loveinterest angel akiva. Book 1 was iffy for me, i think i gave it 4 stars, because the romance was a bit annoying, but omg days of blood and starlight was ten times better. It was published in november 2012 by hachette book group, an imprint of little, brown and company. Jun 25, 2014 every wednesday, ill pick a book or character, and show a palette of the colors i see or associate with the bookcharacter.
There are times where sequels can feel a little flat or as book 2 in a trilogy feel a little slow, this not the case here. Our first book is days of blood and starlight by laini taylor. It began with daughter of smoke and bone it continued with days of blood and starlight it ends with dreams of gods and monsters. Goodreads the book depository life is your master, or death is. Both the characters and world building in this series are created wonderfully and incredibly vividwhich is surreal for such an imaginative fantasy world. Things have already been so crazy that i honestly have no idea where this is going to end up. Waiting on wednesday is hosted weekly by jill at breaking the spine. Days of blood and starlight by author laini taylor is a fantasy novel about the battle for peace in the midst of a constant and horrible war.
One of the things i notice always when im reading, but somehow i notice it more when im listening to audiobooks, is the way i visualize things and people. The saturated reads book for this week is days of blood and starlight by laini taylor. Daughter of smoke and bone published november 6th 2012 by little, brown books for young readers genre. Jun 04, 2015 now, karou must decide how far shell go to avenge her people. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 517 pages and is available in hardcover format. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. While karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, akiva wages a different sort of battle.
The world is what made me fall in love with the first book, and theres not much worldbuilding in the sequel. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, mysteries and secrets, new characters and old favorites, days of blood and starlight brings the richness, color and intensity of the first book to a brand new. Days of blood and starlight suffers somewhat from middle book syndrome in that the plot slows way down so the heroine can wallow in guilt for a while. In which i discuss my spoilerfilled thoughts about days of blood and starlight by laini taylor. Laini taylor followed up daughter of smoke and bone brilliantly. Things were pretty bad at the end of the last book.
Preorder amazon ebook, hardcover, audio book depository. You know, its not fair to constantly have laini taylor blow my mind like that. Really, push through daughter of smoke and bone to get to the really good stuff. The book depository life is your master, or death is. Days of blood and starlight daughter of smoke and bone. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading days of blood and starlight. Its much bloodier than the first book, with constant battles between angels and chimaera in another world that turn gory as corpses are mutilated and prisoners are fed ashes. Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared. This is the second part of the daughter of smoke and bone. Find days of blood and starlight on book depository. Just like the daughter of smoke and bone, i let days of blood and starlight take me into its world without tad bit of hesitation. I thought days of blood and starlight was an excellent followup to daughter of smoke and bone. Aug 03, 2017 like the first book in this series, days of blood and starlight effortlessly whisks you away into a human world of angels and monsters by way of beautiful prose, vivid characters, and allconsuming storytelling.
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