hoosgracie's review against another edition
4.0
Good but not great sequel. Definitely a filler middle book
thecozyreaderwbo's review against another edition
11/09 20.0%
11/06 13.0% "Happy Release Day! @lainitaylor" 2 comments
11/05 9.0% "Love these characters!"
11/06 13.0% "Happy Release Day! @lainitaylor" 2 comments
11/05 9.0% "Love these characters!"
scarlettdowd's review against another edition
4.0
this took me sooooo looooooong to fiiiniiishhh *pure whining* but!!! the writing!!! was so beautiful!!!!!!!!!
mik and zuzana are a GIFT
and karou?? my new wife. #TruFact
mik and zuzana are a GIFT
and karou?? my new wife. #TruFact
yovina's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
larissalee's review against another edition
5.0
Continued twists and turns
I love this book, but I could strangle the author for all of the ups and DOWNS she puts the characters through.
I love this book, but I could strangle the author for all of the ups and DOWNS she puts the characters through.
afutt92's review against another edition
5.0
At first, I wasn't sure that I would like this one as much as I enjoyed the first... I was SO wrong! A haunting portrait of war: pain, confusion, hope, and love. Laini Taylor has gifted us with a special and beautiful series.
leavingsealevel's review against another edition
4.0
Deep thoughts on YA fantasy alert.
In a status update I said I liked this for the same reason I liked [b:Mockingjay|7260188|Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)|Suzanne Collins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358275419s/7260188.jpg|8812783]. The hard-hitting yet not overdone message about war and violence. More specifically, the depiction of what happens when a rebel force becomes as inhumane as the entity they want to fight. That was what I took away from Mockingjay, and I found it to be a pretty grim message, in the end.
Days of Blood and Starlight is pretty grim too--in fact, much grimmer than I expected after reading the first book in the series, particularly with regards to children in war. But there's something that's absent in Mockingjay: another possibility for what resistance and rebellion can look like. An army of the marginalized and the survivors from both sides of the war, fighting back and maybe coming together to actually make something like hope. It's not pacifism or nonviolent resistance, not be a long shot. But it's something worth looking at all the same.
Maybe this is less realistic than the resistance in Mockingjay, who ultimately want to remake an unjust system to suit their needs.
Maybe it's more realistic.
In a status update I said I liked this for the same reason I liked [b:Mockingjay|7260188|Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)|Suzanne Collins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358275419s/7260188.jpg|8812783]. The hard-hitting yet not overdone message about war and violence. More specifically, the depiction of what happens when a rebel force becomes as inhumane as the entity they want to fight. That was what I took away from Mockingjay, and I found it to be a pretty grim message, in the end.
Days of Blood and Starlight is pretty grim too--in fact, much grimmer than I expected after reading the first book in the series, particularly with regards to children in war. But there's something that's absent in Mockingjay: another possibility for what resistance and rebellion can look like. An army of the marginalized and the survivors from both sides of the war, fighting back and maybe coming together to actually make something like hope. It's not pacifism or nonviolent resistance, not be a long shot. But it's something worth looking at all the same.
Maybe this is less realistic than the resistance in Mockingjay, who ultimately want to remake an unjust system to suit their needs.
Maybe it's more realistic.
owlish1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75