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Days of Blood and Starlight

Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy (Book 2)

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Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war. This was not that world.

'Magical, mouthwatering, imaginative' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Spellbinding and engaging to a degree I've rarely experienced in YA' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'She has a way with words that is just magical' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is - and what she is.

But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: she loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.

While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope. But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?

Karou and Akiva find themselves on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life, in the stunning sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone.

Tropes

Opposites attract romance
Forbidden love
Reluctant allies
Found family

'ONE OF THOSE SERIES THAT WILL HAVE YOU TEARING AT YOUR HAIR AND GNASHING YOUR TEETH WAITING FOR THE NEXT INSTALMENT' STEPHANIE MEYER
'PLUNGES US INTO A WORLD OF BEAUTY AND HORROR' DAILY MAIL

Critics Review

I like to spread the word when I come across a book that excites me. I read Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor last weekend (sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone) and I'm all fired up about it. Thank you, Ms. Taylor, for a thrilling couple of days. I am in your debt. (Warning readers: this is one of those series that will have you tearing at your hair and gnashing your teeth waiting for the next installment. Be prepared.)
Stephenie Meyer
The second instalment is much darker, with more epic battles, suffering and loss . . . The ending is absolutely incredible - with a twist that completely catches you by surprise, leaving you dying to find out what happens next
Glamour
Plunges us into a world of beauty and horror . . . intricately plotted . . . it's a book that flies between worlds on blood-tipped wings and grips like a magical vice
Daily Mail
Author Laini Taylor
Narrator Khristine Hvam Hvam
Series Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy
Duration 15 hours and 17 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781444762273
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Fantasy, Modern and contemporary fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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