Reviewed by Joséphine on
Initial thoughts: I drudged through the first half of the book before I started to enjoy Days of Blood and Starlight. It was so cumbersome to read at first, I had to force myself to keep going. As beautiful as the language was, in some ways it hampered the progression of the book, which dampened rather than enhanced my reading experience. Since I absolutely adored Daughter of Smoke and Bone though, I was determined to read the entire series. I still am determined — just that I need a break before reading Dreams of Gods and Monsters.
What I did like a lot about Days of Blood and Starlight was how ominous the tone was and the sinister subtext that propelled the plot forward, somewhat balancing the general slowness of the plot. Perhaps Days of Blood and Starlight was meant to be a book to savour the quiet before the storm. I however, might've been much happier with the book if I hadn't been stuck so much on the first 250 pages during which I wondered what even the point of the book was.
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