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An Ember in the Ashes series

Dance with Me - A Helene pov scene that takes place after A Sky Beyond the Storm. So there are SPOILERS!!!

Daughter of Smoke and Bone series

Dreams of Flying - A short scene from early in Dreams of Gods and Monsters told from Ziri’s pov.

Crescent City series

Out of Time - a Ruhn-Lidia one shot set after House of Sky and Breath (spoilers and content warning for torture, angst, and swearing)

Secrets and Confessions - A six part Ruhn-Hypaxia fic set after House of Earth and Blood (expanded from this head canon)

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Days of Blood and Starlight

Book: Days of Blood And Starlight Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Book 2) Author: Laini Taylor Pages: 517 Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) Favorite Quote: “Mercy, she had discovered, made mad alchemy: a drop of it could dilute a lake of hate.” Recommendation: If you like amazing writing, good backstory, character development Trigger Warning: Pretty graphic attempted rape scene, but we do get to watch her brutally murder him

Synopisis:

Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war. This is not that world. 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. In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life. 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?

My Opinion:

I didn’t like this one as much as the first one, but still an amazing read, once again the writing was phenomenal!

Much less of a focus on the love story, like barely any focus on it, which I didn’t love

Why do dystopian series always make the girl MC bite her tongue and do whatever the asshole leader of the rebellion says when she knows they’re wrong and they need her so she actually has so much power? It makes me start to dislike the character a bit.

So much amazing character development, especially with side characters! Zuzana and Mik were too damn cute! And I love Ziri and Akiva’s siblings!

There were a ton of tiny little twists and turns that had me freaking out and it PERFECTLY set up for an epic final book!

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