The teaser for Days of Blood and Starlight says, “ Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war. Karou is not just a friend to the chimaera who raised her, but one of them - albeit unique among them. The world we saw in the first book is built upon and built upon until you feel like you are looking at this vast empire of angels versus demons. Now that Brimstone was killed by the seraphim, the chimaera have taken Karou back to their residence so that she can perform the art of resurrection, as she is the only chimaera left who knows the art.

there was so much horrifying action, i think i was probably praying for a kiss or two to relieve it. in my defense, when i read or watch movies, it's like this asperger's cloak descends upon me, and i never really get emotionally invested, and usually it sucks because i don't get scared at books, and i don't get that nice cathartic crying-response that a lot of people do when they read. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Despite my disappointment as a result of the lack of swoon-worthy moments, I do not feel as if the absence of romantic developments hindered this novel at all.Zuzana and Mik are chatting while a news reporter interviews Kazimir Andrasko about Karou, known to the world as "the Girl on the Bridge.

There is so much between them, all the living and all the dead, but for a moment everything falls away and the fuse burns brighter and nearer, so that Karou and Akiva almost feel as if they are touching. Instead, they have to rely on threatening the lives of Zuzanah and Mik to get Karou to do what they want… until Karou helps them escape (much to Zuzanah’s unhappiness). Gracias a ellos pudimos ver que las quimeras no son malas, es sólo que tienen un líder muy perverso. Many seemingly 'righteous' wars, even recently, have been started on this idea, and the results of them have never been satisfying, have never been worth it; instead, only more suffering and pain was dealt to those caught in the middle of the fighting. Not to mention that she’s heartbroken over Brimstone’s death which she feels responsible for, since it was Akiva, her lover, who killed them.Bart and I were both listening to the audiobook of these separately (him on his commute, me while I did dishes and laundry and prayed for small children to take reasonable naps) and at the end of the day, we’d quote our favorite bits to each other.