Days of Blood & Starlight

By: Laini Taylor

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

An art student and monster's apprentice must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people in this riveting sequel to the mesmerizing, acclaimed book Daughter of Smoke & Bone by National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor—now with a gorgeous new package!

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?

©2012 Laini Taylor (P)2012 Hachette Audio

Dark Twists and full of blood

There something so addictive about this series that I can't put the book down until I finish it .. this book was an excellent world builder for the coming book .. it was dragging at some of the chapters but overall it was enjoyable .. I hoped for more Akiva and Kaurou scenes but I guess I'll have to wait to see what happens next .. Zuzana I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU please be my friend and Mik .. If I ever meet you in real life I swear I will marry you in that instant, you are one of my favorite heroes <3 <3

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The only thing I'm going to say is that I love this book

Love all og Them

Twisting Heart! Oh how I love thee!

This book will wrench your heart out, make you mad and cry! What a beautiful set of characters and reflection of what it is to be a hero and a killer. Just an amazing book that makes it really hard to wait to get to the last book.

The lesson Karou has to learn during this book is hypocrisy, but what does anyone and everyone want to do, when the people they love have died? Avenge them. So off she goes to avenge her family and remember who she is but sacrifice herself during it all?

Just a true roller coaster rider. Amazingly written and perfectly narrated.

Wow.. Just wow

What made the experience of listening to Days of Blood & Starlight the most enjoyable?

The narrators performance adds just the right element to this truely amazing story. I was on the fence for the first book and got it in a 2 for 1 credit special. I fell in love instantly. Khristine's voice is perfect as is her accents for the characters. You always know who is talking and she really brings the pages to life.

What did you like best about this story?

Its so in depth without being overly graphic in its attention to detail. The story has a wonderful flow that isn't broken up by too descriptive landscapes.

Have you listened to any of Khristine Hvam’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, this is a first and I will jump on the chance to listen to her again.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

"Loose yourself in the world of Angels and Monsters"

Any additional comments?

Wonderful synergy of writing and performance! A perfect blend.

Fantastic Adventure 5 Star

The adventure and the characters are well worth the journey. I've read them all and went back for a second read. I wish there was more than the four books.

Not a disappointment! Absolutely Awesome!

This book was worth the wait. I can't believe I am actually saying this, but it is such an excellent book. What a great second book in the trilogy. Usually the second book disappoints, and adds additional love interest, but to great satisfaction, this doesn't follow the usual. I thoroughly enjoyed and this book is as awesome as the first. If you enjoyed The Daughter of Smoke and Bone as much as I did, I absolutely feel in love with, you should most definitely enjoy this one too. Most of the characters are back, some sadly aren't, but as with the first book Khristine Hvam is wonderful and does a great job. And Laini Taylor is my new favorite everything :)

Laini Taylor's Story is Compelling

I didn't like it quite as much as the first book, but that's only to be expected with the second book in a series. Lots of awful stuff happens. The villains are established as even more evil than before. The lovers are separated by oceans of complications and emotional debris that has to be worked though before they can find common ground where forgiveness might be possible. Through it all, there is hope. I can't wait for the next book. Laini Taylor an incredible writer and this story is compelling!

New Fantasy continued!!!

The second book to the series is NOT a disappointment. The story continues with Karou, and her friends.

Laini Taylor continues with her excellent writing style. She is able to create a story that not only allows us to listen to it's easy flow, but experience the many emotions of Karou's and her friends. The fear, loss, desire, joy, to mention only a few of the emotions.

Again, I recommend this series to all fantasy listener.

Loving The Monsters And Angels

Of course, I read the first book before this one and I fell in love! Mostly I think, with the narrator who does a fantastic job, and who doesn’t love a story of monsters and angels and demons and stuff like that when it’s so well written? This is one of those books that regardless of whether it has been written for young adults or youth, or adults, everyone would enjoy it all the same.
I must confess that both books, the 1st one and this one have had me gasping and ”oh!ing” several times. I am now off for the third one, and I am not even sure of whether it is for the story or the fabulous narrator or both, but I definitely recommend this saga.
By the way, why hasn’t anyone made a movie of this? It would be kind of like the Twilight stories, only with angels and demons and monsters and such!
#angelsanddemons #lovestory #uncanny #magic #fantasticnarrator #fabuloustrilogy #youngadult #allagesgreatread #entertaining #pageturner #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

Mid-Range Sequel

What made the experience of listening to Days of Blood & Starlight the most enjoyable?

The narration and characters are still top notch, but I didn't like the story as much in this sequel. Great imagery, but the action is lacking a bit. It does serve as a nice setup for book 3.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The descriptions of characters and places.

Which character – as performed by Khristine Hvam – was your favorite?

Zuzana.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No.