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And the decision may not be as straightforward as Kyra might hope. View all 14 comments. Sep 11, Mogsy MMOGC rated it really liked it Shelves: review-copy , young-adult , netgalley , shapeshifters , arcs-and-galleys , thieves , fantasy , assassins , beta-read. Full disclosure: I was a beta reader for an earlier draft of Daughter of Dusk last fall.
This is my review of the ARC which has changed so much since then; it always amazes and thrills me to no end to see the process of a book coming together, so I would like to thank author Livia Blackburne for the opportunity.
Daughter of Dusk is the sequel to Midnight Thief, the novel that first introduced us to the protagonist Kyra of Forge and her world of assassins, thieves and shapeshifting Demon Riders. Since the events of the last novel, Kyra has learned the truth of her heritage. Only those closest to her know her secret, including her close ally Tristam Brancel the former Palace Knight. But there is another who knows, one who Kyra fears she cannot trust. Meanwhile, Demon Riders continue to raid the surrounding villages of Forge, and suddenly Kyra finds herself in the unique position to do something about it.
Torn between two worlds, Kyra now must decide how far she is willing to go to save Forge and prepare for the biggest battle of her life. Daughter of Dusk is the next big step for Kyra. In this sequel, however, her eyes have been opened. The difference is very noticeable; Kyra takes initiative and makes a lot of her own decisions in this book, a far cry from the girl in Midnight Thief who was manipulated and led around by the older, craftier and more experienced James.
As a result, I think Daughter of Dusk has a more mature and overall darker vibe, especially when the plot drives Kyra to do some rather unsavory things. I mentioned in my review of Midnight Thief that it felt like that book was skewed towards younger audiences, specifically the upper Middle Grade range. There were also some twists that surprised me just as much as they did the first time around.
In this case, I personally felt the understated love story elements actually helped rather than hindered the story.
Nevertheless, the absence of a full-blown love triangle makes me breathe a sigh of relief. Overall, I found this sequel just as enjoyable as book one. There were some predictable parts, but in general there were more unexpected twists in book two. Compared to the earlier version I saw of this novel, the author has also really polished up the story, even if the ending remained slightly rushed and tied up a little too neatly.
Despite these minor flaws though, this second volume did a great job developing its protagonist. Kyra truly came into her own in Daughter of Dusk, and it was a pleasure to experience her story. All told, Daughter of Dusk combined a good balance of action and fantasy to deliver a worthy conclusion. Jul 30, Alyssa rated it liked it Shelves: releases. As tensions rise within Forge's Council, and vicious Demon Rider attacks continue in surrounding villages, Kyra knows she must do something to save her city.
In this spellbinding sequel to Midnight Thief, Kyra and Tristam face their biggest battle yet as they grapple with changing allegiances, shocking deceit, and vengeful opponents. What I Liked: Despite my immense love for Midnight Thief and my overwhelming excitement for this book, I didn't love it. I actually beta-read Daughter of Dusk last year my most heartfelt thanks to the author , and I did not quite enjoy the book then.
I can see some changes made from the draft I read to now, but I'm still not convinced that I enjoyed the book. In this sequel novel to Midnight Thief, Kyra must learn to be both Makvani and human to save herself and the ones she loves in Forge. Forge's Council is slowly being taken over by Willem, and the Makvani are shying away from helping Kyra or the Council.
Kyra is hiding who she is - but how long will that last before Willem and the Forge find out? Kyra will need to make alliances and outsmart Willem before Forge is lost. There are a fair amount of twists and turns in this book, that definitely keep the story interesting.
The overall story of the series is very important and ever-present, as the Council is moving in on the Makvani, and the Council is slowly being taken over by Willem, who has his own agenda. There was also the book's plot and subplots, dealing with Idalee a young girl Kyra considers her adopted sister , Kyra's struggle with her Makvani side, and her feelings for Tristam. While I mostly liked the story, there were definitely cliche parts, and boring parts.
Read more on that in the next section. For the most part, the story held my attention. There were some changes made to the story from what I beta-read. I think the changes were necessary and an improvement, though I still obviously didn't love this book. The author cleans up the romance in some areas, and complicates it in others. There is no love triangle between Kyra, James, and Tristam. I personally never thought there was one, but there definitely isn't one in this book.
But then Tristam has familial duty, and Kyra knows he isn't comfortable with her Makvani blood The romance isn't really in this book, which bothered me. There is no chemistry between these two characters. But still, at least it's a pair, and not a triangle. The ending is a good one, not perfect, but not sad or terrible either.
There are a good amount of deaths, but also a good amount of surviving couples and positive changes. Some things didn't change, and I like that the author kept some things a certain way - it felt very authentic that way. Overall, I think this book was okay, but not great, especially for a series conclusion.
I think it was a case of me being weird For one, it seems obvious that the author hasn't written more than one or two novels. Her writing style isn't really that great. There are so many anachronistic or slang phrases and words that just don't fit the style of language and speech in this series. The author uses a specific speech most of the times, but inserts modern phrases at other times. This felt very off. Seriously, shouldn't editors screen for these things? Also, the author's writing style seems very juvenile - almost like this book is Middle Grade.
Is it? I thought this was Young Adult. The author doesn't have a lush, flowing writing style. Matter-of-fact, conversational, instead of descriptive, or something. Every person's writing style is different, but Blackburne's isn't very I'm trying to put this in words and failing majorly. I'm not trying to take shots at the author, but I'm trying to accurately convey how I felt about her writing style - it just isn't that great. The story seems rather cliche and predictable.
While Midnight Thief blew me away, this one seemed to be full of cliches. Of course Willem would do this, Malikel would figure out this, Leyus is this.
Cliche, cliche, cliche. So many cliches. I can't say I'm a huge fan of the romance in this book, though I'm glad it wasn't worse. There is no chemistry! No rhyme or reason for them to want to be together!
They would make good friends or partners or solders-in-arms, but lovers? They have zero chemistry, physical or otherwise. There were times when I wondered where the story was going or what the significance of this or that was.
Some things just didn't seem to have a point. The story, as a whole, is interesting, and I was in no danger of not finishing, but the construction of the plot wasn't great. And keep in mind, I said this was an improvement from what I beta-read. That statement still stands. The author changed some things, but most things stayed the same.
When I beta-read this book last year, I told the author what I didn't like I was very honest , and while I understand why the author wouldn't want to change things, it's too bad, because my sour opinion still stands. Would I Recommend It: No. Sorry, but no. If you haven't read Midnight Thief, don't worry about it. This series is meh, okay at best. This conclusion should have been so much more epic and so much less bleh.
But I walked away with a feeling of "oh well" and "meh" and "whatever". Not exactly encouraging. Rating: 2. I'm disappointed, because Midnight Thief was one of my favorite novels of Yes, three stars is still positive. But I was really hoping that, since I beta-read the book and didn't like it , that when I read it the second time, I would at least like it more? Not so much, unfortunately. Still, it was an okay novel!
View all 6 comments. Sep 30, Maja The Nocturnal Library rated it it was amazing Shelves: are-you-kidding-me , favorites , fantasy , young-adult , arc , surprise-surprise , role-models , all-the-right-choices. I beta read this beauty and it's wonderul.
You'll just have to take my word for it for now. Jul 17, Tanja Tanychy rated it really liked it Shelves: arc-galleys , fantasy. When Midnight Thief appeared two years ago I was blown away by it.
The whole idea of the story was so good and with addition of Poison Dance a prequel this story promised me a really good ride. I did get that, and I'm happy to say that Daughter of Dusk is pushing it in the right way. Even though it's been two years since I've read Midnight Thief it didn't take me long to get back into this story. Daughter of Dusk continues where the previous one left off. We're back with Kyra and her development. Not to spoil things for people who haven't read the first book, there were some unexpected if you ask me twists at the end of it and here we get to discover a new side of this world.
A new side of Kyra, but also other characters here. It adds to already complex world building which was what meed me fall in love with the first book. Now with Demon Rider kin who as it turns out plays greater role than expected things are about to go down.
For real! I wasn't surprised that I got back into the story so quick as Kyra is a character you'll easily love. She is all you ever wanted to be: smart, capable and with all that really human, meaning with some flaws that make her even more likeable. And with Tristam who let's face it is a knight in shining armor it wasn't hard to cheer for them.
Not to forget James, who for me is one of those amazing villains or so it seemed. Even though, it seemed like this would be a great series sadly it ended to soon. I don't really know why this turned out to be a duology as in my opinion there is so much to be said about this.
I wish there was more to it. But who knows, maybe someday. Nov 03, Erin Arkin rated it it was amazing Shelves: flights-of-fantasy-challenge , real-book-challenge , series , i-have-a-real-book. As soon as I saw the galley of book two, Daughter of Dusk, I had to request it. Kyra is in a bit of an odd spot. She knows more about 4. Because of her ability to hunt and climb, she is an invaluable resource to the group but not everyone thinks she belongs.
She is still looked at as a thief and a gutter rat by the group and it makes things tough for her. Trying to keep a balance as well as not give away her secret is taking its toll on Kyra.
The Demon Riders are continuing to raid villages which is also creating a lot of fear amongst the Council and as a result, the head councilman, Willem, is using that to his advantage. In his bid to get rid of Malikel and eventually take over leadership of Forge, he is using the Demon Rider attacks to institute some changes.
The first thing is conscription which has direct impact on Kyra because one of the first people pulled into the training is Flick. Things definitely move quickly in this book and there are a lot of things all tying back to Kyra that create so many conflicts. Not only is there the threat of Willem and the Demon Riders, but there is also the continued conflict between the wallhuggers and the rest of Forge that impacts Kyra when Idalee is beaten.
Kyra already has a fear of what she is but when things happen that put her on the edge, she lets go and does something that puts her in danger and reveals her secret. And with it had come the bloodlust. Kyra shrank back from that detail, but it was there, as clear in her mind as the taste of the forest on her tongue. Though Kyra had resisted the urge, the memory stayed with her, as did her horror at what she might have done.
And yet, here she was, back in the forest. Still in her skin but teetering on the edge, far too tempted for her own good. Kyra placed her hand on a nearby tree. Its rough bark felt solid enough to keep her from being swept away. Kyra closed her eyes and sent her senses inward, daring herself to find the spark that would bring out her other form. But what would happen afterward?
How long would she remain in her fur? What atrocities would she commit before she turned back? She opened her eyes and stopped reaching. Maybe someday she would go through with it, but not tonight. Kyra glanced up at the constellations and noted the time, a habit formed years ago from her early days as a thief. A bear would have that kind of weight, but it would be louder. That left one other possibility. Kyra backed against a tree, her heartbeat suddenly twice as fast as before.
If it really was a demon cat coming toward her, climbing the tree would do her no good. She balanced her weight on the balls of her feet, muscles taut, as the beast came into view. Ann H. Judson: Wife of the Rev. Amanuel Woldemichael Asfeha. Ebook Free Memoirs of Lieut. By Stephanie Matto.
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