The majority of the tale is told from the perspective of Laia, the Soul Catcher, and the Blood Shrike, interspersed with flashbacks of the Nightbringer’s history and one chapter from the POV of *gasp* Keris Veturia. We get multiple points of view, all converging on a single point at the end of the book. But don’t let that hold you back, because I cried some happy tears too! And it did break my heart, but not quite in the way I was expecting. I read the whole thing just waiting for the last book, which I was positive was going to break my heart. It’s full of hurt and pain and star-crossed love. This was one of those series that I loved fiercely all the way through, even though it isn’t a happy or lighthearted one. You know the kind of book where you finish it and have to let your thoughts marinate for a couple of days in the hopes that you’ll be able to write a coherent review? Yeah, that’s what happened with this one. He must take on a mission that could save - or destroy - all that he knows. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory - or to an unimaginable doom.Īnd deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life - and love - he left behind. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family.
But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning.īy his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule.
The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike.
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