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A review by colossal
Black Sun Light My Way by Jo Spurrier
4.0
A very satisfying conclusion to the duology wait, what? This is a trilogy isn't it? A very clever way of subverting the "boring second book" of a trilogy.
Sierra, Mira and Isidro are slaves of the Akharans at the start of the book, and about to enter the Demon's Spire, the great store of ancient Ricalan magic. Not far away is the Ricalan army and the Mesentreians are also in the mix. Isidro grows into his magic, Rasten continues to be a complex character and Sierra becomes more tragic. Delphine is something of a revelation as well. It's difficult to describe much of the situation here without spoiling the hell out of this book and the previous one. The marketing blurb is a precise example of this, basically giving away half the plot of the book.
Gone is the plodding pace of the first book. The plot in the first half is dizzying in its progress, and the second half is a surprise too, in that it covers stuff that you don't expect to be addressed until the final volume. Ultimately, the trilogy is not what you expect it's going to be from the point of view of the first book.
Looking forward to the next one.
Sierra, Mira and Isidro are slaves of the Akharans at the start of the book, and about to enter the Demon's Spire, the great store of ancient Ricalan magic. Not far away is the Ricalan army and the Mesentreians are also in the mix. Isidro grows into his magic, Rasten continues to be a complex character and Sierra becomes more tragic. Delphine is something of a revelation as well. It's difficult to describe much of the situation here without spoiling the hell out of this book and the previous one. The marketing blurb is a precise example of this, basically giving away half the plot of the book.
Gone is the plodding pace of the first book. The plot in the first half is dizzying in its progress, and the second half is a surprise too, in that it covers stuff that you don't expect to be addressed until the final volume. Ultimately, the trilogy is not what you expect it's going to be from the point of view of the first book.
Looking forward to the next one.