Days of Blood & Starlight is Laini Taylor's fantastic sequel to Daughter of Smoke & Bone. Akiva believes Karou is dead. He found a thurible in their meeting place with her name on a label. But this time he won't go on a murderous rampage. This time he will remember her by saving those Chimaera he can from his empire's killing spree. Meanwhile, Karou refuses to acknowledge Akiva's existence. He betrayed her. So she has taken over Brimstone's role and works for the White Wolf in bringing the dead to life. But she has added her own ideas to the project which will lead to an even ground on the killing field. I loved this book. Taylor does a fantastic job of picking up the narrative thread. She leaves just enough time in between the books that we need to know what happened. Where did Karou and Akiva end up? How did they get there so quickly? Both Karou and Akiva have returned to their homelands, but for different purposes and with different outcome...