As Mariah Carey once said, "I don't know her." Not that the Ildiko and Brishen passages are much better. I skimmed over a lot of this book, but her part was so boring I didn't even bother reading it. We have a new character named Kirgipa who is literally the dullest dull who ever dulled. Evil destructive demons seem to be a very popular plot point in unnecessary fantasy sequels (authors, take note). There are demons called galla taking over Bast-Haradis (which, funnily enough, is a similar plot to both THE BIRD AND THE SWORD (Volgar) and THRONE OF GLASS (Valg). In this book, Grace Draven wields the mighty hammer of angst. Part of what I loved about RADIANCE, for example, was the slow-burn romance that started from friendship and camaraderie, and ended up becoming a very deep and meaningful relationship borne of a comedy of errors as both the hero, Brishen, and the heroine, Ildiko, attempt to overcome the culture shock of being with the other. It was like the author took everything I loved about the first book and trashed it. What is this, the month of disappointing sequels? I just had a similar issue with THE QUEEN AND THE CURE, where I loved the first book, but the second book had a new cast of characters and an entirely different tone. I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed - but I am very disappointed.
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