I stumbled upon a copy of Blackbringer by Laini Taylor at my local second-hand book-store to my delight and reading it made me fall in love with Laini’s writing all over again. Stunning and tangible world-building, delightful characters, and a totally unique and rich language. Not to mention full-page character portraits drawn by Laini’s husband Jim Di Bartolo. 

 

My only complaint is that the second book appears to be as rare as hen’s teeth now and the third book is still unwritten!