Demon Mistress is a dark ride through dark eyes. Menolly's outlook is so much darker than her sister's, but it seems more real in a way. Darkling was darker than Demon Mistress, but it had to be. With Demon Mistress you finally get a chance to see Menolly beginning to heal from years in a very dark place. The struggle with the demonkin is still there, and the overall storyline continues to move forward, and leaves me excited to find out more about what happens when the spotlight shifts and Camille and her brood of husbands take over. ( )