Daughter of Darkness

A worthy followup to [b:Child of Light|56309169|Child of Light (Child of Light, #1)|Terry Brooks|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1616100241l/56309169._SY75_.jpg|87724081]. Like it's predecessor, it was intricately plotted, legitimately suspenseful in parts, somehow both familiar and fresh, but sometimes weighed down by the YA-ish angst of the main character.

Daughter of Darkness does the job as a good sequel, filling in the gaps and adding plenty of new story to make it it's own. I don't think I'm a big fan of Auris' first person narrative and the repetitive reminders of how true her and Harrow's love is. Some of her decisions and thought processes are annoying as well. As a long time Terry Brooks fan, I can say that all of his skill and thoughtfulness in world building and storytelling are all there.

My only other main complaint is that, along with Child of Light, I had been expecting something far different and new from his previous works. I knew these were going to be fantasy, but I could still see most of this story taking place in Shannara without too much modification; the characters show more and places are different but the elements are mostly the same. From Terry's early descriptions, I thought maybe it would be from the perspective of people in the modern human world as the Fae become apparent to them within that modern world. But it's really similar to Elves and half-Elves fighting against another version of an evil Federation and various malevolent creatures of Fairy.

Anyways, it's still a good read and I'll be looking forward, as always, for Terry's next book. show less

I love Terry Brooks, but I just could not get into this book. I got about 1/3 of the way through it and had to stop, the story just wasn't engaging me at all. I know other people really enjoy this series, it may just be a little too YA for me.