"I am one of billions. I am stardust gathered fleetingly into form. I will be ungathered. The stardust will go on to be other things someday and I will be free." 
 I was so tempted to rate this book 4 stars just because I loved Daughter of Smoke & Bone so much but that wouldn't have been a fair rating. This book was at it's best dull, and whilst DSB had a good rhythm to it, like a steady heartbeat, Days of Blood & Starlight was chaotic and stressful, like a war-drum. We don't get to see much character development and the story never evolves and becomes breathtaking as DSB was throughout. 
 I do still thing Laini is a genius storyteller. She has painted up a world that is so beautiful and detailed that I wish it was real. Her characters are amazing, even those I don't like are so well worked and "realistic". 
 "It was brave," countered Issa. "It was rare. It was love, and it was beautiful." 
 What I did like: Ziri. 
 My kind, loving and gentle Ziri. You are too good for your own good. 
 What I did not like: Thiago. 
 You fucking bastard! (view spoiler)[You had it coming. (hide spoiler)]