I was so excited when I received this book! Night Spinner totally made the top 3 for my list of favorite books released in 2020. I have been savoring and saving this book like a starving person would a bread ration for the end of the day because every time I dip my toe into this marvelous world weaved together by wonderous sentences I end up inhaling as much as I can get my hands on in the time that I have.

Plot

Enebish and Serik are now leading a ragtag pack of grumpy shepherds. Serik is keeping them from freezing to death as well as playing as leader along with Enebish, who is struggling at it more than he is, sure everyone is talking behind her back and hating her. Sad thing is she's not completely wrong.

Enebish is my kind of girl. At first, I was a little put off because she seemed equally whiny and paranoid at the start. But as soon as she’s back on the road with Temujin in tow, I felt the familiar En emerge. Ghoa, however, seems to have been caught in a forced midlife…crisis when her warriors abandon her resulting in her capture and torture by Kartok, a conniving Zemyan sorcerer.

But everyone is thrown together, including some new friends, as they scramble to save the gods from a mad plot to overthrow their hold on the world.

So what did I think?

Well, I will admit I didn’t like this one quite as much as I did the first one. Don’t get me wrong, it was REALLY good, but it just didn’t shine quite as brightly as the first book, if you know what I mean. Everything gets tied up in this neat little bow at the end and while sacrifices were definitely made, none of them were these huge, massive things that made me, as the reader, want to throw the book across to display my distress at the choices made. Mind you I have only actually thrown one book across the room in my life, and it wasn’t from getting my feelings tugged in the right direction. There was no book hugging this round. Lol

All in all though, Sky Breaker is a pretty good conclusion to the Night Spinner Duology. It has some strong messages in it in regards to forgiveness, redemption, trust, perseverance, peace and understanding.

After reading the first book last year, I knew I needed to get my hands on the second book! I loved the characters, especially Enebish and Serik.

Enebish is struggling a lot more in this one than the last book. A lot of damage was done to her trust from those who were close to her and in any situation like that, it’s easy to distance yourself from others. You don’t want to be hurt again and that is understandable. Been there, done that! It is easy to feel for her and connect with her again just like in book one. Enebish’s flaws are definitely on full display and cause rifts among those she is trying to help as well as with Serik.

Even though there is a lot of inner strife that she is dealing with, she still remains a strong character that will do anything to make things right again. Although, she can be quite stubborn about it.

As in the previous book, there is a bit of love interest between her and Serik. I thought the relationship would have more buildup but it remains a smaller plot point much like in the first book. There are a few scenes between them but most of their interaction is Serik being the voice of reason.

A few minor characters from book one are back but there are also many new faces. It was enjoyable to get to know the new cast and see how they would fit into the plot.

There is a bit of a difference between this book and the first and that is the dual point-of-view this time around. Ghoa was introduced in book one and had a lot to do with Enebish. I wasn’t sure at first how I would like this point-of-view since she wasn’t very nice before. Just like Enebish, she is fighting her own battles. She does get a redemption arc which I am not always a fan of, but it was done well and I didn’t dislike it. I am still not a huge fan of her but it was good to see her side of things and it does show that people can change.

Although the beginning of the book was a bit on the slower side, there are still many plot twists and action in the rest of the book to keep you going back for more. The plot wasn’t like anything I expected. There is a lot more about the magic system and religion as well as tying in important topics from our own world such as freedom and justice for everyone.

Overall, this was a really good conclusion for the duology. I will be sad to see these characters go but will be looking forward to any books this author writes in the future.

Stirring prose and smart characterization fill out this stunning, heartfelt conclusion to Enebish’s story. I loved it!!

I could not wait to read the second book of this series and it did not disappoint! It was full of action and intrigue where I could not put the book down. The plot line was very interesting and I will be purchasing this book for my library.