It felt like such a long wait between Feathers of Snow and Feathers in Blood, but oh so worth it! I loved Brianna in the first book, and the impossible situation she found herself in. But where book one ended in exile, book two shows her finding her courage and traveling to places and creatures undiscovered by most humans. It also veers far from the polite society of book one. Brianna learns to function outside of all the norms she is used to. She also lets anger get the best of her more than once, but I have to admit, I loved it when she and Jian fought, it made me love both of them so much more because it felt like the relationship mattered so much to both of them. They argued until they were understood and it was good. I also loved that they both rescued each other. It was much more violent than the previous book, but also an incredibly beautiful story and I cannot wait to read book three.

I might appear biased because I had the privilege of editing this book, but I can assure you that there is no bias at all in my review. However, you'll want to read it for yourself to be sure. ( )