Some spoilers for Daughter of Smoke and Bone shall be included in this review, as this is the second book of a trilogy.  I know, I know: a young adult story split into three parts.  Who comes up with these nutty ideas? Nonetheless, in any three act story, you must spend the first act establishing your characters, their motivations, and set the wheels in motion for all that is to follow.  In the third act you (ideally) bring character arcs to a dramatically satisfying conclusion as well […]