Ever since being kidnapped from the Illiais Jungle as a child, Yelena Zaltana's life has been fraught with peril. But the recent loss of her Soulfinding abilities has endangered her more than ever before. As she desperately searches for a way to reclaim her magic, her enemies are closing in, and neither Ixia nor Sitia is safe for her anymore. Especially since the growing discord between the two countries and the possibility of a war threatens everything Yelena holds dear.
Valek is determined to protect Yelena, but he's quickly running out of options. The Commander suspects that his loyalties are divided, and he's been keeping secrets from Valek…secrets that put him, Yelena and all their friends in terrible danger. As they uncover the various layers of the Commander's mysterious plans, they realize it's far more sinister than they could have ever imagined.
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I almost didn't read this book because Shadow Study left me disgruntled with the change in writing style and the plot left me confused and bored for the beginning half of the book. But after getting over the switch of having the story told through only Yelena's eyes in the first 3 books to switching between multiple POVs in Shadow Study I am glad I decided to read Night Study. This book was fast paced from the very beginning and the plot kept me on my toes. I had to keep reading to find out more, there was so much subterfuge I wasn't really sure who was telling the truth and who was still loyal to who.
This book was full of surprises for both Yelena and Valek, and I take back my complaints about having to read so much of Valek's back story in the previous book because it was pretty much all a set up for events that take place in this book. I don't want to give anything away so i'll just say this book is packed full of action with ambushes, prison breaks, magic and more. If you can manage to make it through book 4 I highly recommend continuing on to book 5 and I don't think you will be disappointed.
Rating: 5 ink pots
The really unfortunate thing is the next book is not out yet and I thought it was, so that's a huge let down that I can't delve in to the next one and find out how things end for Yelena and Valek, but i'm hoping they get their happy ending. The author does kill people, but so far no main characters have been killed so I'm holding out hope she'll continue with that theme.
If you think you'll enjoy this series, I would recommend getting the books as a bundle since it will save you money. This is assuming you're reading the books as e-books of course.
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