Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

Ok... I read the second one. Same as the first one, interesting action sequences but I don't like that there's no overarching plot so things keep happening but I can't look forward to the resolution the events may bring. It's actually kind of annoying because he keeps introducing new characters, and have them start a plot for themselves but it doesn't mesh with the other plotlines until later in the book. It's like... long exciting action sequence, then long sequeway that doesn't really go anywhere.

This book starts about a week after the last book. Kylar has decided to give up the ways of the wetboy and run off with Elene and Uly (Durzo and momma K's daughter). They live in peace for awhile, but he isn't able to give up his calling. The Ka'kari won't let him, but Elene won't let him kill either so he's living a bit of a double life. Meanwhile, in Cenuria, the rebellion is in full swing because the Godking is a mother fucking bastard; Logan is still stuck in the hole; and Jarl becomes king of the underworld and realizes that he needs Kylar's help to bring down the Godking. Jarl goes and finds Kylar, Jarl get assassinated by his friend Vi (a wetboy who is a girl), Kylar runs off to help the rebellion for Jarl. Vi kidnapps Uly as a hostage, Elene goes after Uly, Vi and Uly get kidnapped by a wytch of some sort (Ariel who is a scholarly woman who wants to study Kylar), Kylar dies again, Vi runs away from Ariel, Ariel takes Uly to the Chantry where she will learn to be a wytch. Kylar comes back to life, gets to Cenuria, kills Hu Gibbert (traitor wetboy), rescues Logan, Logan leads the attack against the Godking's army, while Kylar is forced to team up with Vi to kill the Godking. Kylar dies again in the attempt to kill the Godking, and Vi magically binds herself to Kylar so she is able to break the spell the Godking has on her so she can kill the Godking. Godking dies, Logan wins, Elene is kidnapped, Kylar is depressed and finds out that Durzo is alive again....

A whole lot of other things happen that don't help the story, but occur and annoy me because they don't have a purpose or conclusion. Like Uly getting kidnapped, then what?! Is it a good thing, is it a bad thing, will Elene ever catch up, will the Chantry get what they want... or is this all some annoying ploy to make me read the third book. And there's no point for a third book to even exist. The main plot of the story is complete, the third book is only wrapping up the loose ends the author purposely added to the second book so there could be a trilogy.s Sigh... I will probably read the third book, just cause its convenient.