I finished Silverthorn, and A Darkness at Sethanon
A Darkness at Sethanon.

I don't want to write my usual tldr post, so I'll keep it short:
Silverthorn was good. It's front loaded with PoVs from secondary and tertiary characters from the first book. So it's a struggle trying to give a shit about these side characters. But once I was into the meat the story, I was able to appreciate the new PoVs, and enjoy.
The narrative managed to trick me. So kudos. I like when I'm misdirected in a purposeful way.
There were zombies.

A Darkness at Sethanon was also good. There aren't any new PoVs, so that's good. Makes starting out easier. This book managed to misdirect me even more. Good job.
The second half has a ton more magic. Honestly, this might be the most magical book I've read. The author didn't hold back. He pulled out all the stops. There's no magic system here. So characters just kind of do shit, and it's pretty neat.
There was a whole lot of info dumping about the world in the end. But I didn't mind it, because I was curious about everything. So I was happy to have many questions answered.

All considered, this riftwar series has been light pleasant reads. Nothing I'm going gush about. But good. Worth the read.

My original desire was to read the book that follows these four. Daughter of the Empire. I can finally begin that book. Yay. Though, now that I'm familiar with the author's writing style, my initial guess at what the book could be about, has completely changed. I'm expecting only another light pleasant read.