The Shadow’s Curse by Amy McCulloch is the second and final book in her Knots Sequence duology and follows on from Oathbreaker’s Shadow. I received a free copy from Random House of Canada in exchange for an honest review. I have previously reviewed the first in the series – check out my review here. The novel takes up where we left off in the earlier book with Raim seeking to learn the history of his mysterious broken vow as well as to rescue his friend Wadi. It has been a while since I read Oathbreaker’s Shadow and for a couple of pages I was a little confused. However, McCulloch quickly and skillfully recapped the main points so that I was soon up to speed. What I liked Tight narrative structure. The Shadow’s Curse switches between two points of view, Raim’s and Wadi’s, following two converging main storylines. Wadi’s storyline also serves to present the main antagonist’s, Kareh’s, story. This works well to create tension for the inevitable confrontation when these paths come together. Both Raim and Wadi are working towards specific goals. In Raim’s case, this aim is explicitly stated early on – to rid himself of his oathbreaker…