Review: Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

Scent of Magic is the sequel to Touch of Power. I really liked the sequel despite the horrendous title. The story story started where the last book left off which is good because one of my pet peeves is when the sequel skips over what happened after the end of the first book and then explains it later. I want to know now! Here's what Goodreads had to say about it:
"Hunted, Killed—Survived?
As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, she no longer exists. Despite her need to prevent the megalomanical King Tohon from winning control of the Realms, Avry is also determined to find her sister and repair their estrangement. And she must do it alone, as Kerrick, her partner and sole confident, returns to Alga to summon his country into battle.

Though she should be in hiding, Avry will do whatever she can to support Tohon’s opponents. Including infiltrating a holy army, evading magic sniffers, teaching forest skills to soldiers and figuring out how to stop Tohon’s most horrible creations yet; an army of the walking dead—human and animal alike and nearly impossible to defeat.

War is coming and Avry is alone. Unless she figures out how to do the impossible ... again."

So not only is the land rife with death lilies whose poison gives a select few magical powers, The Skeleton King has an army of reanimated people and animals. So in simple terms this book was magicians vs. zombies. Coolest. Plot. Ever.
A little heads up to those planning of reading this book, the ending ripped my heart out. I won't spoil it because I have been informed that the character who rips out hearts of readers does in fact make an appearance in the third book. 
I recommend this book for any Maria V. Snyder fans and someone who likes fantasy adventure stories, but when you finish the book and are in the depths of despair, don't say I didn't warn you.