The drought is over!!
The last few books I've read have left me feeling like they were okay, nothing to write home about. This book - Shadow and Bone - was a complete page turner that I found myself thinking about all night and desperately waiting for the next book to come out. It was a dark, exciting, adventure I think many people will be talking about.
Here's my review of:
Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Let's say 4.5 stars really...
Shadow and Bone I have to say pulled me in from the very beginning. Leigh Bardugo created a unique world that kept me turning the pages. Before I knew it, hours had passed.
Two orphans, Alina and Mal grow up together and are the best of friends- the only things they have in the world. As they grow up, Alina's feelings grow into more, but she never tells Mal. He's the outgoing one, people are drawn to him and she is more of the loner, the outsider who doesn't quite fit in, but Mal doesn't seem to mind. They stay close to one another even as they become part of the Second Army where she works as a map maker and he is a soldier/tracker.
Their regiment is assigned to cross the Shadow Fold which is described as "a swath of nearly impenetrable darkness that grew with every passing year and crawled with horrors." Volcra are the terrifying creatures that inhabit the Fold, waiting to kill. Knowing the dangers, their regiment is ready to cross the Fold in order to get to the port city on the other side. It's during that crossing that they are attacked by volcra and Alina has her world turned upside down and she becomes pulled into the world of the Grisha and the Darkling.
Shadow and Bone is dark and chilling fantasy book. Alina is taken on a roller coaster of a ride and you are right along side of her. There were times in the book where I found myself just as shocked as Alina by something that happened because of Leigh Bardugo's writing. All of the characters jump off the page and keep you guessing about their intentions toward Alina. I loved Genya and the Darkling too.
The biggest drawback to this book- it's a trilogy, and this is book one. Now I have to wait (impatiently for sure) for the next one to come out. Here's to hoping Leigh writes fast ;)
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What I liked about this book: The characters- she wrote a rich cast of personalities. Some were good and some were bad, but all left you wanting to know more about them. I almost read the whole book in one sitting, it was that good and for me- a self admitted skimmer- I read every word. And this will make sense after you read the book but - I love the color black.
What I didn't like about this book: There were a lot of 'terms' that were unique to her world and it took a while to straighten out in my mind what things like a corporalki, etherealki and materialki and verious others were and how they were different. But they were labels given to groups of people and the story usually showed you what they were if the word was confusing.
This was a great book, I highly, highly suggest this one!
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