Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1) (Grishaverse, #1)

by Leigh Bardugo

The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness, crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka. Alina, a pale, lonely orphan, discovers a unique power that thrusts her into the lavish world of the kingdom's magical elite - the Grisha. Could she be the key to unravelling the dark fabric of the Shadow Fold and setting Ravka free? The Darkling, a creature of seductive charm and terrifying power, leader of the Grisha. If Alina is to fulfil her destiny, she must discover how to unlock her gift and face up to her dangerous attraction to him. But what of Mal, Alina's childhood best friend? As Alina contemplates her dazzling new future, why can't she ever quite forget him? Glorious. Epic. Irresistible. Romance.

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4 of 5 stars

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Uh. Whoa.

Shadow and Bone is one of those books that I can not believe I nearly didn’t pick up. I would have missed out on one amazing book!

This book was awesome! I loved it! It was so much fun to read. I loved Alina and how she grew throughout the book.

At the beginning of the book I thought this story was going to go in one direction but then something happened and changed my mind where I was convinced it was going to go in another direction. But then BAM it completely changed again. I was surprised, thrilled and entertained while I read this.

There were some characters in the book that I thought I had figured out but then by the I realised I really had had no idea because they had hidden things from Alina, which in turn meant we didn’t know anything about them either, I like that. I liked that all the characters were very well rounded and believable.

Overall, I really, really liked Shadow and Bone. I thought it was awesome read and I can’t believe this was a book I hadn’t ever thought about reading. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

I recommend this if you like fantasy and a bit of adventure and self discovery! Well, really, I recommend you give this a go even if you’re not too sure about it.

Miss J
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