Title: Shadow and Bone
Series: The Grisha #1
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Published Date: June 5th 2012
Genre: YA, High Fantasy, Dystopia
Page Count: 368
Format: Hardcover
MyRating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Summary:
Surrounded by enemies,
the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a
swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on
human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely
refugee.
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when
her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally
injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that
could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from
everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be
trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the
mysterious Darkling.
Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it
seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her
untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . .
. and the secrets of her heart.
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My Review:
I loved how easy of a read this book was for me.
The world itself was interesting to learn about, and I loved how it seems to be somewhat based off Russia.
The
main problem I had with it though was Alina she was so naive which
didn't make much sense to me. Considering the fact that she was in the
First Army, and had been an orphan I was expecting her to be more of a
hero and less of a damsel in distress.
I am happy to see though
that their wont be any love triangle. Well that was also kind of
saddening to since it seems like the Darkling could have been an
interesting character but seems to have just been made the villain way
to easily.
It was nice to see a book in a series end in a way where it could have been a stand alone. But now onto reading the second book!
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