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Shadow and Bone
by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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Book: Shadow and Bone
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Book Series: Grishaverse Book 1, Shadow and Bone Book 1
Diversity: Not specifically mentioned but Asian alluded/coded characters, especially those who are considered the villains
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: ya, fantasy, found family, magic, chosen one
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publication Date: June 5, 2012
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co
Pages: 358
Recommended Age: 13+ (violence, gore, romance, slight sexual content)
Synopsis: 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.
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I had been meaning to read this book for a hot minute and I'm really glad that the Netflix show pushed me to start reading this book. I thought that the book did really well plot wise and at the World building was absolutely amazing. Combined the World building in the book with the map and you can basically see everything in your head as you're reading. Well I do have concerns about the main character, I did think that the author did well developing all the characters.
My main criticism of the book is that I felt that the character was just your basic YA heroine. She really just kind of felt like a carbon copy of Katniss and Triss, but I think this book was published during a time when characters like that were still all the rage so it really gets a pass for me for that. I also have yet to read the second and third book so I don't know if the character develops from there but I have high hopes. I also didn't like that some of the "enemies" were coded to be Asian, and I hope the Netflix series rectifies this.
Verdict: It was great!
Book: Shadow and Bone
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Book Series: Grishaverse Book 1, Shadow and Bone Book 1
Diversity: Not specifically mentioned but Asian alluded/coded characters, especially those who are considered the villains
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: ya, fantasy, found family, magic, chosen one
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publication Date: June 5, 2012
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co
Pages: 358
Recommended Age: 13+ (violence, gore, romance, slight sexual content)
Synopsis: 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.
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I had been meaning to read this book for a hot minute and I'm really glad that the Netflix show pushed me to start reading this book. I thought that the book did really well plot wise and at the World building was absolutely amazing. Combined the World building in the book with the map and you can basically see everything in your head as you're reading. Well I do have concerns about the main character, I did think that the author did well developing all the characters.
My main criticism of the book is that I felt that the character was just your basic YA heroine. She really just kind of felt like a carbon copy of Katniss and Triss, but I think this book was published during a time when characters like that were still all the rage so it really gets a pass for me for that. I also have yet to read the second and third book so I don't know if the character develops from there but I have high hopes. I also didn't like that some of the "enemies" were coded to be Asian, and I hope the Netflix series rectifies this.
Verdict: It was great!