booksbytheglass 's review for:

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
adventurous dark emotional inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I am severely unhinged!!! why the heck did it take me 11 years to read this one? LIKE WHO LET ME DO THAT šŸ™ƒ

everything about this novel completely surpassed my expectations!! I went in knowing very little about the series, other than the darkling is hot af (spoiler: I was right about that 🄵🄵🄵), and I’m so glad I did 

because WHAT A JOURNEY I WENT ON!!! thank you to all of my friends I live texted because I’m pretty sure the amount of gasping and screaming memes I sent were unreal 

I loved the character development of alina and how she really came into her own self, versus where she started and letting others shape her path for her!! although her ā€œrelationshipā€ with mal should be platonic only, I said what I said šŸøā˜•ļø feel free to fight me in the comments I will die on this hill 

the world development took a bit for me to get into, but the way that the story and plot opened, it sucked me right in!!! I’m now completely a grisha girlie pls 

will ben barnes consume my every thoughts until I find a way to become the darkling’s wh0re? most likely 🫔

rating: 5 stars
wine pairing: rioja red blend