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Daughter of Smoke & Bone
by Laini Taylor
3.75/5 stars
Not a big fan of the romance, even though it was eventually explained, I still hated the constant battle Karou had with herself over her feelings for Akiva.
What made up for the romance was the world building and the backstory. It was unique and well written and descriptive enough to be able to picture it in your mind. I did start to care a little more about Akiva after hearing his backstory and the romance b/w the two kind of made sense, though it wasn't a fan of how it was handled.
The writing was beautifully written, except for parts where random words were used that I had never heard before to describe a feeling or an object. Kind of broke up the writing at these parts.
I don't usually read paranormal fantasy (I think this is my first time reading it in a long while). Not sure if I'll continue on with the series. The first book seems like a good setup for the rest of the series, but the I feel like the rest of the series will be predictable.
Not a big fan of the romance, even though it was eventually explained, I still hated the constant battle Karou had with herself over her feelings for Akiva.
What made up for the romance was the world building and the backstory. It was unique and well written and descriptive enough to be able to picture it in your mind. I did start to care a little more about Akiva after hearing his backstory and the romance b/w the two kind of made sense, though it wasn't a fan of how it was handled.
The writing was beautifully written, except for parts where random words were used that I had never heard before to describe a feeling or an object. Kind of broke up the writing at these parts.
I don't usually read paranormal fantasy (I think this is my first time reading it in a long while). Not sure if I'll continue on with the series. The first book seems like a good setup for the rest of the series, but the I feel like the rest of the series will be predictable.