Leigh Bardugo
Hardcover | Pages: 358 pages Rating: 4.02 | 259996 Users | 28969 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Shadow and Bone |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1, Grishaverse #1 |
| Characters: | Alina Starkov, Malyen Oretsev, Darkling, Genya Safin, Zoya Nazyalensky |
| Setting: | Ravka |
| Literary Awards: | South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Junior Book (2015), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults (2014), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2015), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2014), Lincoln Award Nominee (2014) Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2012), Prix Elbakin.net for Meilleur roman fantasy traduit Jeunesse (2013) |
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▶ Alternative Cover Edition #1Surrounded 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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| Title | : | Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Leigh Bardugo |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 358 pages |
| Published | : | June 5th 2012 by Henry Holt and Company |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Romance. Magic. Fiction. Young Adult Fantasy. High Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 259996 Users | 28969 ReviewsWrite Up About Books Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1)
Damn you, Leigh Barduga. Damn you for tricking me.Leigh Barduga is like some kind of literary crouching tiger, hidden dragon or something.You would be forgiven, upon commencing this novel, for thinking Shadow and Bone is redundant, cliched piece of tripe book with poor story-telling, average writing and a predictable plot. People who haven't read countless Young Adult novels probably wouldn't notice the trends, but I did. This is what I thought and Leigh led me down the primrose path until...Ive been waiting for you a long time, Alina, he said. You and I are going to change the world.Leighs cooking receipt for Shadow and Bone:1 naïve and rather plain looking heroine1 handsome childhood friend1 dark, mysterious and irresistible villain1 close friend thats kind of an outsider as wellA pinch of magicA hint of insecurityA handful of unexpected eventsAnd half a teaspoon of scheming and betrayalTo get the full effect you have to mix up all the ingredients and let the dough rise for at
#0.1 The Demon in the Wood ★★★★★#1 Shadow and Bone ★★★☆☆#1.5 The Tailor ★★★★★#2 Siege and Storm ★★★☆☆#3 Ruin and Rising ★★★★☆reread update: December 2017This book was so much better the first time I read it. No, scratch that - I think my standards were so much lower the first time. It's not a bad book, but you can definitely tell it's from before Leigh found her groove, and the characters are mostly not enjoyable at all (aside from the Darkling, Genya, and Botkin). The "twist" still feels bad,
I missed you every hour. And you know what the worst part was? It caught me completely by surprise. I'd catch myself just walking around to find you, not for any reason, just out of habit, because I'd seen something that I wanted to tell you about or because I wanted to hear your voice. And then I'd realize that you weren't there anymore, and every time, every single time, it was like having the wind knocked out of me. I've risked my life for you. I've walked half the length of Ravka for you,
woah i actually really liked the book but i do agree with most of the points here haha. hope you enjoy your next read more
YOU GUYS WE ARE GETTING A NETFLIX TV SERIES AHHHHHHHHhttps://deadline.com/2019/01/netflix-...I CAN'T BREATHEEEEEE.If I could give this series 6 stars.. or 7... or 8.... I would. One of my ALL time favorite series. I get so sad when I see people totally skipping this to go to Six of Crows (which I loved, don't get me wrong.) True, it isn't for everyone.. but my gosh it is a work of art. I love everything about this series. (Ps... I'll say it again, but I HIGHLY recommend the audiobooks for
See this review and more on www.bookbastion.net!Leigh Bardugo, you glorious, talented woman, you've done it again!Six of Crows captured my heart when I read it back at the end of January, yet this book took any established expectations I had and blew them out of the water! I know it's kind of a weird opinion, but I ended up enjoying this slightly more than SoC. I do think this is entirely my fault, as I'm now convinced that I should have read this series first! If you're wondering where to
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