Shadow and Bone
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- Author：Leigh Bardugo
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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。
Shadow and Bone is the first installment in Leigh Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy。
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。
Shadow and Bone is the first installment in Leigh Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy。
Reviews
Emily Lehman
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I was a little hesitant starting this series but i’m actually glad I did。 I can see why people don’t like it but i liked how fast paced it was。 I couldn’t put this book down actually。 It was a lot of plot building but it’s the first book of an entire universe， what do you expect lol？ but i definitely think that if you like fantasy， you will like this and this could be a good book to start if you want to get into fantasy。
Abigail LeVan
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The magic system is so interesting！
midnightbookreads
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FantasyDarkness has emerged and it cannot be erased。 A light/sun summoner has been discovered that may be the future。ReviewThe most important question， is this worth reading？Yeah， if you want a magical world that wraps up decently enough for a 1st novel in a series， give this a read。 This novel definitely has that 2010 YA angst protagonist feeling。 Thankfully the protagonist eventually grows up and stops making dumb decisions。3。5/5
Ayman
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3。5 ⭐️ now i know the context behind “you and I are going to change the world” nice
Zahra Aseeri
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ahh what a book？ I did not expect myself to love this book。 Like I’ve read it bc of the Netflix show and I wish I read it way before。 The beginning was ok then it got a bit boring but then it escalated quickly， as I began to like the characters。 Darkling is not what I expected at all。 I have seen many people loving him so I assume he would be a likable person but no。 He literally annoyed me。 Even when they kissed I wasn’t that much happy about it。 Alina was a decent character， I love how she def Ahh what a book？ I did not expect myself to love this book。 Like I’ve read it bc of the Netflix show and I wish I read it way before。 The beginning was ok then it got a bit boring but then it escalated quickly， as I began to like the characters。 Darkling is not what I expected at all。 I have seen many people loving him so I assume he would be a likable person but no。 He literally annoyed me。 Even when they kissed I wasn’t that much happy about it。 Alina was a decent character， I love how she defended herself and picked herself up in the end， it shows how powerful she is。 Mal。。。 Mal had my heart from the start。 I knew I would love him and I am not wrong。The ending of the book wasn’t like a cliffhanger but it was unfinished and that’s where siege and storm comes。 I am really looking forward to read the second book。 4 stars for me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Charlotte
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Great fantasy world， believable characters， engaging plot twists。 Excited to read the rest of the series。
Sophia
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Enjoyed this book。 There was lots of action， and the plot was good。
Lavinia Tuturas
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A master of fantasy！
Maggie
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This book was okay。 I felt like it was a bit slow， and not the most creative structure。 The world building was really great though！ And that’s really what I liked about the book， just the unique world the story took place in。 However， the story itself felt really repetitive， like I’ve already read something where a girl finds outs she has powers and then falls in love with the bad guy who seems to be a good person。 Overall， I give it three stars because while the story was enjoyable and the imag This book was okay。 I felt like it was a bit slow， and not the most creative structure。 The world building was really great though！ And that’s really what I liked about the book， just the unique world the story took place in。 However， the story itself felt really repetitive， like I’ve already read something where a girl finds outs she has powers and then falls in love with the bad guy who seems to be a good person。 Overall， I give it three stars because while the story was enjoyable and the imagery of the book was great， the structure and storyline felt a little boring。 Also， this book took me a long time to read so I was kind of ready to be done with it。 。。。more
Vera
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This was。。。 ehAnything for Six of Crows though， so we'll brave through it。 It's not TERRIBLE， per say。 Its just not great。 The plot is slow， 95% of the characters are boring as hell （not the darkling or my girl Genya though。 I love you baby）。 Alina is your typical "I just CANNOT be the chosen one， I'm just too weak and too normal。" please give me a break。 Hopefully she improves and comes into her powers later。All in all， you could be fine with a spark notes of this， if your aim is the upcoming s This was。。。 ehAnything for Six of Crows though， so we'll brave through it。 It's not TERRIBLE， per say。 Its just not great。 The plot is slow， 95% of the characters are boring as hell （not the darkling or my girl Genya though。 I love you baby）。 Alina is your typical "I just CANNOT be the chosen one， I'm just too weak and too normal。" please give me a break。 Hopefully she improves and comes into her powers later。All in all， you could be fine with a spark notes of this， if your aim is the upcoming show or Six of Crows。 。。。more
Gabby
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Loved the book！ Reading it so i can understand the show a little deeper
M S
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3，5✨Przyjemna w odbiorze， wciągająca książka， ale nie bez wad。 Trochę schematyczna， aczkolwiek wprowadziła nieco świeżości do gatunku， gdy została wydana。 Poza tym， "Cień i kość" wpasowuje się naprawdę dobrze w kategorie 'entertainment'， można się świetnie bawić podczas czytania。 Widzę potencjał zarówno w stylu pisania autorki， jak i sposobie kreowania świata， więc po następne części z pewnością sięgnę - zakończenie wręcz zachęca do poznania dalszych losów bohaterów。 3，5✨Przyjemna w odbiorze， wciągająca książka， ale nie bez wad。 Trochę schematyczna， aczkolwiek wprowadziła nieco świeżości do gatunku， gdy została wydana。 Poza tym， "Cień i kość" wpasowuje się naprawdę dobrze w kategorie 'entertainment'， można się świetnie bawić podczas czytania。 Widzę potencjał zarówno w stylu pisania autorki， jak i sposobie kreowania świata， więc po następne części z pewnością sięgnę - zakończenie wręcz zachęca do poznania dalszych losów bohaterów。 。。。more
isha mitski
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2。5there's not much to say。 I honestly only read this just to understand Six of Crows。 it was fun and fast-paced I guess。 adventurous。 nothing remarkable。 just like every other YA fantasy。 but I'm told Bardugo's writing is much better in Six of Crows so I'm excited for that。 I love the whole "dark royal-core。" （I'm a sucker for aesthetics so I love to imagine all my books with some sort of aesthetic）the romance was--no <3not 100% how significant the plot is， but I'm hoping it starts to thicken l 2。5there's not much to say。 I honestly only read this just to understand Six of Crows。 it was fun and fast-paced I guess。 adventurous。 nothing remarkable。 just like every other YA fantasy。 but I'm told Bardugo's writing is much better in Six of Crows so I'm excited for that。 I love the whole "dark royal-core。" （I'm a sucker for aesthetics so I love to imagine all my books with some sort of aesthetic）the romance was--no <3not 100% how significant the plot is， but I'm hoping it starts to thicken later on。 the ending could've been better。charactersAlina-her self-deprecating personality was unbearable （you're literally a powerful sun summoner girl come on）-reminds me of Mare Barrow for some reason。 or every other annoying female protagonist in YA fantasy-Baddie In Training™ （she has two more books for character development， I'm giving her a chance）Mal-die-lolThe Darkling-if you've seen my updates， you already know-hottest villain -can own me any day idc-omg the hotness and power is radiating through the pages Miranda Reads' review of this was perfect。 sums it all up wonderfully。 。。。more
Pauline
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Un univers très riche mais un petit peu dessus de l'histoire relativement classique。 J'ai cependant adoré ma lecture et j'ai hâte de lire la suite Un univers très riche mais un petit peu dessus de l'histoire relativement classique。 J'ai cependant adoré ma lecture et j'ai hâte de lire la suite 。。。more
Alaina Rodriguez
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“I've been waiting for you a long time， Alina" He said。 "You and I are going to change the world。”Oh my gosh I apologize for not reading this sooner。I don't think words can properly describe how much I adored SHADOW & BONE。 This is definitely a YOUNG ADULT novel I would like to stress that due to some reviews saying the plot wasn’t complex enough and too straightforward。 This is probably not the best pick for Adult readers。 But I loved it。 Bardugo's writing style is easy and engaging。 I was so d “I've been waiting for you a long time， Alina" He said。 "You and I are going to change the world。”Oh my gosh I apologize for not reading this sooner。I don't think words can properly describe how much I adored SHADOW & BONE。 This is definitely a YOUNG ADULT novel I would like to stress that due to some reviews saying the plot wasn’t complex enough and too straightforward。 This is probably not the best pick for Adult readers。 But I loved it。 Bardugo's writing style is easy and engaging。 I was so drawn in that 358 pages seemed to go by in the blink of an eye。 I wish I could unread it just so I can go back and re-read it again for the first time。THE WORLDBUILDINGThe world in this was so imaginable and simple。 I am so glad to say that it does not get to the point where it's over described and overwhelming。 The book begins quickly immersing the reader into the kingdom of Ravka head on。 Terms are thrown at the reader at a reasonable pace for a fantasy novel and for once I didn't immediately feel overwhelmed or the need to "play catch up" with the characters which I appreciated。 THE CHARACTERSI liked Alina， but she didn’t sweep me off my feet。 Her character is a walking trope。 The chosen one who wants little to do with her destiny。 She's very common with familiar insecurities that we all face。 She gets a lot of grief for the mistakes she makes in this book。。。 but come on ladies- I think we would all make the same mistakes she makes， if put in her situation。 I can’t help but wonder what’s going to happen in the next book。 There are definitely a lot of possibilities and I’m looking forward to read about her character development。 Because， yes， there will be a lot of character development ahead of her I hope。Let’s talk about the Darkling。 “Fine，” he said with a weary shrug。 “Make me your villain。” WEll， do't mind if I do， sir。 I love him to bits and pieces。 He’s everything I need a villain to be: cruel， cunning， calculating， ambitious， ruthless and misguided。 He is the perfect antagonist。 I don’t get why so many people hate Mal。 He got on my nerves in the beginning just cause he was very boyish and clearly naive to Alina’s feelings but what do you expect？ I usually tend to dislike the “handsome childhood friends” in YA books but I really ended up liking Mal。 He’s nice and caring and he’s a loyal friend。 Now do I love him as a love interests？ I’ll have to keep you updated in the next book for that。 Overall Thoughts: I think it goes without saying I loved the writing。 The descriptions were vivid， easy to visualize and thankfully， not overdone 。 If you’re a sucker for classic YA tropes and want to see how they can be written in unexpected ways， I highly recommend you to read this book！ You won’t be disappointed！ 。。。more
Luna ❤️
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3。5 *Warning: contains somewhat of a spoiler*If I could describe this book in one sentence， I’d say it was kind of slow。 The fact that I started writing this review when I wasn’t even finished with it， says a lot。Allow me to elaborate。I swear I’m being too nice。 I really wanted to like this， but it was kind of。。。 *whispers* boring， at least in the middle。 The plot didn’t arrive until mid-ending （if that's a word。 Meaning almost towards the end but not quite） and I found it funny how everything c 3。5 *Warning: contains somewhat of a spoiler*If I could describe this book in one sentence， I’d say it was kind of slow。 The fact that I started writing this review when I wasn’t even finished with it， says a lot。Allow me to elaborate。I swear I’m being too nice。 I really wanted to like this， but it was kind of。。。 *whispers* boring， at least in the middle。 The plot didn’t arrive until mid-ending （if that's a word。 Meaning almost towards the end but not quite） and I found it funny how everything crazily happened all in one day。 The Darkling and Alina’s make-out session， Mal and Alina’s argument， Baghra telling Alina the “bad news”， Alina running away， Alina getting caught with her powers out， Alina running away， Mal finding Alina， Alina and Mal running away。 Oh and that last chapter， so much happened （ok， maybe chapter 21 too）。 I won’t elaborate on that because I am just as confused。 I'll probably re-read those two chapters again。Apart from that， I thought the book was nice。 I enjoyed Genya's character and the Darkling's 'dark' personality。 I loved the banters between Baghra and the Darkling and the world-building was amazing （the keftas are gorgeous）。 。。。more
Tate
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No and noDNF for me
Carla
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This book was really good。 I was hooked from the beginning and not bored for more than a few pages。 Even though I am still rooting for the Darkling and Alina to become endgame， I can’t say the romance between Alina and Mal was bad。 All together the story was intriguing and I can’t wait to see the Netflix show。
Arianna
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Amazing
Natalie Claire
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “They are orphans again， with no true home but each other and whatever life they can make together on the other side of the sea。”This book was just woah。 The darkling was so attractive but I also hate him but also I’m in love？？ Imagining him as Ben Barnes definitely doesn’t help the situation。 And then Mal WHEW。 At first he was just okay but towards the end he got extra fine。 I can’t believe BAGHRA is the darklings mother like huh？？ And genya really confused me。 I really loved her character but “They are orphans again， with no true home but each other and whatever life they can make together on the other side of the sea。”This book was just woah。 The darkling was so attractive but I also hate him but also I’m in love？？ Imagining him as Ben Barnes definitely doesn’t help the situation。 And then Mal WHEW。 At first he was just okay but towards the end he got extra fine。 I can’t believe BAGHRA is the darklings mother like huh？？ And genya really confused me。 I really loved her character but towards the end I’m just not sure where her loyalty stands。 Alina was such a good MC。 She was so sassy and powerful ugh。 The plot twists in this book was so well written and it was so cool to see how her opinions slowly change from the beginning to the end and how much she matures。 Also her being a sun summoner！！ That’s so cool！ I can’t wait to see the show。 5000 stars 。。。more
Aditi
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Lots of potential in world building， but badly executed in terms of writing。 Some scenes/character reactions were overly dramatic/cheesy and some dystopian tropes were expected and boring。 Hope the writing will get better with the next one
Reki
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3。5 stars
Alexis
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Entertaining read but not sure if I care enough to read the next book。
Siobhan McQuillan
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A very quick read， I thoroughly enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would based on what I've seen about it ok tiktok （I know - shame） 😅 I was really worried that it would involve love triangles， so if that's put you off picking it up - wait no more！ Found the writing to be simple and straightforward to read， a great break from the dense books I normally dive into。 You could easily read this in a day if you have that luxury！I definitely recommend this for lovers of YA fantasy and those in a re A very quick read， I thoroughly enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would based on what I've seen about it ok tiktok （I know - shame） 😅 I was really worried that it would involve love triangles， so if that's put you off picking it up - wait no more！ Found the writing to be simple and straightforward to read， a great break from the dense books I normally dive into。 You could easily read this in a day if you have that luxury！I definitely recommend this for lovers of YA fantasy and those in a reading slump！ I'm immediately starting the next book。 。。。more
Lucía Asensio
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Dye libro te engancha desde el primer momento y te traslada a otro lugar totalmente diferente a la realidad。 Lo recomiendo muchísimo e incluso más si ya te has leído los libros de la saga de 6 de cuervos， porque te ayuda a comprender mejor a los Grisha
daria~
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meh
Alonso
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Me costó enganchar， pero en cuanto lo hice。。。 No pude parar！
One Percent
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This book was absolutely thrilling and I have never felt more present。 It was as if I was Alina or the secret narrator to her life。 I just felt THERE。Ravka， a country long at war—divided by the hadow fold and their only chance at survival is Alina， the sun summoner。The ingredients of this book:-An orphan girl-A long time best friend-A villainStir them in a pot with Cayenne and Paprika: SHADOW AND BONE“I never want to see you in black again。”“Never。”Despite the Darkling being the villain and powe This book was absolutely thrilling and I have never felt more present。 It was as if I was Alina or the secret narrator to her life。 I just felt THERE。Ravka， a country long at war—divided by the hadow fold and their only chance at survival is Alina， the sun summoner。The ingredients of this book:-An orphan girl-A long time best friend-A villainStir them in a pot with Cayenne and Paprika: SHADOW AND BONE“I never want to see you in black again。”“Never。”Despite the Darkling being the villain and power-hungry， I couldn't help but love him。 I anticipated all his schemes and FUCKIN’ enjoyed them。Mal I feel is a bit of a hypocrite。 Think about it: If Alina’s power hadn't been discovered and she didn't “glo-up” per se， would he have noticed her？ NO！But he loved her nonetheless。I savored every moment of this book and loved each piece！ 。。。more
Jackie
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This book， and the rest in the trilogy， have sat on my bookshelf for years。 Years！！！ Silly， me！ I thoroughly enjoyed my introduction to the Grishaverse and am now prepared for Netflix’s interpretation。
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