House of Ash and Shadow
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Summary
“And what if I go dark？” I whimpered。
His face sobered。 “Then I will jump into the shadows and pull you back to the Light。”
Seventeen-year-old Fallon Bane was born with a a single touch from another person will always cause her excruciating pain。 Thus， she has accepted that she will die without ever being kissed， without even hugging her own father。
But when her beloved father falls ill， she breaks into the magical Gilded City to find a healer fae that can save him。 When handsome healer Ariyon Madden agrees to help， everything she knows about herself and her curse changes。 Because during her father’s healing， Ariyon reaches out and touches her bare skin。 She waits for the agony… but it never comes。
For the first time in her life， she imagines a new future for herself。 However， that fantasy is short-lived， because not only does Ariyon flee from her in disgust when he learns of her curse; he also reveals her existence to powerful fae who want to hurt her。
Fallon is then swept away to a magical academy， there she learns the terrifying truth about her family history and her dark magic。 Her life and the future of fae everywhere hang in the balance， and all the while Fallon is dreaming of being touched by Ariyon Madden one more time before she dies…
His face sobered。 “Then I will jump into the shadows and pull you back to the Light。”
Seventeen-year-old Fallon Bane was born with a a single touch from another person will always cause her excruciating pain。 Thus， she has accepted that she will die without ever being kissed， without even hugging her own father。
But when her beloved father falls ill， she breaks into the magical Gilded City to find a healer fae that can save him。 When handsome healer Ariyon Madden agrees to help， everything she knows about herself and her curse changes。 Because during her father’s healing， Ariyon reaches out and touches her bare skin。 She waits for the agony… but it never comes。
For the first time in her life， she imagines a new future for herself。 However， that fantasy is short-lived， because not only does Ariyon flee from her in disgust when he learns of her curse; he also reveals her existence to powerful fae who want to hurt her。
Fallon is then swept away to a magical academy， there she learns the terrifying truth about her family history and her dark magic。 Her life and the future of fae everywhere hang in the balance， and all the while Fallon is dreaming of being touched by Ariyon Madden one more time before she dies…
Reviews
Michael Pickett
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One of the Best！！！I love this story。 One of the best I’ve read。 Has everything and will be reading the sequel as soon as I am done with this review。
dc_bookstagram
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OMGThis was amazing！ I cried and yelled and gasped， I can’t believe book 1 is over！ HUGE cliffhanger so brace yourself 😭
Paul Styles
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"Home of Ash and Shadow" is a captivating blend of fantasy and mystery。 With its intricate world-building and well-developed characters， it promises an engaging journey into a realm where magic and darkness collide。 The author's storytelling prowess is evident， making this book a must-read for fans of the fantasy genre。 "Home of Ash and Shadow" is a captivating blend of fantasy and mystery。 With its intricate world-building and well-developed characters， it promises an engaging journey into a realm where magic and darkness collide。 The author's storytelling prowess is evident， making this book a must-read for fans of the fantasy genre。 。。。more
Lisa Garcia
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Excellent read。 Couldn’t put it down。I enjoyed every minute of this book。 Couldn’t out it down。 Wonderful detail， rich character development。 Can’t wait for the next one！
Bailey Smith
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Sometimes， we all need a little bit of YA fantasy to help us escape the day-to-day。 When I picked up "House of Ash and Shadow，" I was hopeful that this would be a classic dive into all my favorite tropes。 Unfortunately， while Stone delivers on the tropes， this book lacks the depth to make it an enjoyable read or a series worth continuing。The main character， Fallon， embodies all the stereotypical traits a YA heroine must have。 She is oh so skinny and small， poor， and helps support her single fath Sometimes， we all need a little bit of YA fantasy to help us escape the day-to-day。 When I picked up "House of Ash and Shadow，" I was hopeful that this would be a classic dive into all my favorite tropes。 Unfortunately， while Stone delivers on the tropes， this book lacks the depth to make it an enjoyable read or a series worth continuing。The main character， Fallon， embodies all the stereotypical traits a YA heroine must have。 She is oh so skinny and small， poor， and helps support her single father with her one friend while living in her "hut。" However， just as her characterization is unoriginal， her story arc throughout the book is equally uninspired and problematic for my tastes。 Fallon can't touch anyone because of a curse， except for the hottie prince， for no apparent reason， who she just can't hate， no matter how much he mistreats her。 She is entirely focused on her romantic interests， her desire to have children， and her fixation on being kissed。 The character is not only a blatant stereotype but also lacks the depth of character to motivate any of her heroic actions。 Plot points in this book fall down from on high， laid out with very little explanation。 In addition to the poor characterization and weak female lead， the novel is riddled with modern slang that makes it read like fanfiction you might find on AO3。 I'll note that I am not this author's target demographic， and her young readers， I'm sure， will enjoy the romantic and dramatic love triangle。 However， there are plenty of other YA novels in this genre that I believe would better suit any reader。 。。。more
Jill Timothy
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This would be the book to read if I was a teenager。 Overall just was meh for me。
Doc Kay
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Fae AnnieDNF @61%， too young YA for me。 I like a bit more darkness and nuance in my MCs， these were too childish and lacking in brains。 It read more like HS than College。 I did like that the FMC had a moral compass， but it needed more tension or something。 The evil was a bit lame。
Sydney R
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DNF 41%Just couldn’t get past the inner monologue of the character。 A little bit too middle school for me， but if that’s where your reading level is at， this is a pretty good book~
Jeni Fehlberg
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Great Story I couldn’t put this book down。 It had me held with the fast paced action and twists。 Thoroughly recommend this series。 Would make a really great movie or series。
stephanie
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interesting I am sure as a writer it was hard to keep up with the fact the she can not be touched I am into this an look forward to reading more awesome so far！
Anne Darcy
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Once again leia stone has produced a master piece。 The guilded city has started on one of the biggest highs and i can only see it getting better and better。Fallon is a young girl who was found in a basket with a note saying she was cursed and no one could touch her。 When her father almost dies fallon journeys to the guilded city in search of help little does she know the help she finds is the one person who can touch her without causing her immense pain。 But all is not fair in the life of our fm Once again leia stone has produced a master piece。 The guilded city has started on one of the biggest highs and i can only see it getting better and better。Fallon is a young girl who was found in a basket with a note saying she was cursed and no one could touch her。 When her father almost dies fallon journeys to the guilded city in search of help little does she know the help she finds is the one person who can touch her without causing her immense pain。 But all is not fair in the life of our fmc and mmc and there is lots of troubles and heart aches along the way as fallon learns how to deal with the fact that she has powers and can no longer live the only life she knew。 What woild you do if you found out you were the product of a insane person and everyone well mostly everyone hates you for it。 You fight with everything you are。 I cant wait to read the next installment。 。。。more
Fabiola
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Such a quick fun read！ Love the mix of academia and fae， haven’t read anything like it recently。 Definitely reading the next one
Tabularasa
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Amazing reading！！ After few shitty books this was like a gulp of fresh air😊 one day and i was done， it was a pity- such tiny book。 the plot was a bit similar to harry potter- girl that suddenly discovers her magic and enrols into magic school， saving the world stuff and so on。 Loved it。 😍The love affair was obvious from the begining but somehow was not very into your face lame teenage romance。 Veeery rare to find that。So all in all- the only upside is that the next book is still not published。 O Amazing reading！！ After few shitty books this was like a gulp of fresh air😊 one day and i was done， it was a pity- such tiny book。 the plot was a bit similar to harry potter- girl that suddenly discovers her magic and enrols into magic school， saving the world stuff and so on。 Loved it。 😍The love affair was obvious from the begining but somehow was not very into your face lame teenage romance。 Veeery rare to find that。So all in all- the only upside is that the next book is still not published。 Oh how i hate waiting for releases😞 。。。more
Sabrina
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Get it here:Amazon US * Amazon UK Get it here:Amazon US * Amazon UK 。。。more
Nicole A Curren-Ching
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omg I cried， laughed， hoped and prayed during this whole book。 Seriously Leia you outdid yourself with this one。 Can’t wait for the next book。
Rebecca Wright
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As usual， Leia Stone delivers。 Love her work！ This book didn't lean quite as much into the romance as I wanted it to but this was still a great read！ As usual， Leia Stone delivers。 Love her work！ This book didn't lean quite as much into the romance as I wanted it to but this was still a great read！ 。。。more
Elizabeth
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This was not bad， but it wasn’t amazing either。 It sure is a fast read and I still enjoyed it。
Eden Hammond
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD。 Usually I’m not a huge fan of series （though I read them anyway） because they seem really long and drawn out， but the short length of this book was perfect and I have a feeling the series will end up being the perfect length。 As for the content， I’m all for a good love triangle， but when it’s with brother， especially twins， I was more uneasy。 I am so happy with what the author did with it， however， and I honestly can’t think of a way that could have gone better。 I was tryi THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD。 Usually I’m not a huge fan of series （though I read them anyway） because they seem really long and drawn out， but the short length of this book was perfect and I have a feeling the series will end up being the perfect length。 As for the content， I’m all for a good love triangle， but when it’s with brother， especially twins， I was more uneasy。 I am so happy with what the author did with it， however， and I honestly can’t think of a way that could have gone better。 I was trying to think of ways she could end up with one of the guys happily without there being issues with the other and am so glad it turned out that way （with her ending up with the brother I wanted her to）。 She’s such a sweet person， and that was refreshing， especially because of her dark powers。 The ending killed me， but is so enthralling that I wish the next book in the series was already released。 There was no loose threads left （besides the ones provoking you to read the next book） and I loved the amount of explanation for the world they live in， as well as how she fits into it specifically。 Huge round of applause to the author。 。。。more
Michelle
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OH MY LIGHTthis book is amazing and i’m so sad that i have to wait until DECEMBERi finished her kings of availer series in three days， her writing is so good i can’t bear to put any books down。 as much as i want to keep reading this series， i’ll be patient for december， and for now i’ll read her other books :）
debbie steele
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Got to be read！ Amazing story that kept me on the edge， wondering what was next！ If you love a wee love triangle mixed with a dash of mystery， questions， and magic， this is for you ✨️ 💖
Olivia Curtis
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Not to self: a fantastic story。 Can’t wait to read the second book。
Elisha
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was quite a slay。 I loved the set-up of the world and characters， with the main character， Fallon， being a completely loveable character， albeit a bit naive， but still， we love her。 The writing at times was simplistic， otherwise， it was a very good typical YA fiction。 I'd suggest it as a book to get you out of that reading slump as it is， for sure， a quick read！For a first book， it leads really well into further books in the series and I look forward to seeing where we go。 This book was quite a slay。 I loved the set-up of the world and characters， with the main character， Fallon， being a completely loveable character， albeit a bit naive， but still， we love her。 The writing at times was simplistic， otherwise， it was a very good typical YA fiction。 I'd suggest it as a book to get you out of that reading slump as it is， for sure， a quick read！For a first book， it leads really well into further books in the series and I look forward to seeing where we go。 。。。more
Sandra Kaye
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Emotional rideLeia always gives me the feels with her stories but this new series is one wildly emotional ride。 My new favorite characters。
Katryne
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OMG OMG OMG SOOOOOO GOOD！！！This book is absolute magic！ This is a solid start to a new series by Leia Stone and the story is purely amazing！ I love the main character， Fallon， she's strong even tough she's cursed and I can't wait to know what will happen to her in the second book！ OMG OMG OMG SOOOOOO GOOD！！！This book is absolute magic！ This is a solid start to a new series by Leia Stone and the story is purely amazing！ I love the main character， Fallon， she's strong even tough she's cursed and I can't wait to know what will happen to her in the second book！ 。。。more
Sonja Bergström
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Dnf 50%
Brecken Walther
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2。75？ This felt like a jr high read。 VERY YA。 It’s a short easy read and though the writing style is not my favorite， the plot did leave me wanting to read the next one to see what happens。 There were a few endearing characters as well。 So many plot holes， a lot of cringing and eye rolls， but i was entertained and it was a fun afternoon read。 Felt like a Winx Saga meets Summer I Turned Pretty meets Zodiac Academy （jr high version even though MC is 17😂）。 Looking forward to indulging in the 2nd bo 2。75？ This felt like a jr high read。 VERY YA。 It’s a short easy read and though the writing style is not my favorite， the plot did leave me wanting to read the next one to see what happens。 There were a few endearing characters as well。 So many plot holes， a lot of cringing and eye rolls， but i was entertained and it was a fun afternoon read。 Felt like a Winx Saga meets Summer I Turned Pretty meets Zodiac Academy （jr high version even though MC is 17😂）。 Looking forward to indulging in the 2nd book though， that cliff hanger got me good！！！ 。。。more
Rachel
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I really wanted to love this The synopsis sounded amazing。 And I really thought I was in for a steamy， dark romance。 Especially since the MC is nearly 18 at the start of the book and the way she lives and works， I assumed her to be an adult。 But this turned out to be VERY， VERY YA （which I usually love） and also another ACADEMY book。 Which is not what I was after。Had book 2 already been out， I would have read it since we are left with a cliffhanger and a weird twist。 But with it being a few mont I really wanted to love this The synopsis sounded amazing。 And I really thought I was in for a steamy， dark romance。 Especially since the MC is nearly 18 at the start of the book and the way she lives and works， I assumed her to be an adult。 But this turned out to be VERY， VERY YA （which I usually love） and also another ACADEMY book。 Which is not what I was after。Had book 2 already been out， I would have read it since we are left with a cliffhanger and a weird twist。 But with it being a few months until its release， I can tell you I will forget this book and not move on。 That said， the MC is VERY likable。 Truly。 I didn’t hate her or have any kind of issues with her。 No eye rolling or frustration or even feelings of annoyance。 She’s truly good and a great character。 The love interest？ Meh。 But maybe book 2 would change that。 Who knows？ But if you like younger YA and academy romances， go for it。 You may enjoy it。 。。。more
Angel
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Amazing Amazing like I knew it would be from this author。I already pre ordered the other two books and I just can’t wait to see what happens。
Addy'z ~ Booksrrr
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Calificación: 3/5 ⭐Una linda historia sobre un amor prohibido y la lucha por demostrar que no somos igual que nuestros padres。 🍂House of Ash and Shadow es una bonita y dulce historia que nos presenta a Fallon， una chica que fue maldecida desde su nacimiento para sufrir un gran dolor cuando alguien la toque。 Un roce pequeño en el brazo， un toque accidental de alguien que camina a su lado， un toque a si cabello e inmediatamente Fallon es atormentada por un dolor equiparable a ser quemada。 El recha Calificación: 3/5 ⭐Una linda historia sobre un amor prohibido y la lucha por demostrar que no somos igual que nuestros padres。 🍂House of Ash and Shadow es una bonita y dulce historia que nos presenta a Fallon， una chica que fue maldecida desde su nacimiento para sufrir un gran dolor cuando alguien la toque。 Un roce pequeño en el brazo， un toque accidental de alguien que camina a su lado， un toque a si cabello e inmediatamente Fallon es atormentada por un dolor equiparable a ser quemada。 El rechazo que sufrió al ser una niña maldita y ser acosa de niña como parte de un juego de tortura por otros niños， se une al sufrimiento de no poder tener un toque de afecto y amor por parte de su padre y amiga。 El rechazo puede duro， pero ver el amor y nunca poder compartirlo con más personas es lo que la lleva a vivir triste。 Todo cambian cuando un accidente la obliga a viajar a la ciudad en busca de un sanador para su padre， en donde además de encontrar esa ayuda también encuentra a un chico que puede tocarla sin sufrir algún daño。 🧸 En general el libro es bueno， tiene una historia entretenida。 Y entre lo que rescató es sin duda el tema de la segregación que existe en la sociedad que vemos。 En este caso se basa en el poder o habilidades mágicas con las que cuenta cada individuo; sabemos que nos ubicamos en un continente （tal vez） en donde habitan diversos reinos y aquí nos encontramos en Gilded City， la ciudad principal de la región。 Bueno la ciudad se encuentra dividida en dos sectores en donde las personas de mayor habilidades mágicas alcanzan un estatus socioeconómico mayor， las prestaciones de vivienda， alimentos， derechos de tránsito y recreativos （entre otros） son muchísimos mayores en relación a los que tienen las personas del “otro lado de las vías" a quienes las situaciones de vivienda， alimentos， salud， trânsito， etc ， se encuentran mayor limitadas。 Un ejemplo de ello y que puede ser visto mal， pero probablemente no sería tomado como muy grave es el toque de queda que tienen， el libro lo maneja como ya algo tan arraigado en la sociedad que solo lo ven como malo y ya。 Ahora， eso es solo lo que se vive en la ciudad en donde sí tienes al menos un poco de poder aún puedes vivir ahí， pero si eres una persona no mágica entonces eres desterrado fuera de las murallas para vivir。 Es aquí de dónde es nuestra protagonista， ella creció en un pequeño pueblo compuesto por seres no mágicos que tienen que encontrar la forma de sobrevivir。 Sus recursos son muy limitados， sufren muchas carencias y son vistos y tratados como personas de un valor nulo。 Segregación， racismo， clasismo， nepotismo， los temas sociales que hacen una distinción en las personas y que niegan derechos， son sin duda uno de los mejores temas que tiene el libro。 Si bien el libro nos muestra esos problemas a nivel institución， también lo vemos reflejado en cuanto a la convivencia que vemos。 El como Fallon es vista por las personas por sus orígenes familiares y el origen de sus habilidades mágicas， la lucha por dejar atrás la historia de sus padres y demostrar que a pesar de ser hijos de tal persona eso no nos convierte en ellos y somos seres individuales。 La lucha de Fallon por salir de los prejuicios que tienen sobre ella y sus relación con los demás personajes es buena。 ❌ Sí bien la historia me pareció entretenida， el libro no llega a ser uno que considere de los mejores y logra tener sus fallos。 Por la mención de los temas que antes mencioné pareciera que el libro es profundo y maduro， pero lo cierto es que es una historia sencilla que no busca exponer y tratar estos temas。 Por supuesto que sí muestra que esos problemas existen， pero el libro está más enfocado en ser una historia digerible con su pequeño mundo de fantasía， su mistério y por supuesto el romance。 No es un Juego de Tronos （TV， es más bien un The Shannara Chronicles chronicles （TV）。 En cuanto al mundo que plantea， el ejemplo más cercano que encuentro es Piltover de la serie Arcane。 Tiene sus elementos de fantasía， inventos científicos， retoma algunas cosas y frases de nuestro mundo y las une con épocas antiguas （antes de 1900 o más atrás）。 No he visto Shadow and Bone， pero tal vez se acerque también a ese tipo de mundo。 Ahora mi problema con este tipo de mundos planteados y justo este libro sufre de él， es que tienes que saber utilizarlo para que te sientas transportado a ese mundo y no solo parezca una puesta en escena y en donde volteas un poco a otro lado y pum ya no estás en ese mundo。 Se siente falso。 Por último la historia。 Ya dije que no es un libro que busque ser muy serio y justo eso se vuelve su mayor enemigo。 Una historia de romance y fantasía que funciona perfecto es A Warrior's Fate， es un libro que se siente bien planteado en cuanto a su mundo， historia y personajes; en cambio aquí en HoAaS no podemos ver un desarrollo correcto de los personajes。 Se ve que la historia de base daba para plantear y profundizar en todos sus aspectos， hablar en el lado romántico de lo que significa amar a otra persona y como el contacto físico importa o no en las relaciones， analizar los problemas sociales， el odio que crece y se reproduce de generación en generación， la salud mental， etc。 El libro no se da el tiempo ni se preocupa para darle la profundidad a estos temas ni desglosar mucho más a su personajes para conocerlos realmente y que se sientan como personajes sin importancia。 Al final la historia se siente como algo de Wattpad en donde esperas semana con semana y sabes que no es la mejor historia y tiene sus fallos， pero te gustó bastante que no puedes dejar de esperar por una actualización。 🎃 Si bien el libro tiene su mayor fallo en la poca profundidad， se ve que la idea no era llegar a mucho y parece estar limitada por lo que ya planteaba contar de manera limitada。 Es un libro que no planeaba contar mucho y fue interesante， eso sí quiero y espero que se nos explique mucho más de la historia sobre Fallon， la magia que existe en este mundo y la historia de la guerra por venir。 🌙Esperando el próximo libro por una lectura fácil， rápida y linda。 。。。more
Storm Jensen
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Great New series I can't wait for MoreSuch a great New series I can't wait to see where this goes。 It's a refreshing new take and who doesn't love a sassy familiar Great New series I can't wait for MoreSuch a great New series I can't wait to see where this goes。 It's a refreshing new take and who doesn't love a sassy familiar 。。。more
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