Shadow and Bone
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- Author：Leigh Bardugo
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Summary
Soldier。 Summoner。 Saint。 Orphaned and expendable， Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold - a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters。 But when her regiment is attacked， Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed。
Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha， her country's magical military elite - and falls under the spell of their notorious leader， the Darkling。 He believes Alina can summon a force capable of destroying the Shadow Fold and reuniting their war-ravaged country， but only if she can master her untamed gift。
As the threat to the kingdom mounts and Alina unlocks the secrets of her past， she will make a dangerous discovery that could threaten all she loves and the very future of a nation。
Welcome to Ravka 。 。 。 a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems。
Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha， her country's magical military elite - and falls under the spell of their notorious leader， the Darkling。 He believes Alina can summon a force capable of destroying the Shadow Fold and reuniting their war-ravaged country， but only if she can master her untamed gift。
As the threat to the kingdom mounts and Alina unlocks the secrets of her past， she will make a dangerous discovery that could threaten all she loves and the very future of a nation。
Welcome to Ravka 。 。 。 a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems。
Reviews
Tessa
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3。5
Dana
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I liked this book， it was a quick read that kept me interested to find out what would happen next。 This might have been a 4 star read however the main character was a bit juvenile and annoying with her back and forth feelings。
Michelle Sampson
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Had a difficult time getting into this one but it picked up nicely about 1/3 of the way in。 I'm glad I stuck with it！ Had a difficult time getting into this one but it picked up nicely about 1/3 of the way in。 I'm glad I stuck with it！ 。。。more
Becs
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I meannnnn。。。。。。 ok so I obviously started this series because I heard about it via Booktok/Netflix series is premiering this year。 But my god does Bardugo have a way with world building。 I always have this issue with fantasy novels where I either get amazing world building/magic system but mediocre characters or vice versa。 Is it too much to ask for both？？？ I was confused about the magic system at first but the more you read， the more you understand。 I enjoyed Alina’s character， although I can I meannnnn。。。。。。 ok so I obviously started this series because I heard about it via Booktok/Netflix series is premiering this year。 But my god does Bardugo have a way with world building。 I always have this issue with fantasy novels where I either get amazing world building/magic system but mediocre characters or vice versa。 Is it too much to ask for both？？？ I was confused about the magic system at first but the more you read， the more you understand。 I enjoyed Alina’s character， although I can see why people are bored by her。 I think I liked her character best in scenes involving the Darkling now that I think about it。 And the Darkling！ I know he is a straight up psychopath but my god I really started to sympathize with him。 Mal is meh。 Hope his character gets better but I am doubtful。 I really enjoyed the secondary characters like Zoya， Genya， and the Baghra。 。。。more
Itzel Mar
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Buena lectura aunque siento que le faltan detalles， seguiré con el segundo libro a ver como se pone la historia。
caro
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LEAN ESTE LIBRO
Nicole Cuce
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5**This book was really entertaining！ I will say that I think my expectations were a little high so it fell a little flat， but rounded up to 4 stars instead of 3 because it was a book I finished in about two days because I kept wanting to know what would happen。 I think the magic system/society in this book is super interesting。 The political system kept me pretty engaged and I wanted to follow along with all the politics。 I liked Alina a lot， but she wasn't my favorite main character to read 3。5**This book was really entertaining！ I will say that I think my expectations were a little high so it fell a little flat， but rounded up to 4 stars instead of 3 because it was a book I finished in about two days because I kept wanting to know what would happen。 I think the magic system/society in this book is super interesting。 The political system kept me pretty engaged and I wanted to follow along with all the politics。 I liked Alina a lot， but she wasn't my favorite main character to read about。 I also felt some things were a little rushed overall， but I did like her journey to discovering her Grisha power。 I hope she remains more independent throughout the series because I liked her confidence！ I think this really will make a fun Netflix show， so I am excited to see the adaptation and read the rest of the series。 。。。more
Courtney McGarity
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I really like this one。 It’s been a while since I’ve read YA and this one gave me serious Divergent/Hunger Games feels mixed with some of Elle Fanning in The Great。 Loved the twists and turns and can’t wait to read the next one in the series！
Vickiena
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3。5 estrellas。 Me siento perturbada en este momento。
Nour Haidi
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Apparently I read this on august 17th， 2020， but I have no recollection of that lol so I will have to read this book again 😅
Melissa Bierly
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Love the world; like the main character; lukewarm on the love interests。
pau biscak
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sin palabras。 épico libro
Catalina Salamanca
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Me encantaaMe encanto el mundo Grisha。 Es adictivo y aunque falta explicar algunas cosas， creo que será mejor en los siguientes libros。 Me gustó mucho em personaje de Alina， una chica que aunque nunca sintió encajar en el mundo， tenía una razón más grande en su existencia y bueno， me dejó muy feliz que su amor haya sido correspondido al final。
Gaby Labbe
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3。5 ✨
Alex Gambol
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cant wait to read the sequel/watch the show
Kat
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This was an easy read， but it had a few common YA tropes that I find boring at best。 I didn't like the way the main character didn't really need any training at all。 I would have expected her to struggle much more to catch up to people who have been training for most of their lives。 But no， she's so special that once she resolves her block， she's just as good if not better than them all。 Boring。The romance read like a 90s teen movie。 Oh he likes you now that you're pretty？ That's nice。Despite th This was an easy read， but it had a few common YA tropes that I find boring at best。 I didn't like the way the main character didn't really need any training at all。 I would have expected her to struggle much more to catch up to people who have been training for most of their lives。 But no， she's so special that once she resolves her block， she's just as good if not better than them all。 Boring。The romance read like a 90s teen movie。 Oh he likes you now that you're pretty？ That's nice。Despite this， I did find myself wanting to read on and see what would happen next， but a lot of that was because I wanted to know more about the Darkling and the background for the Fold。 I read this mainly because of the Netflix show looking good so I'll probably see if I like that before deciding if I keep reading。 。。。more
basiki
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No cóż， bardzo schematyczna。 Przez to， że każdy ostrzegał mnie， żebym nie spodziewała się niczego wow， gdy w końcu zaczęłam ją czytać， nie miałam w sobie nic i odkryłam， jak świetnie się bawię。 Polecam。
constança
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a beautiful and complex wordlbuilding that once you get into， is hard to get out。 i'm actually amazed by the complexity yet simplicity of the plot， such a normal YA Fantasy but that stands out through its lore and unique world。i must say i was apprehensive about this - i tried SoC and i really couldn't get into it， so i wasn't sure if leigh bardugo was for me。 to be honest i decided to try it because i was going through a tier rank of book boyfriends and it included the Darkling。 Yes。 The Darkli a beautiful and complex wordlbuilding that once you get into， is hard to get out。 i'm actually amazed by the complexity yet simplicity of the plot， such a normal YA Fantasy but that stands out through its lore and unique world。i must say i was apprehensive about this - i tried SoC and i really couldn't get into it， so i wasn't sure if leigh bardugo was for me。 to be honest i decided to try it because i was going through a tier rank of book boyfriends and it included the Darkling。 Yes。 The Darkling。either i was absolutely DECEIVED or there's more to this story that i do not know。 i absolutely love the Darkling AS A CHARACTER but i wouldn't characterize him as a book boyfriend for。。。 obvious reasons。regardless， i really found myself immersed in this book， i flinched in some parts and my heart raced in others， so i think it achieved its main goal。 some parts felt rushed like the fake romance， but i think it's because Bardugo's focus was more on other parts of the plot。 。。。more
Amy Smith
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3。5
Carolina Salvo
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4，5No se si me siento mas atraída por the darkling o por Mal lol。El mundo de Leigh Bardugo lo amé， los ambientes que te narran， los sucesos y tramas que hay me dejaron enamorada。 Lo que mas sentí con este libro fue confusión en bastantes sentidos。 al no saber mucho de la historia， lo disfrute mas de lo normal。 los personajes también me dejaron con sentimientos confusos pero me sorprendió que en si la historia me gustara ya que no venía con tantas expectativas。 Una de las cosas que hacen que no l 4，5No se si me siento mas atraída por the darkling o por Mal lol。El mundo de Leigh Bardugo lo amé， los ambientes que te narran， los sucesos y tramas que hay me dejaron enamorada。 Lo que mas sentí con este libro fue confusión en bastantes sentidos。 al no saber mucho de la historia， lo disfrute mas de lo normal。 los personajes también me dejaron con sentimientos confusos pero me sorprendió que en si la historia me gustara ya que no venía con tantas expectativas。 Una de las cosas que hacen que no le ponga 5 estrellas es que al ser un libro mas corto de lo que estoy acostumbrada a leer， pasaban las cosas mas rápido y aunque eso no lo encuentro malo ya que me mantuvo mas atrapada， habían algunas escenas que sentí que fueron tan repentinas que no me dejaron disfrutarlas y emocionarme como otras veces， sino que me dejaba aturdida。¿Releería este libro？ Puede ser。¿Lo disfrute？ Bastante。 。。。more
Nina Brown
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This book was good but not the fav but it has some real potential。 Idk why everyone hates Mal he was actually kinda nice and stuff。 I am SO excited for the Netflix series！！！！
Jessica
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Overall a really good book that kept my attention。 I think it was a great intro into Leigh Bardugo books， and I'm excited to continue the series。 Is it bad that I really like the Darkling？！ Lol， he's supposed to be the villain and all， but he is a very interesting character。 I like Mal too， but I can see how he'll become a problem in the next book。 He won't understand her power and that'll make it difficult for him to understand her。 Excited to keep reading！！ Overall a really good book that kept my attention。 I think it was a great intro into Leigh Bardugo books， and I'm excited to continue the series。 Is it bad that I really like the Darkling？！ Lol， he's supposed to be the villain and all， but he is a very interesting character。 I like Mal too， but I can see how he'll become a problem in the next book。 He won't understand her power and that'll make it difficult for him to understand her。 Excited to keep reading！！ 。。。more
Melissa Mitchell
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Unique world building， a fresh magical system， and a character that must face her own challenging inner struggle。 Shadow and Bone introduces us to the Grishaverse with a flare！ It’s twists and turns make for a compelling story that moves quickly and is nearly impossible to put down。 A story you connect with immediately！ I loved the characters， especially Alina， for being atypical compared to many MC heroines。 She’s relatable and her struggles felt real。 The most shocking aspect of Shadow and Bon Unique world building， a fresh magical system， and a character that must face her own challenging inner struggle。 Shadow and Bone introduces us to the Grishaverse with a flare！ It’s twists and turns make for a compelling story that moves quickly and is nearly impossible to put down。 A story you connect with immediately！ I loved the characters， especially Alina， for being atypical compared to many MC heroines。 She’s relatable and her struggles felt real。 The most shocking aspect of Shadow and Bone was the Darkling。 His character always kept me guessing。 I don’t want to say too much to avoid spoilers。 But let’s just say my opinion of him went from one extreme to the other throughout the story。 Like I was in a constant tailspin， unsure what to think。 While S&B is definitely a YA， unlike most YA books， the plot was NOT predictable。 I certainly didn’t expect it to go the direction it went。 I had one idea in mind and by the 60% mark it was totally derailed。 But in a good way！ And like most YA books， it reads quickly， has an obvious character arc， and follows a pretty typical Hero’s Journey， making it a comfortable read。Regarding the world building， for a first in a series， S&B eases you into the Grishaverse。 I am rather biased in my opinion because I read Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom BEFORE this one。 So I was already well-familiar with the Grisha hierarchy， the magic， and even the map/world。 In fact， there were a couple characters briefly mentioned in SoC/CK that we see in Shadow and Bone: Genya。 I was incredibly intrigued by Genya’s character in Shadow and Bone。 I think she’s got a huge backstory that I’m DYING to know。 And with her being shown briefly in CK， I know she’s obviously going to play a more prevalent role in the next few books。 Many people told me that I would like SoC/CK better than S&B。 In some ways that was true， in other ways， that was false。 SoC/CK are very dense and very detailed books。 The world building is layer upon layer upon layer。 It was a slower read。 And I didn’t find myself dying to pick it up。 NOT SO for S&B。 It was simple， relaxing， and I craved it whenever I put it down， always eager to pick it up as soon as possible。 But where S&B felt VERY young adult， SoC/CK felt more like adult fantasy。 So I feel like I can’t judge them on the same scale。Do I recommend this？ Absolutely！ And even more so with the Netflix show coming soon。 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝟰/𝟱⭐️ 。。。more
Katja
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Not that invested in the world yet but I'm glad this was a shorter read for once compared to all the other YA fantasy out there Loved that it was inspired by russian folklore very different from other books and I'm looking forward to the show Not that invested in the world yet but I'm glad this was a shorter read for once compared to all the other YA fantasy out there Loved that it was inspired by russian folklore very different from other books and I'm looking forward to the show 。。。more
Jamie
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Hm okay not much happens in this book and considering all the hype surrounding this series， I’m a bit disappointed？ For the first book in a trilogy， the world of the Grisha wasn’t fleshed out enough in my opinion。 There’s not much world building， which was disappointing。 I expected more introductions to the magic system and the Grisha world itself as it is the first book in the whole Grishaverse。 I think I would have been a bit lost if I hadn’t read Six Of Crows prior to this book and therefore， Hm okay not much happens in this book and considering all the hype surrounding this series， I’m a bit disappointed？ For the first book in a trilogy， the world of the Grisha wasn’t fleshed out enough in my opinion。 There’s not much world building， which was disappointing。 I expected more introductions to the magic system and the Grisha world itself as it is the first book in the whole Grishaverse。 I think I would have been a bit lost if I hadn’t read Six Of Crows prior to this book and therefore， already familiarized myself with the Grisha world。 The magic system really intrigues me and is honestly one of my fave things about the Grishaverse， so for the first book to have little to no explanation or exploration behind it was kind of disappointing。 The events that occurred in the Fold seemed a bit too early。 I would’ve preferred more world building and character building before getting to the Fold。 There wasn’t much to go off of before you get thrown into this world。 The discovery of Alina’s power and the weight of it didn’t have much impact as I felt like it should have due to the events in the Fold happening too quickly in the beginning。 I also felt it affected the characters a bit。 It was hard to feel connected to any of them because there wasn’t anything that gave us a sense of who they were before this big event happened and how this would affect their lives moving forward。 There wasn’t much substance to some of them in my opinion。 You only really get a sense of how it affects Alina since it’s written in her pov。 I would have to loved to see more development and insight on characters other than Alina。 It wasn’t until the very later half of the book that I could get a grasp of the characters and who they were to each other， but that’s not saying much。 I also have to say that I expected a lot more from the Darkling。 I felt like there wasn’t much to him and I was wondering what the big deal was。。。 I honestly didn’t see the chemistry between him and Alina？？？？ nor her and Mal？？ so idk where to go from here。。 I’m hoping to see more from the two relationships in the next book！ Actually now that I look back， I didn’t really feel any chemistry between any character and Alina。。。 Idk， the whole story focused too much on Alina dilly-dallying and spending her days as a new-found Grisha and not much else。 It was nothing exciting really。 The last 80% was the only time I was like “oh we’re finally getting somewhere”。 Overall， the story lacked depth and excitement in some parts， but Leigh Bardugo’s writing managed to somehow keep me reading。 The plot itself is also still intriguing to me and I’m curious to see what will happen next， so I’ll definitely be continuing the series！ 。。。more
Ellie Marie
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This book is like a giant steaming pile of shit with a cherry on top- the cherry being the darkling of course Honestly though this is a reread in preparation for the Netflix show and how can Soc/Ck be so good when this is so boring ⭐️⭐️⭐️
gergoo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i definitely enjoyed reading this even if it was a bit slow at certain times。 i loved alina and her desire to belong somewhere， which sets up a rlly interesting relationship here with the darkling。 they're light and dark， the sun summoner and the shadow summoner。 and while the darkling doesn't say it， i think loneliness was also one of the things that binded them together。 to me that was the most interesting part of the book for sure。 also i wish we had gotten a pov from the darkling at times bu i definitely enjoyed reading this even if it was a bit slow at certain times。 i loved alina and her desire to belong somewhere， which sets up a rlly interesting relationship here with the darkling。 they're light and dark， the sun summoner and the shadow summoner。 and while the darkling doesn't say it， i think loneliness was also one of the things that binded them together。 to me that was the most interesting part of the book for sure。 also i wish we had gotten a pov from the darkling at times but it was mainly about alina so it's not that much of a problem。 anyways all in all it was p good 。。。more
Saartil
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I'm not in love with it， I just enjoyed the story and i read it so fast。 It's not something revolutionary。 Just a YA book。 But I was into it。 Even though I know how the series ends， still it was fun。 And that's why I gave it 4 stars。 Some books that i rated lower are objectively way better than this one。 It was a fun ride！！ I'm not in love with it， I just enjoyed the story and i read it so fast。 It's not something revolutionary。 Just a YA book。 But I was into it。 Even though I know how the series ends， still it was fun。 And that's why I gave it 4 stars。 Some books that i rated lower are objectively way better than this one。 It was a fun ride！！ 。。。more
Megan Morgan
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i know Mal is gonna end up ruining my life but we move
Sierra Mullen
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I didn’t expect to love this book as much as I did going into it but it was a great read。 I love the world that the author created and was instantly captivated by the story。 A lot of the characters， even the side ones， were really interesting。 I can’t wait to read the next。
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