Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Laini Taylor
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Summary
Around the world， black handprints are appearing on doorways， scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky。
In a dark and dusty shop， a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low。
And in the tangled lanes of Prague， a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war。
Meet Karou。 She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real， she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"， she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color。 Who is she？ That is the question that haunts her， and she’s about to find out。
When beautiful， haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh， the result is blood and starlight， secrets unveiled， and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past。 But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself？
In a dark and dusty shop， a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low。
And in the tangled lanes of Prague， a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war。
Meet Karou。 She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real， she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"， she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color。 Who is she？ That is the question that haunts her， and she’s about to find out。
When beautiful， haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh， the result is blood and starlight， secrets unveiled， and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past。 But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself？
Reviews
Geral Zuñiga
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Volver a leer este libro fue una de las mejores decisiones que tomé este mes。 Sentí que volví a ser adolescente y me emocionaba con cada parte de la historia de Karou y Akiva。 En su tiempo leí este libro ni bien salió， pero no fui paciente y ya no quise esperar por la segunda parte。 No se si arrepentirme o pensar que tal vez no era mi momento para leer esta saga。 Pero ahora con todo comienzo a leer la segunda parte ya！
Carolina
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Esse livro foi uma leitura que retornei depois de 1 mês。 Já estava muito interessada e quando engatei novamente na história fiquei completamente sem chão com as revelações e a construção dessa fantasia foi algo que me surpreendeu muito positivamente， principalmente em relação aos personagens， que são muito marcantes por suas trajetórias e escolhas。 Você tenta imaginar onde a história vai acabar mas nada chega perto do que realmente é。
Kathy
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One of the best narrations of a book that I’ve listened to。 I can’t wait for book 2！
Caitlin Saxon
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3。5/5A Romeo and Juliet retelling with melodious， descriptive writing about a different universe that runs parallel to our own。 This was written in 2010 and reads every bit as a YA fantasy novel at that time， to the point that I was nostalgic reading it。 But， despite the predictability and trope heavy storyline， I enjoyed it！“Being near her was like balancing on a tipping world， trying to keep your footing as the ground wanted to roll you forward， hurl you into a spiral from which there was no r 3。5/5A Romeo and Juliet retelling with melodious， descriptive writing about a different universe that runs parallel to our own。 This was written in 2010 and reads every bit as a YA fantasy novel at that time， to the point that I was nostalgic reading it。 But， despite the predictability and trope heavy storyline， I enjoyed it！“Being near her was like balancing on a tipping world， trying to keep your footing as the ground wanted to roll you forward， hurl you into a spiral from which there was no recovery， only impact， and it was a longed-for impact， A sweet and beckoning collision。” Pg。 199“The sun climbed above the hills and she watched as it’s glow herded night into the shadows where it gathered， all the darker for its density - all of night crowded into the slanting places beyond the reach of the dawn。“ Page 220“。。。 And yet， something tied them together， stronger than any of that， some thing with the power to conduct her blood and breath like a symphony， so that anything she did to fight against it felt like discord， like this harmony with her self。” Pg。 234 。。。more
Sophia
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Not bad， not bad。 But。。。blue hair？ Why？
kaye
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OH NOOO！！！ THAT ENDING THOUGH？ EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS？ OH MY just someone please hold me
Romée
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3，5/5
Kristin
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Recommend
Mariekaye Albao
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Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 。。。more
JaedenPalanog
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I really love your story， it deserves a lot of audience。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Jaeden Palanog
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The story is powerful， I like how it was presented。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Leila
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had fun！ very intriguing， excited to read the next book
Abbie Lairson
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3。5 it was good but it just wasn’t my style
Abi Anderson
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I’m unsure how to put my feelings towards this book into words。。。 Beautiful writing， wondrous world-building， Laini Taylor is definitely an amazing talent。 I loved Karou， one of the most intriguing protagonists I’ve read about。 The setting， Zuzanna， all of it was super good。 However， Akiva’s character fell flat with me。 He was uninteresting and really just。。。 bland。 And I didn’t like the way he and Karou just immediately clicked with no build up。 Even though it was explained why， I still felt ha I’m unsure how to put my feelings towards this book into words。。。 Beautiful writing， wondrous world-building， Laini Taylor is definitely an amazing talent。 I loved Karou， one of the most intriguing protagonists I’ve read about。 The setting， Zuzanna， all of it was super good。 However， Akiva’s character fell flat with me。 He was uninteresting and really just。。。 bland。 And I didn’t like the way he and Karou just immediately clicked with no build up。 Even though it was explained why， I still felt hardly any pull towards their relationship。 Not sure if I’ll be continuing the series， but if I do it’ll be for Karou and Karou alone。 。。。more
Shecci
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3。25
Nevaeh
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Not my favorite series， I felt like I got side tracked while reading this book a lot。 Although it had good plot and great backgrounds but it felt like it just kept dragging on I feel like now that everything is out， the story will finally begin in the second book， I won’t be in a rush to get it though。
Kaitlyn Ertl
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4。5⭐️ this book was really fun and unique from everything else that I have read！ Enjoyed Laini Taylor’s writing and will be reading other books by her in the future。
Yaël
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J'écris ma review plusieurs heures après avoir fini ce livre， parce que je ne sais pas trop quoi en penser。 J'ai aimé l'univers， la mythologie et l'écriture de l'autrice。 Mais je n'ai pas aimé la façon （les choix que l'autrice a fait pour décrire l'histoire， que j'ai apprécié）。 Je vous explique :Je ne sais pourquoi， mais j'ai l'impression que ce récit est "daté"。 On y décrit les personnages principaux comme beaux， beaux， beaux。 L'héroïne est dépeinte comme "fragile" et "délicate" mais elle est b J'écris ma review plusieurs heures après avoir fini ce livre， parce que je ne sais pas trop quoi en penser。 J'ai aimé l'univers， la mythologie et l'écriture de l'autrice。 Mais je n'ai pas aimé la façon （les choix que l'autrice a fait pour décrire l'histoire， que j'ai apprécié）。 Je vous explique :Je ne sais pourquoi， mais j'ai l'impression que ce récit est "daté"。 On y décrit les personnages principaux comme beaux， beaux， beaux。 L'héroïne est dépeinte comme "fragile" et "délicate" mais elle est bien sûr maîtresse d'un art martiaux et a des supers-pouvoirs。 Vous voyez ce que je veux dire ？J'ai aimé la plume de l'autrice， que j'ai trouvé très jolie， mais je n'ai pas aimé ce qu'elle disait。 Du coup， je me retrouve un peu entre deux eaux， à ne pas savoir si j'ai vraiment apprécié ma lecture ou non。 J'ai eu beaucoup de mal à m'attacher aux personnages et à m'immerger complètement dans le récit。 Et malgré le fait qu'il ne fait que dans les 400 pages， je l'ai lu assez lentement selon mon rythme， parce que j'avais du mal à le lire sur de longues périodes de temps， comme je le fais lorsque je suis totalement embarqué dans l'histoire。。。Bref， je ne sais pas si je vais continuer la série （parce qu'il y en a pleins d'autres que j'ai commencé et qui m'ont totalement convaincue）。 Mais peut-être， un jour ！ 。。。more
Shannon
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I stumbled across this book at my local bookstore and fell in love with the covers。 Decided to give this series a go， especially after reading all the amazing reviews。 Unfortunately， I'm one of those people who didn't love this story。 I found the chimera really hard to visualize and found the instant love and instant trust both main characters had a little annoying （or too easy even）。 I still gave this book three stars， as the writing is beautiful， and I did enjoy the romance aspect of the story I stumbled across this book at my local bookstore and fell in love with the covers。 Decided to give this series a go， especially after reading all the amazing reviews。 Unfortunately， I'm one of those people who didn't love this story。 I found the chimera really hard to visualize and found the instant love and instant trust both main characters had a little annoying （or too easy even）。 I still gave this book three stars， as the writing is beautiful， and I did enjoy the romance aspect of the story。 I won't however read the rest of the books in this series。 。。。more
Blue Forest
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4。7/5En realidad todo el libro estuvo super bien， fue atrapante desde la primer página y tomando en cuenta que de trata del primero de una trilogía yo considero que no fue tan introductorio。 Toda la historia iba bien en mi opinión hasta que nos fuimos al pasado a descubrir lo que fue Akiva y Karou。 Vamos eso se tenía que ver porque es parte de la historia y si bien fue de ayuda para comprender toda la historia no se me hizo igual de atrapante。Pasemos a lo bueno， los personajes son completamente 4。7/5En realidad todo el libro estuvo super bien， fue atrapante desde la primer página y tomando en cuenta que de trata del primero de una trilogía yo considero que no fue tan introductorio。 Toda la historia iba bien en mi opinión hasta que nos fuimos al pasado a descubrir lo que fue Akiva y Karou。 Vamos eso se tenía que ver porque es parte de la historia y si bien fue de ayuda para comprender toda la historia no se me hizo igual de atrapante。Pasemos a lo bueno， los personajes son completamente entrañables。 Al principio todo resultaba sorpresa， una especie de secreto compartido con Karou porque todo lo que salía "de su imaginación" terminaba siendo cierto y el hecho de que ella lo admitiera lo hacía parecer una broma y una confesión。Brimstone， Kishmish y los demás son fantásticos， me encantaron。 Y fue genial ir haciendo especulaciones junto con Karou sobre quién y qué era ella， fue algo muy extraño， sí pero era emocionante imaginar de qué se trataba todo。Sobre el insta-love， no me considero fsn de esas historias a menos que estén bien construidas como ésta y que a decir verdad （posible spoiler， te estoy avisando， lee bajo tu riesgo， luego no se enojen） no fue un insta-love， ese amor ya lleva constituyéndose una vida atrás， el reencuentro lo hacía parecer que fue algo cósmico como amor a primer vista， que en su momento así fue pero sus lazos ya tenían bases bien formadas。 Ahora， si me lo preguntan， yo prefiero a Karou que a Madrigal， ¿Por qué？ No tengo ni la menor idea pero lo atribuyo al tipo de personalidad de Karou que por mucho que sea similar a la de Madrigal si tienen ciertas diferencias y también por el hecho de que la protagonista me la presentaton de una forma y me acostumbré a ella。Amé la conexión entre Karou y Akiva， realmente fue algo cósmico。 La historia por mucho que trate ciertos temas serios o fantásticos conserva un sentido del humor particular que saca risas en momentos inesperados y ese es un gran punto a favor。 。。。more
Mandy （Bookishlove85）
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Hmmm。 So I’m not sure what I can say about this book。 Maybe I was distracted reading it？ But honestly this was allll over the place for me。 I was so lost or confused through out a lot of the chapters。 I love the idea of the premise， gave me total Crescent City or Crave vibes， even a little of The Mummy。 But like， what’s happening？！ Lol I liked it enough to try book 2。 Hoping it’s better paced and makes a bit more sense to me。
Carey
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I loved this book more than I imagined I would！ From the characters to the world building， it was just all so amazing。 I can't wait to continue with the series。 I loved this book more than I imagined I would！ From the characters to the world building， it was just all so amazing。 I can't wait to continue with the series。 。。。more
Cecilia
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3。5 This book was a rollercoaster！！ The writing is very good， I like how dinamic the characters felt but I was a little desappointed with the plot， it made sense after the ending my I missed being torn into the story and feeling that connection with the characters I was expecting great things from this one， specially because it was set in Prague but the story didn't catch my breath。 3。5 This book was a rollercoaster！！ The writing is very good， I like how dinamic the characters felt but I was a little desappointed with the plot， it made sense after the ending my I missed being torn into the story and feeling that connection with the characters I was expecting great things from this one， specially because it was set in Prague but the story didn't catch my breath。 。。。more
Sofia Sorrentino
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Have you ever asked yourself， do monsters make war， or does war make monsters？ Hmmmmmmm。。。。。I don't know why this book didn't absolutely click for me。 I mean， there was a lot I loved！ The world-building was creative and memorable， and Laini Taylor can write like nobody's business。 And it has all the ingredients that I like in a good YA fantasy: star-crossed romance， just the right amount of melodrama， non-toxic characters that are actually easy to root for， a fresh twist on an old concept。。。e Have you ever asked yourself， do monsters make war， or does war make monsters？ Hmmmmmmm。。。。。I don't know why this book didn't absolutely click for me。 I mean， there was a lot I loved！ The world-building was creative and memorable， and Laini Taylor can write like nobody's business。 And it has all the ingredients that I like in a good YA fantasy: star-crossed romance， just the right amount of melodrama， non-toxic characters that are actually easy to root for， a fresh twist on an old concept。。。etc。 I guess I just liked the ingredients more than the whole。 The various elements were far more fascinating and compelling on their own， but when put together the whole thing felt a little too smooth and lightweight。 Like it didn't quite live up to it's endless potential。 It's a bunch of crazy ideas and choices（teeth as currency， an ancient war between heaven and hell， a crazy magic system， unique and imaginative creature designs and an implied heir achy based on whether or not you have a human head or an animal head？）， but all of them are constrained by what is a very simple， albiet aesthetically cool， YA adventure story。 It's definitely a book that was never intended to stand on it's own。 It's relying on sequels。 and I've been saying that I mean to read the sequels for the longest time now。 So maybe this review will finally encourage me to shut up and just do it。 Everyone remember to hold me to that。 。。。more
Ashley Green
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4。5⭐️
Caitlin Henderson
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3。5/5This is so long but it makes me excited for the next books。
Lexi
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What took me so long to read this。 My only complaint is the usual begging that authors make their character 21。 This reads as a “New Adult” book and it was hard to actually believe she was a 17 year old in high school and could’ve easily been replaced with her in college。 Especially with both men in the book being much older than her。
Nicole
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I love Laini Taylor， but I didn't pick this book/series up for some reason？！ Until now。 I loved the characters， especially the Elsewhere characters， and when Karou finds out about her origins， the "something is missing"/mysterious strong feelings or certainty about situations all makes sense in the best way without being trite。 It's brilliant。 I listened on audiobook， as I almost always do now， which made my revelry in word choices and single sentences more limited （I did that with Muse and Stra I love Laini Taylor， but I didn't pick this book/series up for some reason？！ Until now。 I loved the characters， especially the Elsewhere characters， and when Karou finds out about her origins， the "something is missing"/mysterious strong feelings or certainty about situations all makes sense in the best way without being trite。 It's brilliant。 I listened on audiobook， as I almost always do now， which made my revelry in word choices and single sentences more limited （I did that with Muse and Strange so much）。 I love the world that was built and I'm interested to see whether some of the "power corrupts" theme gets explored further in future books。 Can't wait for the rest of the series！ 。。。more
Sam
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2。5/3
Giulia
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3。5 ⭐️Troppo romantico per i miei gusti， e a tratti prevedibile。 Tuttavia si salva perché scritto squisitamente。
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