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
Valentina
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3。75En verdad no pensé q me fuera a gustar tanto como lo hizo， pero estoy feliz por ello。
Kasia
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3，5/5
ava simmons
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just ordered the second two in the series and trying to read them all before the show comes out。。。 I loved it， maybe not fav book of all time but enjoyable and I am eager to see what happens next！
Halli
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Solid book， I loved it and enjoyed every bit！ Alina’s train of thought was very fluid and natural which I really enjoyed。 It’s easy to make a character’s thoughts seem out of place in their own story and Leigh Bardugo executed very well。 Everything in this novel was very enjoyable， real and fast paced。 There were places I felt could have been expanded on like knowledge of the Grisha magic， extents， weaknesses， and especially the amplifiers themselves。 I can’t quite tell whether that was purposef Solid book， I loved it and enjoyed every bit！ Alina’s train of thought was very fluid and natural which I really enjoyed。 It’s easy to make a character’s thoughts seem out of place in their own story and Leigh Bardugo executed very well。 Everything in this novel was very enjoyable， real and fast paced。 There were places I felt could have been expanded on like knowledge of the Grisha magic， extents， weaknesses， and especially the amplifiers themselves。 I can’t quite tell whether that was purposeful to exemplify how little Alina knew of the Grisha or if it simply wasn’t important？？ Either way I’m hopeful that it will be expanded on in the next two books。Mal doesn’t seem very bad so far， he’s not exactly the morally-grey love interest that YA lovers obsess over but I felt as though he was awesome and their love was realistic。 Though at points it felt juvenile， not that I’m expecting anything earth shattering from teenagers。 I’ve read Six of Crows and you can definitely tell that they were written and perhaps even inspired by different things at different points in her life。。。or maybe I’ve been reading too many enemies to lovers books that Mal’s "I see you now even though I didn’t before" didn’t exemplify the version of passion that I’ve grown comfortable with。I would have given this five stars because I devoured it and never felt let down but there was a missing piece that I just can’t place， maybe it was the lack of elaboration after all， but again， I’m hopeful that the next two books will fulfill this！！ 。。。more
Morgan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In leu of the Netflix adaptation coming out later this month I decided to read the source material~ and let me just say that I really enjoyed this book！ I do feel like the plot was a bit lacking， but I’m a character reader anyway so I didn’t mind all that much。 Plus， I was very intrigued by the darkling and Alinas power dynamic as well as the romance — waayyyy more than hers and Mals。 By the end of it though， I wasn’t rooting for either of them but just wanted Alina to grow Into herself and own In leu of the Netflix adaptation coming out later this month I decided to read the source material~ and let me just say that I really enjoyed this book！ I do feel like the plot was a bit lacking， but I’m a character reader anyway so I didn’t mind all that much。 Plus， I was very intrigued by the darkling and Alinas power dynamic as well as the romance — waayyyy more than hers and Mals。 By the end of it though， I wasn’t rooting for either of them but just wanted Alina to grow Into herself and own her power。 。。。more
Alexa Wright
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（4。8） i read SOC before this， and this made me understand the world a little better。 i definitely recommend reading this before SOC。 i think SOC is better， it’s just a personal opinion， but i still love this book。 Leigh Bardugo has not disappointed me at all with this。
Kharolyne Holler
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Meh。。。 já li piro e já li melhor， entendo a parte sexy com relação ao darkling quem não gosta de um knife kninky。。。 achei o mal（maly） Sem sal pra caralho， parece o arroz do meu irmão。。。。no mais AMOA GENYA COM A MINHA VIDA， e eu morreria pela Alina apesar da dumb bitch brain energy que ela carrega e insiste em se colocar nós PERIGO mais loko
Makayla
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Yeah okay yall was right about that
Victoria Scherer
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I read this book in one sitting
Valeria
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Al principio es buen libro， te atrapa totalmente， pero luego por la mitad te desencanta un poco， los cambios en la trama si bien son un buen giro， siento que no están bien hechos y son un poco innecesarios， también debo agregar que Alina como protagonista se me hizo muy desaliñada， no tenía personalidad y tampoco pensaba por ella misma en casi nada， bueno espero que los demás libros estén mejor。
ArrianeReads
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I found myself completely captured by this book， and I honestly couldn't put it down。 I loved it so much， and I'm so glad I got around to reading it before the Netflix series drops。 I will say that while on the whole I enjoyed it， there were a few things that bothered me。What I liked:-I really loved the plot， and how tightly it was all interwoven。 I liked the pace at which it moved and the twists and turns throughout the whole thing。 -The worldbuilding and so great， it felt realised and tangible I found myself completely captured by this book， and I honestly couldn't put it down。 I loved it so much， and I'm so glad I got around to reading it before the Netflix series drops。 I will say that while on the whole I enjoyed it， there were a few things that bothered me。What I liked:-I really loved the plot， and how tightly it was all interwoven。 I liked the pace at which it moved and the twists and turns throughout the whole thing。 -The worldbuilding and so great， it felt realised and tangible， and I enjoyed it a lot。What I didn't like:-It felt a little rushed， and I felt like we didn't spend quite enough time on certain scenes or relationships。 On the whole it was fine - good， even - but there was a part of me that wanted a more in-depth look at things。 I felt like Alina was a little bit removed from it all， and it just moved so swiftly that I didn't feel very connected to her。Great book over all and I can't wait to dive into the sequel。 。。。more
Joy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The boy and the girl had arrived within weeks of each other， two more orphans of the border wars， dirty-faced refugees plucked from the rubble of distant towns and brought to the Duke's estate to learn to read and write， and to learn a trade。 The boy was short and stocky， shy but always smiling。 The girl was different， and she knew it。 I purchased Shadow and Bone years ago， so this isn't even my second time reading it; it's more like my third。 But I remember how I felt when I first picked up the The boy and the girl had arrived within weeks of each other， two more orphans of the border wars， dirty-faced refugees plucked from the rubble of distant towns and brought to the Duke's estate to learn to read and write， and to learn a trade。 The boy was short and stocky， shy but always smiling。 The girl was different， and she knew it。 I purchased Shadow and Bone years ago， so this isn't even my second time reading it; it's more like my third。 But I remember how I felt when I first picked up the book。 I was captivated， immersed into the world of the Grishas， invested in the lives of Alina and Mal。 I'll give Leigh Bardugo her dues: she's a pretty good writer。 Everything flowed together and it was easy to keep up with。 Even after all this time， she still kept me to the edge of my seat， despite me knowing how it ends。 I wanted more from Alina， though。 Alina Starkov， in my opinion， is a generic YA main character。 She has everything on the checklist— she's scrawny and mousy and is constantly aware of it; managed to sling two hot men and keep them for the course of the book （until the Darkling was revealed to be a sick and twisted man that lusted for power）; she battles her own set of Plastics; then discovers that she's truly， truly Different ™ from the others。 Towards the end of the book， she finally tapped into her confidence。 That's kinda what I wanted to see， because I felt like her insecurity was dragged on。 Every other chapter， we were reminded how plain she was compared to others。 I wanted to see what else she knew about herself， other than the fact that she's not all that but maybe that's what Book 2 has in store。 （It leaves me lowkey excited） 。。。more
Shannon
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One of best darkest fantasy I’ve read。 Great world building and a rich plot！！ Highly recommend to read。 I cannot wait to read book 2！！
Bisma
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Do I love the darkling？ Yes。 Do I want Alina and the darkling to be end game？ Yes。 Did I hate Mal throughout the whole book？ YES。 Yes I said “did” idk the fucker started to grow on me towards the end。 Even shed a few tears when i thought he was going to die。 The world building wasn’t as complex， as I thought it would be compared to other books that I read。 It was easy to understand。 I read it quite fast too。 Overall: Loved it！！！ Loved the main character she was sarky as fuck。 Can’t wait to read Do I love the darkling？ Yes。 Do I want Alina and the darkling to be end game？ Yes。 Did I hate Mal throughout the whole book？ YES。 Yes I said “did” idk the fucker started to grow on me towards the end。 Even shed a few tears when i thought he was going to die。 The world building wasn’t as complex， as I thought it would be compared to other books that I read。 It was easy to understand。 I read it quite fast too。 Overall: Loved it！！！ Loved the main character she was sarky as fuck。 Can’t wait to read the next omggg！ 。。。more
alayna j
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this is a re-read， since the show is coming out so soon。 yay！！！ this series has never really been my favorite， as i don’t enjoy the character development as much as i would like， but i can’t deny that the world is wonderful。 excited for the appearance of a certain someone in the next book！
Brandon
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3。5 stars， rounded up because this was a quick read that kept me turning the pages and excited for more。 I'm interested to see how this uniquely magical GrishaVerse broadens and deepens in future installments/series。 On to Book 2！ 3。5 stars， rounded up because this was a quick read that kept me turning the pages and excited for more。 I'm interested to see how this uniquely magical GrishaVerse broadens and deepens in future installments/series。 On to Book 2！ 。。。more
Taylor Bell
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I love this in world of magic， kingdoms， war， and love！ How it does seem like a lot of books I have read as if late。（ But that could be a me problem） flowed well，Very easy to get a grip on what's happening and let the story unfold。 The characters are solid but sometimes it's just reoccurring scenes。 I think that is because the author wanted to get the point across。 I have to look up how to pronounce the russian word which can be difficult with my keyboard。 （I only speak english and partial spani I love this in world of magic， kingdoms， war， and love！ How it does seem like a lot of books I have read as if late。（ But that could be a me problem） flowed well，Very easy to get a grip on what's happening and let the story unfold。 The characters are solid but sometimes it's just reoccurring scenes。 I think that is because the author wanted to get the point across。 I have to look up how to pronounce the russian word which can be difficult with my keyboard。 （I only speak english and partial spanish; though i love learning more） some of the objects and surrounding I have to research more I love learning new things about other cultures。 （Though some things I read it does seem that this author took liberties with how she uses them in the story ex。 Kvas） Some of the characters actions have me screaming！ Because the right choice are sooo clear。 However I did really enjoy this book， still great story I hope there are more than 3！ 。。。more
Megan Malone
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I flew through this book in no time at all。 It was one of those books that I tried to stay up reading through the night which is always a good sign。 I was drawn into the world almost right away and loved the journey。 Already started reading the next one。
Sarah Lachance
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I enjoyed this book。 I love a good rebellion。 The Darkling is an interesting character， I liked reading about。 I loved Alina's and Mal's close relationship。 I enjoyed this book。 I love a good rebellion。 The Darkling is an interesting character， I liked reading about。 I loved Alina's and Mal's close relationship。 。。。more
Julie
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You ever read a book， and wish it was longer？？ Well， that is exactly what I felt reading this。 Thank the saints， it's a whole 'verse You ever read a book， and wish it was longer？？ Well， that is exactly what I felt reading this。 Thank the saints， it's a whole 'verse 。。。more
☾ Alissa ☾
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This a first read for me and I started and finished it in 1 day。 I think that's a promising sign that I will love this series。 Hopefully will finish the series this month。 Preferably before the netflix show comes out， but if not I'm sure the first couple episodes wont spoil the others in the series。 This a first read for me and I started and finished it in 1 day。 I think that's a promising sign that I will love this series。 Hopefully will finish the series this month。 Preferably before the netflix show comes out， but if not I'm sure the first couple episodes wont spoil the others in the series。 。。。more
Haydee
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#TeamMalina 💛
Nicole
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I accidentally read the Six of Crows duology without reading this trilogy first so it’s time to go back and read before the Netflix series premieres！I love YA fantasy romance， but I forgot how much I hate some of the tropes。 Specifically， the young naive female protagonist who wants desperately to be pretty *eye roll* I find it so unnecessary to the plot or to Alina’s character development。 People can feel like an outsider for a number of reasons， and Alina grew up a poor orphan who is unremarka I accidentally read the Six of Crows duology without reading this trilogy first so it’s time to go back and read before the Netflix series premieres！I love YA fantasy romance， but I forgot how much I hate some of the tropes。 Specifically， the young naive female protagonist who wants desperately to be pretty *eye roll* I find it so unnecessary to the plot or to Alina’s character development。 People can feel like an outsider for a number of reasons， and Alina grew up a poor orphan who is unremarkable and quiet。 It’s perfectly natural that she’d feel out of place without going out of the way to describe her as plain or not attractive。 Other than that， I love the world building and， due to my foray into Six of Crows， am looking forward to getting to see more in the next installment。 Here’s to hoping that Alina can leave her beauty insecurities behind and focus on， you know， saving the WORLD and stuff。 。。。more
Juliana Lima
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I started this book thinking it would be a slow read， like Six of crows。 But OMG， I started this morning and now I'm literelly in the begining of the second one。 I started this book thinking it would be a slow read， like Six of crows。 But OMG， I started this morning and now I'm literelly in the begining of the second one。 。。。more
Jennifer Kohlstrom
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This was amazing！ There were a few twists I didn't expect and it kept me turning the pages to find out more！ Definitely a good read！！！ This was amazing！ There were a few twists I didn't expect and it kept me turning the pages to find out more！ Definitely a good read！！！ 。。。more
Christina
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I haven't read a book this quickly since I was probably a child。 But this book was exactly the thing that I wanted， a brainless fantasy novel for young people。 I'm not saying the story was dumb， I'm saying I wanted an easy read， just easy on my mind。 At first I was worried it might be too "teenager-y。" There were some instances where I was slightly irritated by the protagonist， wishing the author had chosen to make her reactions a bit more mature。 But it wasn't bad。 I may even read the next one。 I haven't read a book this quickly since I was probably a child。 But this book was exactly the thing that I wanted， a brainless fantasy novel for young people。 I'm not saying the story was dumb， I'm saying I wanted an easy read， just easy on my mind。 At first I was worried it might be too "teenager-y。" There were some instances where I was slightly irritated by the protagonist， wishing the author had chosen to make her reactions a bit more mature。 But it wasn't bad。 I may even read the next one。 。。。more
Matthew Condello
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After years of putting it off I finally read this one and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 Bardugo has a great style and movement to her writing that keeps you flipping the pages。 YA fantasy seems to be a lot of the same and it takes a special writer to make their story rise above the basic structure most of these books tend to have。 Bardugo nails this with really wonderful characters and great dialogue that make you connect with this story even when it’s derivative。 While I devoured this story in a day After years of putting it off I finally read this one and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 Bardugo has a great style and movement to her writing that keeps you flipping the pages。 YA fantasy seems to be a lot of the same and it takes a special writer to make their story rise above the basic structure most of these books tend to have。 Bardugo nails this with really wonderful characters and great dialogue that make you connect with this story even when it’s derivative。 While I devoured this story in a day， it does lose a star because even though I had a great time it does feel like so many other things I’ve read， but Bardugo throws in enough twists and turns on an old formula to make this one an entertaining and worthwhile read！ Can’t wait for the Netflix series！ 。。。more
Katie
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Enjoyable quick YA read。 Not relevant to the story， but a full THIRD of the ebook was previews for other books， which drives me UP THE WALL
Sofia
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I highly liked this。 If you like plot moving fast then you'll definitely like this。 The plot moved very fast I was never really ever bored because something was happening always。 The characters were charming and I really enjoyed how their characters played out。 I started reading this book because of the Netflix series coming out for it， I was expecting for me not to like it very much but I loved。 I thought it was a fun read with something happening at all times with romance， magic， and a lot of I highly liked this。 If you like plot moving fast then you'll definitely like this。 The plot moved very fast I was never really ever bored because something was happening always。 The characters were charming and I really enjoyed how their characters played out。 I started reading this book because of the Netflix series coming out for it， I was expecting for me not to like it very much but I loved。 I thought it was a fun read with something happening at all times with romance， magic， and a lot of adventure。 。。。more
Sara
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Why am I in love with the darkling even though he is an awful human being？！？ Ben Barnes is gonna do such a good job as the darkling I can already see it
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