Shadow and Bone (Grisha Verse, #1)

Posted on 21 January 2018 by Leigh Bardugo

ACE 1 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. Download Shadow and Bone (Grisha Verse, #1) – kino-fada.fr The biggest issue with this book is actually NOT the utter fail at correctly incorporating the Russian elements into the story.It s that I d never be able to pick this book out of a generic YA book lineup.It s like a ninja, perfectly blending into its surroundings, into that painfully generic landscape that plagues YA literature recently, the lackluster background against which few gems truly stand out And gem this one is not.I think at this point there is a formula that many YA writers view as The biggest issue with this book is actually NOT the utter fail at correctly i...I don t think words can properly describe how much I adored SHADOW BONE The characters, the world buildingit completely blew me away There were moments when I was so stunned by the beauty and the brilliance that I had to stop reading I...3.5 I really enjoyed this and I m definitely going to be continuing on with this trilogy, but I did have a few issues with it While I was fascinated by the world, but at the same time, I didn t feel like the world was fleshed out enough We don t really get much world building, you re just kind of thrown into the world, which isn t necessarily a bad thing, but for me there were things that I needed to be explainedfor me to be able to fully visualize the setting I also just wasn t a hug 3.5 I really enjoyed this and I m definitely going to be continuing on with this trilogy, but I did have a few issues with it While I was fascinated by the world, but at the same time, I didn t feel like the world was fleshed out enough We don t really get much world building, you re just kind of thrown into the world, which isn t necessarily a bad thing, but for me there were things that I needed to be explainedfor me to be able to fully visualize the setting ...As seen on The Readventurer2.5 starsIt is alright, if you are into fantasy lite I, on the other hand, am a little weary of this lightish, breezy and superficial entertainment Give me something juicier, somethingthoughtful, somethingsophisticated.Shadow and Bone is a decent book Bardugo s writing style is easy and engaging The plot is developed ...Check out the interview with Leigh Bardugo where she saves Kat Kennedy and I from Ninjas True story Also, there s a giveaway of a finished copy of Shadow and Bone If I could wrap up my emotions about how I felt after reading Shadow and Bone and send them to you through my computer screen, I totally would Instead, I m afraid you ll have to settle for my words THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING I wish I could unread it just so I can go back and re read it again for the first time.Yes, I loved it that much Check out the interview with Leigh Bardugo where she saves Kat Kennedy and I from Ninjas True story Also, there s a giveaway of a finished copy of Shadow and Bone If I could wrap up my emotions about how I felt after reading Shadow and Bone and send them to you through my computer screen, I totally would Instead, I m afraid you ll have to settle for my words THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING I wish I could unread it just so I can go back and re read it again for the first time.Yes, I loved it that much.Now I ve come to the part where I am supposed to describe to you the awesomeness that is Shadow and Bone and I m finding that rather difficult to do Why is that Is it bec...Damn you, Leigh Barduga Damn you for tricking me.Leigh Barduga is like some kind of literary crouching tiger, hidden dragon or something.You would be forgiven, upon commencing this novel, for thinking Shadow and Bone is redundant, cliched piece of tripe book with poor story telling, average writing and a predictable plot People who haven t read countless Young Adult novels probably wouldn t notice the trends, but I did This is what I thought and Leigh led me down the primrose path until BO Damn you, Leigh Barduga Damn you for tricking me.Leigh Barduga is like some kind of literary crouching tiger, hidden dragon or something.You would be forgiven, upon commencing this novel, for thinking Shadow and Bone is redundant, cliched piece of tripe book with poor story telling, average writing and a predictable plot People who haven t read countless Young Adult novels ...So many YA fantasy romances out there these days You would think it would be hard to put a fresh spin on the concept, but Leigh Bardugo makes it look easy Her debut Shadow and Bone takes Russian folklore and mythology and creates an alternate tsarist Russia Ravka where magic and military might coexist uneasily Imagine a cross between Cashore s Graceling and Westerfeld s Leviathanand yet Shadow and Bone is unique.Our main characters, Alina and Mal, grow up as orphans at the estate of So many YA fantasy romances out there these days You would think it would be hard to put a fresh spin on the concept, but Leigh Bardugo makes it look easy Her debut Shadow and Bone takes Russian folklore and mythology and creates an alternate tsarist Russia Ravka where magic and military might coexist uneasily Imagine a cross between Cashore s Graceling and Westerfeld s Leviathanand yet Shadow and Bone is unique.Our main characters, Alina and Mal, grow up as orphans at the estate of a kindly duke, until the time comes for them to serve their country Both are tested by the Grisha, an ancient and powerful order of magicians, but neither show aptitude, so Mal becomes an accomplished military tracker, while Alina studies as an army cartographer and has nothing to look forward to but a mundane existence Homely and scrawny, Alina watc...4 StarsSo confession I originally snagged this book after waiting so long to read it, because I was able to snag it on sale for 1.99 onkindle Halfway through reading it, I realized I was really enjoying it And I knew I would want to read the rest of the seriesAnd then I saw how pretty the covers wereAND they were cheaper than the kindle versions at the time of this review So, of cour...I went into this book with pretty low expectations Everyone seemed to not love it and I wanted to read it just so I could get to the Six of Crows duology Well turns out I really liked it Not a fan of the romance love triangle...Please note this is not really a review In fact, this may be my most useless non review to date there have been a few and is actually better described as a random mish mash of my thoughts and feelings on this book Aren t all your reviews like that, Emily I hear you cry, but alas, the random incoherentness is somewhat evenpronounced in this one.You know, I ve wondered ever since Shadow and Bone was released last year whether I would fall into the camp of gushing, never ending love Please note this is not really a review In fact, this may be my most useless non review to date there have been a few and is actually better described as a random mish mash of my thoughts and feelings on this book Aren t all your reviews like that, Emily I hear you cry, but alas, the random incoherentness is somewhat evenpronounced in this one.You know, I ve wondered ever since Shadow and Bone was released last year whether I would fall into the camp of gushing, never ending love for it or find myself sat sipping kvas with the other sceptics and laughing over the preposterous idea that we could ever get drunk on it I was prepared for it to go either way However, I find myself us...

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21 January 2018

Leigh Bardugo