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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

48 reviews

lamar17's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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_piercingwords_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Now I wanna say that I watched the show before reading this book, so I was spoilered which took the fun out of it a bit. (The show is a very good adaption thoug and stayed pretty close to this storyline, even though it is combined with Six of Crows duology)

It was... Fine. But it felt like a typical YA fantasy book and I read the Six of Crows duology first, which caught me a lot more. One who expects an equal to it may be a bit disappointed. Also not a huge fan of first person narrated stories.

Overall still an enjoyable read, if I get the chance I will read the other parts, the storyline has potential.

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faitherslibrary's review

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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leahmaslin's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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jonsnowsmanbun's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

„What is infinite? The universe and the greed of men.“

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cherry__tomatoes's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Truly, an amazing read. I had very high expectations for this book and every single one was meant. The characters were very loving, they felt like real people with emotions. Alina was written gorgeously, her character and personality were very well-rounded and thought-out. The relationship between the darkling and Alina was amazing

the double-crossing the darkling causes Alina was such a huge plot twist, we all thought he truly loved her, and then he was manipulating her the whole time, and using her for her power

I have very high expectations for the second book and rest of the series, can't wait to see how these characters grow and continue in these stories. My one flaw in this book was some slow storylines, I wish we had learned about the stag earlier on in the story, and that everything would have moved a little faster cause from about pages 100-175, it was just storylines about Alina getting used to the little palace. But overall, a very good read, very excited for the second book and the rest of the series. Definitely an 8.5/0 read.

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