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Shadow and Bone: Collector's Edition by Leigh Bardugo

37 reviews

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Non lo so, non sono convinta del tutto di quest'opera, ma al contempo essa mi è piaciuta discretamente. 

L'inizio è stato lento e non troppo interessante, così come parte del periodo che
la protagonista passa nella città reale per allenarsi


Inoltre, la rivelazione riguardo
l'Oscuro mi è parsa un po' troppo campata per aria, senza abbastanza indizi a sopportarla prima
; al contempo credo però che la cosa fosse però voluta.

Altra cosa, avrei voluto veder sviluppato il cambiamento del
rapporto tra Alina e Mal
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Nonostante ciò, la storia in generale mi è piaciuta abbastanza e sono curiosa di scoprire come continuerà.

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writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75


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lizzie24601's review against another edition

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

3.0

Pretty standard YA material. A little too much cheesy introspection from Alina. But I can never resist a lovestruck YA love interest (Mal <3)

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ehmannky's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This has been on my TBR forever, and now that it's going to be a Netflix adaptation, I couldn't put it off any longer. And I really enjoyed it! It's the nice fantasy-adventure ride that I can't help but lie. And that *twist* halfway through! That's where I felt that the book really came into its own and I couldn't put it down. I really loved Alina, and I loved her role in the subversion of the idea of a "chosen one" plucked out to "save" everyone. It's a really fun, lush magical world. 

On the whole, I felt that my biggest gripe was that I felt that the characterization for the secondary characters could have been deeper. I felt this especially about Mal. I felt that I didn't care about him until nearly 2/3 of the way through when we actually got to see him spend time with Alina. Up until that point it felt like we were told that she liked Mal because she did. It's not until that 2/3 mark that you really feel their connection in my opinion. More insights into Alina's head, less exposition. But I don't know, in a book that's more plot-driven and action-y, I don't think that this is necessarily a detraction from the overall story, just something that I wasn't a fan of. 

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kenziewol's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0


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