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A review by nikolinaza
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5
A few years ago, I had my hands on the Indonesian translated version of this book, and I really couldn't get into the story, so I let go of the book. But as I read the English version, and well... it's not as bad as how people (and I did, too) said. Boring and plain, yes, a little bit, but not THAT bad. Probably it was the clumsy translation that made me DNF-ed it.
I do feel like this was a rough draft in lieu of a full, whole story. There's so much happening already in book #1, but since everything was explained quite briefly, I couldn't really feel anything other than mildly interested by the whole concept of small science and the world building. I also didn't really feel the chemistry between Malina or DarkLina because their relationships were just didn't exist enough in the whole story. The writing felt a little too juvenile—but understandable, though. It was a debut book, it has a lot of potential, but also need a lot of polishing.
My favorite part was the ending... where Alina finally stopped whining. Seriously, it felt like I was reading Scarlett Dragna's POV. They would make a good sisters, I think.
Will be reading the next book—I hope it gets better because I am interested in King of Scars too.
A few years ago, I had my hands on the Indonesian translated version of this book, and I really couldn't get into the story, so I let go of the book. But as I read the English version, and well... it's not as bad as how people (and I did, too) said. Boring and plain, yes, a little bit, but not THAT bad. Probably it was the clumsy translation that made me DNF-ed it.
I do feel like this was a rough draft in lieu of a full, whole story. There's so much happening already in book #1, but since everything was explained quite briefly, I couldn't really feel anything other than mildly interested by the whole concept of small science and the world building. I also didn't really feel the chemistry between Malina or DarkLina because their relationships were just didn't exist enough in the whole story. The writing felt a little too juvenile—but understandable, though. It was a debut book, it has a lot of potential, but also need a lot of polishing.
My favorite part was the ending... where Alina finally stopped whining. Seriously, it felt like I was reading Scarlett Dragna's POV. They would make a good sisters, I think.
Will be reading the next book—I hope it gets better because I am interested in King of Scars too.