A review by thewileyseven
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

3.0

Listen. I enjoyed this read overall very much (seeing as I listened to the entire audiobook in like 4 days). It had big Throne of Glass vibes, especially for like the first half of the book. But I think that the critiques you'll see in the other reviews on this page are deeply valid vis a vis character tropes and only vaguely relevant cultural influence. Also... I dunno. Some of the key plot points in this felt somewhat... unearned? I'd be interested to hear other thoughts on this. I will most likely be reading the second one at some point hahaha. But I'm going into it with some wariness.