A review by jackacj
Shadow and Bone: Collector's Edition by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

First off, I'd like to mention I'm writing the review after reading Siege and Storm and half of Ruin and Rising (I love it so far). Why? Laziness.
I like this book. It achieves what it sets out to do competently. The characters are reasonably likable and interesting.

Mal, the main love interest, is great in this book.

My favorite part of the book is what the book does with the Darkling. The kiss took me aback and I didn't like it at all.  I thought he was extremely creepy being sexual and all with a seventeen-year-old while he's hundreds of years old. This turns out to be intentional and the Darkling really is a big, manipulative, creepy asshole. Love that.