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A review by mcaliz
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content warnings: murder, torture
Rep: found family, reincarnation
This was a solid 3. This first book is a product of its time with it'd cliches and pacing. It didn't make this book bad for me, but I had to remind myself that it was published in 2011.
So I will say that the pacing of this book is VERY slow. Yes there are things happening, questions being asked and information being found, but it is still a very slow paced story. The best way that I could describe is, is that it was simmering.
But I think that for someone, especially a teen, this is a good book to read for them to dip their toes into fantasy & if they like having a romance be at the core of the story
Rep: found family, reincarnation
This was a solid 3. This first book is a product of its time with it'd cliches and pacing. It didn't make this book bad for me, but I had to remind myself that it was published in 2011.
So I will say that the pacing of this book is VERY slow. Yes there are things happening, questions being asked and information being found, but it is still a very slow paced story. The best way that I could describe is, is that it was simmering.
But I think that for someone, especially a teen, this is a good book to read for them to dip their toes into fantasy & if they like having a romance be at the core of the story