Daughter of Smoke & Bone

"Next please. <br/><br/>RTC"

"Just a very fun book to read, delightfully dark and twisted too!"

"I think my new favorite thing is going into books blind. This was such a fun ride, and the writing is, absolutely phenomenal. So rich and beautiful and deep and evocative. This is my first Laini Taylor, but most definitely not my last. Karou is a blue hair girl artfully living in two worlds and hiding the truth of one of them in plain site. Before she knew it she’s thrown (literally, and figuratively) out into the cold dead, middle of a war she knew nothing of, with a wishbone granting more than the wishes she helped Brimstone harvest teeth for. Doors become portals to places both full of pleasure and unexpected pain, magical adventures and like any good fantasy, fated love that cannot possible survive. I love Zuzana, may we all have one of her and grow many of her. I really look forward to the second installment, after some time healing of course, really hoping my #teamakiva heart will be mended. . Happy reading! "

"Dnf 54% of the way thru. <br/><br/>This is my second series of Laini Taylor. Strange the Dreamer was absolutely amazing. And even though I love some of her writing style the dialog ruined much of this story. It seemed very immature and forced at times.<br/><br/>Truly I think I need a break from young adult. All too often everyone has a "stupid perfect face" and yes that is somewhat a direct quote from Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Perfect beings are not relatable. Fine make everyone beautiful but give them flaws. And I don't mean a scar down one side of the face.... yep I'm talking to you From Blood and Ash.<br/><br/>Still Taylor's writing has a way of drawing you in but it still wasn't enough to keep me hooked. The wishing aspect was very interesting to me. Unfortunately it took atleast half of the book to get started and by that point I was done. Most of the time I will press on because some stories need that chunk of pages for backstory or to set up but this wasn't the case. Almost felt as though it had second book syndrome were its mostly filler. Another thing that bugged me was the names which all sounded a lot alike. A bit predictable just wasn't for me. Apparently most of this was complaining and not a review but I couldn't find much I liked about it so there ya go."

"This was a solid 4/5 for me. The writing was pretty good but the bulk of the fantasy world explanation happens near the end of the book which threw off the flow of the story for me a bit. The romance is a very small part of the story and it’s entirely fade to black, so this book is appropriate for younger audiences too. "

"#youngadult #romance #fantasy #angels #dimensions #magic"

"This hit many of my favorite topics: angels, demons, fated love... Despite being slightly predictable, I thoroughly enjoyed the world it built and the characters"

"Finished this in a few days because it was impossible to put down! I can’t wait to start the second book of this trilogy. I believe I have found a new favorite author!!! Absolutely outstanding book!!! This trilogy is sure to leave me with a serious book hangover! "

"I can't do this."

"The details about the war and the forbidden romance kept me engaged. "