Daughter of Smoke & Bone

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

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

"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. "

"This book started off really strong and promising. I enjoyed the settings of Prague and Morocco and thought the author really brought these places to life. I also liked the main YA female protagonist. Karou was strong, smart, and talented. An art-student who did not know a lot about her past and was living between two worlds. The mythology and world-building was good and interesting and different from others YA books I have read, with religious undertones. Then... the cliched Romeo-and-Juliet star-crossed insta-forbidden-lovers thing started and it just dragged on and on and <i>on</i>. The plot completely stalled and it just took way too long to get the point. I didn't care anymore. <br/><br/>Also, this author has a super annoying and immature trend to <i>randomly </i> italicize every <i>other</i> word. Stop it!"