Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.
Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or … with monsters that may or may not be real; she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious “errands”; she speaks many languages — not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.
When one of the strangers — beautiful, haunted Akiva — fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?
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Be swept up into a world you wish you were part of. Fall in love with all the characters, not just the angels and demons. Never look at teeth quite the same way again.
This book, wow ok. It was beautifully written and I could not have asked for a bigger cliff hanger (thanks for that by the way).
The characters are easy to relate too and there is an element of humor to a very teary book. I couldn’t stop reading this book and am so thankful that I have the rest of the series!
Would recommend to anyone with a …
I know this is a very popular series and once I finally started reading it I was very underwhelmed at first. I had a hard time really getting into the story and trying to figure out where the plot was going. But I am happy to say the last third of this book was really good. The story took an unexpected turn that I loved. I really started to get …
Only negative is the drawing scene of mixing mediums.
Otherwise Karou is fuckin bae
Just stunning! In my humble opinion, Laini Taylor is the most talented writer in the world of YA today.
Beautiful writing.
Original- fantastic characters that leave you wanting to know them more! Complex fantasy world that “works”. The entire series is trend-setting—and I have already run into 2 copy-cat plots. (Okay, they are really close! So close I checked reviews and sure enough, others agree!) This series is a must read.
WOW. I don’t know why I put this off so long after Strange the Dreamer. This was an amazing kickoff to what I can tell will be an enthralling adventure.
Everything about this book is perfectly balanced and delicately interwoven. The world-building is spectacular, and the characters vivid. Laini Taylor’s writing has this airy quality to it, like …
This gorgeously imaginative book is one of my all-time favorites.
Thought about the book: It took me a while to read this book but once I was able to pick it up again, I could not put it back down. An angle falls for a devil child, I though ok how can this book be this big with a story that I have read a few times already. BUT THERE IS SOOOOO MUCH MORE TO THIS BOOK TH THAT!!!!!! Hearing about the adventures that …
Absolutely gorgeously written; it was a joy to read this book. I haven’t enjoyed reading a book this much in a long time. The first half of this book was wholly captivating. Karou is an intriguing character, nicely well-rounded, a tough cookie hiding a soft center. The confrontations in the book are powerful, the plot exciting! I enjoyed Karou’s …
Daughter of Smoke and Bone was such a cool book. My every expectation was exceeded. I’m not one for epic fantasy romances but when they’re this original and well written I can’t help but fall in love with the book. This is a hard book to describe so here is part of the publisher’s description “Around the world, black handprints are appearing on …