Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a … dormant power that saves his life — a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha… and the secrets of her heart.
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I don’t know why it took me so long to pick up this staple of this decade in YA fantasy genre. Excellent world building, and I saw recently that it’s going to be a Netflix series soon. Will be reading more by this author.
An incredible book I won’t be forgetting anytime soon! The characters were so easy to imagine and the emotions were so real, I felt them.
I’m not sure what took me so long to get to this. Time, other books I’d rather read, but no matter what, now I get what all the fuss is about. I loved this book and am so eager to read on! I finally gave in and bought a copy of this, don’t remember if it was on sale, or if I decided to use my extra employee appreciation discount back in November …
I did not want to put this book down. Very imaginative with carefully drawn characters.
Why did I wait so long to read this? Well I know why I only heard about it last year lol but oh my god! I am so like oh my god this book. I love this book it is amazing, the world and everything like it’s perfect. Almost perfect. My goodreads updates are quite funny I updated it quite a bit to this story just because I couldn’t control my feels. …
I read this because, after reading Six of Crows last year, I want to learn more about the Grishaverse. Also, with King of Scars coming out in a few months, I want to understand what’s going on! I knew from the start that this wouldn’t quite live up to Leigh Bardugo’s later works, so I wasn’t necessarily disappointed, but I still wished I’d gotten …
I am hooked on this series…
Strong heroin that finds purpose, power, and love.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS PERFECT!
A must read!
I am not familiar with this genre. However, I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It was a quick read for me and I cannot wait to read book two. In Shadow and Bone, we meet Alina, who is an orphan. While passing through the Shadow Fold she discovers she is Grisha. What follows is Alina finding her way into her new world while trying to understand her …
Loved it! Unforgettable..
I LOVED the Six of Crows duology and was really excited to read this one, but the tone is so different, it was somewhat deflating. I loved the lore and the world, but Alina’s awkwardness and her complete lack of confidence, along with the romantic elements of the book were sooo different from Kaz and his crew. I felt as if this was written for a …
Even though I found the plot fairly predictable after the first few chapters I enjoyed the book. I think the book was about the main character Alina discovering who she truly is. She is having to look past everything she has always thought about herself, and what other people tell her, and make her own discoveries and choices.
The world of Alina …
I will say that when I read Six of Crows I got a little taste of the Grisha elements and wanted to learn more. When I read Shadow and Bone, it was the focus on mostly the world of Grisha. There were people with magical abilities, strange creepy creatures that come out at night, a strong villain that you love to hate but can’t and a lovable main …
This trilogy (along with it’s companion stories, “Folktales From Ravka”) is FANTASTIC. Great world-building, really unique storyline and elements, interesting and flawed characters, great pacing and action. Recommended for teens and adults alike.