First off let me just say, I have always wanted to be a writer. I've taken a creative writing class and read hundreds of books over the years. As far as writing skill goes, I am a far cry from where I hope to someday be but I'm ok with that. I'll just sit back and type away on my little corner of the web for now.
I absolutely love to read. I would eat a good book for breakfast, lunch and dinner if it were possible. Maybe if I were a goat? One of my failings as a lover of books is that I don't usually stay up to date on books that are hot off the press. I tend to judge a book by it's cover and usually select my next read off of "related searches/products" on Amazon.com. Lame, I know.
The Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo has been on and off of my radar for a few years but I never could quite get a copy into my hands. I was often reading another tasty piece of literature or doing something "motherhood related" as of late. Finally after getting my Madison County Library card and perusing the "teen" section of the library's shelves, my hands landed on the first book of the series, Shadow and Bone.
Bardugo had me hooked from the first page! Her literary prowess painted the most beautiful images and sucked me deeper and deeper into her fictional world with the turn of each page. The storyline unfolded gracefully and rather quickly to reveal well developed characters, a few romantic twists and turns and opened the doors welcoming you into a world of magic, power and war unlike any other.
As I read on I came to appreciate the subtle way that Bardugo introduced me as a reader, to the land of Ravka and her inhabitants. There was just enough "big word" usage to challenge your mind but not make you feel like the book was smarter than you. I enjoyed watching the characters develop and change.
If you are a fan of heroines and villans, magic and war, love and hate then this is the book for you. It is the series for you. It is definitely the author for you, too.
Alina Starkov is just your average teenage orphan and peasant girl in love with her best friend, until in the midst of war she discovers that she's not so average and powerless after all. Being thrust into the political web of power, Alina discovers and finds herself to be much more than she thought and soon has the weight of the country on her shoulders. Her heart is torn in two by the allure of a man full of power and darkness, and the boy who has always been her best friend. Alina has to choose between the shadow and the sun, between love and power.
The plot of Shadow and Bone twists and turns with every chapter and it left me on the edge of my bed burning the midnight oil night after night to find out what would happen next!
I give this series a 10/10 for sure and would recommend it to all lovers of fantasy novels!
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-M-
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