Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) in The Wide Web of Friends in YA Books

May 21, 2013 Tamara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: bad-ass-heroine, awesome-world-building, fell-in-love-with-the-characters, really-original, can-i-keep-him, young-adult, angels-nephilims, paranormal, 2013-reads

THE PLOT

The story starts in Prague with a mysterious art student named Karou who has interesting tattoos, knows kung-fu, and has blue hair (it grows blue out of her head).

Her background is a mystery, all we/she knows is she was raised by demons called Chimaera - beings that are composed of a mixture of animal and human body parts. And she lives two different lifes because of that

''In general, Karou managed to keep her two lives in balance. On the one hand, she was a seventeen-year-old art stude

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Apr 02, 2014 ZOEY rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-fantasy-magic-scifi, audiobooks, ya-na, series, favorites, romance

Okay. I admit that books like these aren't what I'd typically read(or listen to) on impulse but, for once I'm glad I did.

THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED IN MAKING ME GRAB THIS BOOK:
1)The cover. Which you have to admit is pretty awesome.
2)The title.When I read it I was immensely curious. I mean; "Daughter of smoke and bone"? - what does it even want to convey? (Good for me I found out in the end =D)
3)Everyone I know on goodreads loves it. That has to mean something. Right? 4)The final book came out th ...more

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Aug 10, 2012 Ifrah rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned

Second Read: Just as good the second time around. now I really want to re-read Days of Blood and Starlight!
First Read: Read this book ASAP!

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Feb 09, 2014 Magic Shop rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, library-books, supernatural-paranormal, really-loved, favorite-series

This was such an amazing first book in this series. I mean it, this was just plain fantastic!!!!! I really loved it. I saw some good reivews of it on Goodreads and then I saw the book at the library, so I decided to read it. I am so glad that I did. It was good and it was really unique and gave a new fresh part on angels and another different type of race. The plot was really good and put me on the edge of my seat up until the end. The cliffhangers and the switching of the points of views betwee ...more

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Aug 24, 2013 Krystal rated it really liked it

Shelves: cover-its-a-yes, angels, series-challenge-2014

Let's see where to start. The book was good. I liked it. The beginning was kind of boring I couldn't get a feel of the characters. But I can say my favorite character is Zuzana. She is small but fierce and funny. "Oh, hell. Must. Mate. Immediately". In the words of Zuzana when she first meet Akiva. Was a lol moment for me. the book started to get really good when I discover Karou can fight and that she wasn't one of them damsel in distress types. but when I got towards the end the book went in t ...more

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Jul 12, 2013 bliss rose rated it really liked it

Shelves: other-supernatural, angel-books, magic-books, unique-books, action-books, favorite-books, mythology-related, pure-awesomeness, awesome-heroine, romance

This book was one of the few books I thought was simply amazing. Laini Taylor really has a wonderful imagination-I loved the world she built! The story was built beautifully, and the main character was unique. Blue hair, kick-ass, and a sense of humor? check.

The Plot:
Although there may not have been much adventure(if you don't count Karou going to different places to get teeth), as in moving from place to place, it was pretty fast-paced. Karou's discovering who she is and unraveling the secrets This book was one of the few books I thought was simply amazing. Laini Taylor really has a wonderful imagination-I loved the world she built! The story was built beautifully, and the main character was unique. Blue hair, kick-ass, and a sense of humor? check.

The Plot:
Although there may not have been much adventure(if you don't count Karou going to different places to get teeth), as in moving from place to place, it was pretty fast-paced. Karou's discovering who she is and unraveling the secrets that were kept from her. Initially, I wasn't very interested in a story without adventure, but Daughter of Smoke & Bone is a different kind of adventure. A girl collects teeth! What sane teenager would spend their time collecting teeth? Awesome ones. There was so much twists and so many surprises! It was a very interesting story and I really enjoyed reading from a third person POV instead of first person. It livens up the writing as well as provides a broader way to express the emotions of the characters. It's been a while since I enjoyed a book so much.

The Characters:
Karou was a very humorous character. I loved her sense of humor and her comebacks. The way she dissed of Kaz was really well thought. Taylor writes Karou in such a way that she's not dull, nor wimpy. She can fight(she's been trained in martial arts) and she learns from her mistakes-Kaz. Although there may not be much characther growth in Karou, there was a lot from book 1 to book 2. Karou was such a mysterious and awesome character-I mean look, blue hair!
Akiva and his fire-colored eyes. He was a nice love interest. At the very least, he wasn't power hungry to control his lover. He also wasn't an entirely crazy stalker, though I've got to admit, he was borderline stalker-ish(he watched her sleep like Edward Cullen, sort of creepy, don't you think?). Next to Karou, he just didn't stand out, despite Taylor's attempts to describe him as a very hot individual. In Book 1, I didn't really understand Akiva that much, but in book 2, I understood him significantly better.
Zuzana was so cute! I just wanted to squeeze her and hug her! She was literally adorable. Only 5 feet(hey, just like me!) and having a tough personality, she's really someone I can relate too. Although at times, I've got to admit, she's a bit...let's just say, nosy. But, what kind of friends aren't nosy? She was a comic relief, and I practically wanted to hug her every moment she was on the page. She was adorable!

Daughter of Smoke & Bone was a very good read, but it wasn't amazing. It's one of the best books I've read in a long time, but I felt that it was missing a touch, like I didn't quite fully feel the other characters. The ending was interesting. ...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Yassie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: teardrops-falling, owned-paperbacks, 1-all-time-favorites, 2012-reads

OMG this books is AWESOME!!!! It's been a while since I've read something like this~ You literally cannot put this down! I'm so glad I decided to give it a try and so excited for the sequel this Fall~! xD

I did not read any spoilers nor did I peek into the last pages, so I was really curious. The introduction was straightforward, but the shop had me captivated. The thought of having that secret, a special place that nobody knows and the mystery that surrounds it. I found myself deeply lost into ...more

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Apr 17, 2017 Michelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own

It started off slow and hard for me to follow (the names - still have no idea if I'm pronouncing them correctly or not), but in the end I was crying so hard my throat hurt, and flipping pages like crazy. I bought this a long time ago and shouldn't have waited so long to read it. ...more

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