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Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)

Laini Taylor

Start date: July 1, 2019

Finish date: July 31, 2019

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Aug 02, 2012 Fiona Knight rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, absolute-favourites, found-family, ya

Sometimes a book hits so right that it's almost a little too intense - it's the only reason I can think of for never carrying on through this trilogy, despite reading this book two and a half times.

Daughter of Smoke & Bone is a beautiful book, with writing that makes it so easy to sink in and just let go of time for a while. I don't read much YA any more, and a lot of the books I really liked aren't ones that have stood the test of time - but reading this was just as stunning as the first time I ...more

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Oct 24, 2011 Briar rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-fantasy, all-time-favorites, fantasy, kindle-books, young-adult, favorite-authors

I was so nervous about re-reading this, because it's been six years since I read it the first time. I loved it, then, even though angels are not a kind of fantasy being I generally enjoy reading (or watching). But, back then, a friend pushed me to read it, assuring me of how great it was. I went into it with low expectation, and came out of it declaring Laini Taylor my newest favorite author, and obsessively gushing about this book for the years that followed. I'm so glad that I feel the same wa ...more

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Jun 08, 2019 Tanya (Novel Paperbacks) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

3.75⭐️

Although the pacing was slow, and I didn’t really want to continue on with it at some points. It’s definitely worth a read. The worldbuilding and character development are really great. The concept is so interesting and unique and I thought it was executed really well.

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