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4.5 stars
Jan 19, 2015
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it was amazing
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I listened to and LOVED this amazing audiobook; narrator Khristine Hvam did a stellar job with each and every character; her voices did not disappoint especially Zuzana- Karou's bestie. The world building, storytelling, characterization, and drama clearly made this a book I could not stop listening to; I already have the following 2 books FROM aUDIBLE on my Ipad for my listening pleasure, can't wait! Readers will love the character of Karou with her blue hair, art books filled with characters re
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When I picked up Smoke and Bone By Laini Taylor I thought "oh great Angels and Devils falling in love, bring on the biblical quotes." But this book takes what we would think of turns it on it's head. This is a story of a girl who's world is less then average. Her day consists of school, home work and oh yeah, running errands collecting teeth for her half human half beast adoptive father who lives in between worlds. Very intelligently written with only a hint of the conventional views of angels a
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Maybe I expected more based on the rave reviews this book is receiving, however I found it a bit hard to follow and considering that I put it down several times to read other books, marginally compelling.
I do think that teen girls will like it, at least for the romance and the mystery.
I do think that teen girls will like it, at least for the romance and the mystery.
Taylor does it again. I have loved all her previous books but it was like they were all practice for this one. It doesn't normally take me this long to read such a good book, but I wanted to savor all the language and get lost in this world. I could have never guessed this ending which made it all the more fantastic!
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3.5 stars. Possibly 4. I need to digest what I've read.
At no point did I have any strong clue what was going to happen next. The plot was intricate and unexpected, and now my son's collection of sea creature teeth is really freaking me out. ...more
At no point did I have any strong clue what was going to happen next. The plot was intricate and unexpected, and now my son's collection of sea creature teeth is really freaking me out. ...more
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