Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) in Amazon Editors' YA Book Club

Oct 14, 2016 Lindsay rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5stars, ya, read-in-2016

4.5 stars

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Dec 03, 2012 Hannah Moushabeck rated it really liked it

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 ...more

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Jul 23, 2013 Vanessa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own

From page one you are instantly drawn into the amazing world that Laini Taylor has penned. A world filled with imagination and fraught with mystery and danger. Filled with exotic world locales like Paris, Morocco, and Prague. A world where at first glance everything is normal, but if you take the time to look at the shadows, you will discover a world you never knew. In this world we find Karou, a blue haired 17 year old girl painted with tattoos studying art in Prague. Karou is such a beautiful ...more

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Jul 24, 2013 Nichole rated it really liked it

Shelves: library, young-adult, film-and-tv-adaptions, supernatural, paranormal

Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor I didn’t think I’d end up loving it as much as I did. All I knew about the series was it was about angels and devils – not really a genre that normally appeals to me. But boy was I wrong! I loved this book.With some authors, they make sure you remember you’re reading a novel about supernatural beings. Yes, Taylor does mention angels and demons but it’s more than that; she makes her characters come to life with their own depth and faults that the Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor I didn’t think I’d end up loving it as much as I did. All I knew about the series was it was about angels and devils – not really a genre that normally appeals to me. But boy was I wrong! I loved this book.With some authors, they make sure you remember you’re reading a novel about supernatural beings. Yes, Taylor does mention angels and demons but it’s more than that; she makes her characters come to life with their own depth and faults that the deeper I got into the book, the more I forgot I was reading about otherworldly creatures.It took me a little to warm up to the Akiva chapters. He came off as too otherworldly and high and mighty at first that I thought I’d be dragging my feet every time he came up. But as I read on, I realized that there was more to him than a pretty face with fiery eyes. Taylor was able to create realistic and relatable characters that just so happened to be set in a fantasy world.I loved the idea of the wish system and incorporating teeth. In other fantasy novels this system wouldn’t have any restrictions or setbacks, allowing the characters to freely use them as they wished ultimately leaving them invincible. In Taylor’s world there is a penalty for making a wish; the bigger the wish, the bigger the penalty. I loved this because it was another way of forming checks and balances in the story. If you wanted a drastic wish, that meant you had to make a drastic choice to receive it.The only negative thing I can say about Daughter of Smoke and Bone is that I wish the flashback scenes toward the end of the book would have been split up a little more between the present day chapters. It was interesting to read and definitely added to the character’s story, but it just felt like the rest of the novel stopped for a few chapters before picking back up at the end.All in all, I really loved it and plan on picking up the next novel in this series. If you think you can’t love a book about angels and demons, you’re wrong. Laini Taylor’s fantastical writing and realistic portrayal of her characters will have you wanting to devour this novel in one sitting.Read more at The Short Read ...more

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Sep 01, 2013 Megan Lass rated it liked it · review of another edition

It’s hard to describe this book. It starts off as a mystery. Karou is a 17 year old, blue-haired, art student living in Prague who has a secret life. She frequently abandons her friend’s to “run errands” and they have no idea where she goes, but if they took a long look at her sketchbooks they would discover that she’s part of another world. Karou was raised by monsters, called chimaera in this book. Her father-figure, Brimstone, sends her around the world collecting teeth for reasons beyond Kar ...more

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Jan 24, 2015 Kelly rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: loved-it, 4-star, travel, sci-fi-fantasy, teen-ya, supernatural, war, high-school, top-10-2015, cover-me-black

Wow... Wow. Laini Taylor can write. And it's no surprise that she cites Stephanie Perkins, author of equally delectable teen reads like "Anna and the French Kiss", because their writing style and syntax are very similar, even though their genres are completely different.

"Daughter of Smoke & Bone" is a wildly imaginative roller coaster of a story, if that roller coaster was set in another reality and everyone sitting around you either had angel wings, wolf heads, or cloven hooves. Taylor blows it ...more

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Feb 08, 2014 Tara rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I was in the mood for a different genre. This was a nice change. A clear first book in a trilogy. Lots of exposition. I suspect that the action really starts in the next book, which I will likely be checking out soon.

Clever plot about different worlds and different creatures. Bit of a Romeo and Juliet vibe happening as well.

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Jul 07, 2012 Cecilia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The story and details of this book are undeniable odd, but Laini Taylor's prose is entrancing, enthralling, and just plain beautiful. I couldn't help but adore Karou, the protagonist, or to be drawn into the story. I would recommend this novel to anyone looking for a young adult book that is uncommon and uncommonly lovely. ...more

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