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

Laini Taylor

Start date: December 11, 2011

Finish date: December 30, 2011

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Jul 15, 2014 Ronyell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: best-of-2014, creepy-ending, fairy-tale-romance, read-in-2014, strong-hero, fantasy, my-blog-reviews, young-adult-teen-books, sexy-good-girl-heroine, strong-heroine

“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.”

And judging by this quote, we pretty much know how the tone of this book will turn out.

Now, I have been hearing so many good things about Laini Taylor’s highly acclaimed “Daughter of Smoke and Bone” series and even though it took me forever to just check this series out because I was reading so many other books at the time it was released, I finally got around to reading the first book in the series and I was absolut ...more

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Jul 09, 2015 Nancy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, ya, romance

I sat up until well after midnight last night to finish this book, as it really did leave me breathless. Of course, I was taken completely by the worlds and the seraphim and chimaera, but what was so brilliant was the slow revealing of the secret of Karou's existence, Akiva's behaviour and everything that had happened in the beginning of the book. I am pleased to say, I never even guessed at what was going on, but it was so logical and fantastic. And for once, I wasn't annoyed that the book was ...more

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Aug 29, 2012 Trisha rated it it was amazing

I must admit, just based on the premise I didn't think I'd like this book.
but I LOVED IT!
The writing style is just wonderful - like adding a beach and sunshine to my reading spot. It's just so easy to read and enjoy.
And the characters - I loved them. Snarky but fun and loving. The conversations- even when they were sappy or should have been awkward - were seamless and enjoyable.

And the world is alive and real even if it's unusual and not ours. It's just like slipping into a world with friends ...more

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Oct 14, 2016 Lindsay rated it it was amazing

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

4.5 stars

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Jun 03, 2012 Tfalcone rated it it was ok

Not my genre I think.

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Apr 20, 2013 Jules rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, paranormal

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

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