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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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Aug 09, 2015 Maria V. Snyder rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this book! It was different and I loved that it's set in Prague - now I want to visit there. I also connected with the characters and worried about them. The only issue I had was with the second half of the book - the style changes. In the beginning it's a linear story one event after the other. However, when the big complication happens, the story events are flipped between present and past. Now, I don't mind flashbacks and enjoy reading them, but the way they are structured in ...more

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Jan 13, 2022 Melike rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, cover-lust, ya

"Hope? Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic."

LOVED, loved, loved this book. Perfect storytelling, interesting characters, timeless romance and a beautiful setting in one of my favorite cities, Prague. I can't wait to read Book 2. ...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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Apr 03, 2012 Jessica B rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own, released-in-2011, angels-fallen, young-adult, demons, favourite-reads, delirity-challenges, kindle, 2013, jessica-s-2013-challenge

I absolutely loved this book!

Everything about it was perfect! There was enough mystery to keep me hooked to the last page. Karou was missing something from her life but she could never figure out quite what it was until one day a fiery gazed stranger tries to kill her in the streets of Morocco.

I couldn't even begin to describe this book and feel I was doing it justice. There are so many elements - past, present, future that all combine together to create an undescribable story that tells the st ...more

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Oct 19, 2025 Susan rated it really liked it

Shelves: pick-me-a-winner-book-shelf, 2021-discovery-replacements

I actually was going to give this book 3 stars but I decided I needed to sleep on it. There was so much I liked but my gut reaction was the book was meh. Once I had time to think about the book and character I thought it deserved a 4 star. I liked Karou and Akiva but I also liked Brimstone and Iggy and Twiga.

I have to say I think this is my first book about angels (maybe my second book, I think Crescent City had angels)

I liked it enough I need to read book 2 to see if (view spoiler) ...more

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Feb 14, 2023 Joni (Jonez) rated it really liked it

3.75

While the story was fairly original, and the beauty of the writing was exquisite, the story suffered from both lack of a concise plot, and poor pacing. For that, it barely squeaks out a 4-star.

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