Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) in Monthly Challenges

Nov 30, 2010 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love.
It did not end well.....

Wow. Let me just say....wow! I’m not sure I have the words to truly do this book justice......
This book sure has being getting its fair share of raving reviews and I admit I certainly had high expectations of what I was gonna get, but let me say....I have never, ever read anything like this before. This book is one of a kind....totally, completely. Laini Taylor takes the story of angels and demons and takes it in a dir ...more

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Apr 09, 2013 Hubble rated it liked it

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This was the most amazing book that I've ever read

Update: Re-read it. It was still good. But not that amazing anymore ...more

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Oct 18, 2011 ★Meghan★ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: epubs-pdfs, audiobooks, paranormal, young-adult, fiction, romance, series, fantasy, read-in-2012, magic

I gave this book a solid 4 stars. I will read it again because I think I missed some critical pieces since I listened to it rather than read it. However the narrator was fabulous with the different accents for each person. Each and every character was unique and his own voice.

As far as characters, my favorite had to be Karou's best friend Susanna. She was funny and was always there. She was trusting and didn't just allow her friend to get away with things. I think my favorite part was when she w ...more

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Dec 17, 2013 Tasha rated it really liked it

Actual rating: 4.5

I spent the past year or 2 looking everywhere for this book because it sounded so good, and I was not disappointed. There are awesome characters, some really beautiful descriptions, and a good mixture of moments that make you want to laugh and cry.

The reason I dropped half a star was that after the wishbone was broken the change was a bit sudden for so late at night, and it confused me a bit. After continuing on it went from being confusing to heart-wrenchingly beautiful, so a ...more

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Aug 09, 2020 Marie (UK) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-reading-challenge

I feel i am being generous to this book in giving it 2 stars but I am sure there is a cdre of readers that will love it. For me it felt like watching a film from halfway through, there is neither scene setting or any explanation of the world view. Why does Brimstone collect teeth for instance? You have to read the whole thing to get anywhere near an answer to this and many other questions that i had. the whole narrative was just continuous"errands" without any compelling reason. Safe to say i wo ...more

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