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Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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Start date
October 1, 2013
Finish date
October 31, 2013
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Voted as BOTM for October

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Monica
I just chose to listen to this book last night for a BINGO challenge. I only stopped to listen to go to bed and when I had to drive. At first I was a little lost on the story line.

There is a world with magic and the human world. The doors between the worlds start having black hand marks on them. This is so that they can close the opening between the two worlds.

You have Karou who is an artist and sketches. She is in art school and does errands for Brimstone. Then she meets Akiva. This is when thi
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Vicky
I wasn't sure what to expect of Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I'd heard good things about it, but I'm also wary of books with a lot of hype (and a PG13 movie deal).

It exceeded my expectations, this is definitely a book that straddles the line and can be enjoyed both by young adults and adults.

The world-building was unique and well designed. Laini Taylor takes the basic idea of Angels and Demons and turns it on it's head to create Eretz - a world rich with mythology, filled with seraphs and chime
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Nicole
Feb 24, 2013 rated it really liked it
This was an excellent story. The details were immaculate and I think it makes a superb YA fantasy. The world is well-rounded and the writing is decent. I highly recommend it to those who frequent the genre.
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René
Dec 27, 2013 marked it as wishlist-someday  ·  review of another edition
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Sarah
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Jul 14, 2017 marked it as to-read-2017  ·  review of another edition