Nienke De Waal answers “Is the series of the book worth reading???”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1):

Is the series of the book worth reading???

Nienke De Waal Depends on your own preference. To me, Shaow and Bone was the book that got me reading YA after years of shunning the whole genre (had some bad (cough…moreDepends on your own preference. To me, Shaow and Bone was the book that got me reading YA after years of shunning the whole genre (had some bad (cough- Twilight - cough) experiences) with the eternally present stupid main characters and generic love triangle plots.

The series are fresh, in that it contains some dreadful elements of mainstream YA, but does a double take on them. Characters of the Grisha series are often flawed instead of perfect. They can at times be selfish, cruel, disloyal, honestly ignorant and petty, even the supposed-to-be-perfect heroes. They feel like real people with their own motivations. Bardugo shows us a fantasy world with sarcasm.
The humor is even better. Beware for a lot of spunk and witty lines.

I would definitely recommend the Shadow and Bone trilogy,

but the Six of Crows duology is even better. Sadly, this one plunges you into the world that is build in the first trilogy and without context, a lot of symbolism and information will go straight over your head. :) (less)

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ro´s i really want to read it.. since quarantine and everything. but there are aldo so many other series i wanna read like red queen, TID and trone le glas ...more
May 25, 2020 09:34AM · flag

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