Shadow and Bone

[Jax]

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[Jax]

I didn't manage to read this during the BotM,
but got round to it later with GothiGeek & Bibiogothica.

It wasn't bad... it just wasn't that good either.
With all the hype around Bardugo's writing, I was expecting more.
The story wasn't bad, and the premise is actually kind of interesting - but like a lot of the YA's coming out, everything has been so watered down it's practically translucent.
The plot was really predictable, the minimal cast of characters could have been less flat and stereotypical and I'm not going to go into all the weird inconsistencies unless someone specifically asks.

I made is about halfway through the second book, Siege and Storm, and DNF.

[Bibliogothica]

Well, I did manage to finish the series and I was really disappointed.
There was barely any character growth and very little interaction with the other characters.
There were also major YA tropes in it and I had hoped that with all the hype that Bardugo would be different.

Look, I don't think it was all the author's fault and it probably had something to do with the publishers, but from what I was expecting, it was a bit of a let down.

I'll probably try out her Six of Crows mostly because I did buy it and perhaps she improved on her second series...