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August 2020 BOTM - Shadow and Bone (Leigh Bardugo)
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I sadly won’t be able to join, for I can’t get the book for another 14 weeks. :(
Oh that's a shame :( can you not get the audiobook or ebook either?
I was checking on ebook and audiobook, but I might be able to get an actual book! I could also buy it.
i read this book last year. it's not my favorite book that leigh bardugo has written, but it still is an amazing read!
I am so jealous of those readers who are going to experience this book for the first time! I would take a literal bath in Leigh Bardugo's words. She is a goddess.
I just finished it and I really enjoyed it! The Grishaverse world and magic system were both really cool, and I thought the story was really interesting. My favourite character would have to be the Darkling. He was such an interesting and mysterious character. Though I did feel like the characters were a bit underdeveloped, and the love triangle idea was cliche, I still enjoyed the story and I will be continuing the series! :)
I agree with the cliche and the love triangle! It seemed almost very....... unoriginal at those parts. The Darkling was also my fav character too. The magic system is definitely great, and I'm glad you're continuing with the series! :)
yes, it may be cliche, but we should take into consideration that this was released in 2012
Good point
Oh gosh, I really hated this book. The love triangle was laughable (love is not a shape, my friends), the Chosen One narrative was weak, Alina and Mal annoyed the heck out of me, and Alina became a super-special-snowflake goddess-type heroine way too quickly for my tastes. The Darkling's name was so ridiculous it was impossible to take him seriously. I just... this book annoyed me. A lot. I also didn't like how Zoya was portrayed. She was so 2-D and petty. I found myself rooting for her, though, because Alina was so bad.
I agree with the Darkling's name! For me, it was so similar to duckling, I just pictured a little black duckling waddling around everywhere trying to look menacing but it's being too adorable! You can't unsee it now! :)
OMG that's amazing!!! :D I was thinking "Darling" but now I can't unsee duckling
I don't like the "ling" at the end of "Dark," it made him sound like a rebellious toddler
I didn’t mind the name, but I can see why it might bother you. It’s funny how Alina was shocked when the Darkling was revealed to be using her, even though his name is literally a direct giveaway that he’s the villain.
Maybe she thought he was the "misunderstood villain" or something
Not my favourite Leigh Bardugo book, but I still liked it a lot. I've read the rest of the series and Seige and Storm is definitely better than the first. Nikolai Lantsov all the way!!!
i actually think i liked siege and storm less than i liked shadow and bone. i loved nikolai, but he was kinda the only thing i cared about in the book... i don't really remember exactly what happened in these series even tho i read it just a year ago. hopefully i'll re-read it before the show comes out
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