Summary: Shadow and Bone is about a girl named Alina Starkov. She is an orphan who may be the only one who can destroy the Shadow Fold, a place filled with monsters and crawling with darkness. When her regiment attacks the Fold and her best friend, and fellow orphan, is injured, Alina releases a dormant power, a power that is the only way to save her country. Whisked away from everything she knows, Alina is brought to the royal court to train to be a Grisha, the magical elite lead by the mysterious Darkling. With nothing as it seems Alina must unlock the secrets of her world... and her heart. My Thoughts: I loved this high fantasy read and I quickly went on to marathon the rest of the three book trilogy. This book (and the rest of the series) is spectacular. Leigh Bardugo is a brilliant author and I highly recommend her. |