A review by booksbytheglass
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark emotional inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I am severely unhinged!!! why the heck did it take me 11 years to read this one? LIKE WHO LET ME DO THAT šŸ™ƒ

everything about this novel completely surpassed my expectations!! I went in knowing very little about the series, other than the darkling is hot af (spoiler: I was right about that šŸ„µšŸ„µšŸ„µ), and Iā€™m so glad I did 

because WHAT A JOURNEY I WENT ON!!! thank you to all of my friends I live texted because Iā€™m pretty sure the amount of gasping and screaming memes I sent were unreal 

I loved the character development of alina and how she really came into her own self, versus where she started and letting others shape her path for her!! although her ā€œrelationshipā€ with mal should be platonic only, I said what I said šŸøā˜•ļø feel free to fight me in the comments I will die on this hill 

the world development took a bit for me to get into, but the way that the story and plot opened, it sucked me right in!!! Iā€™m now completely a grisha girlie pls 

will ben barnes consume my every thoughts until I find a way to become the darklingā€™s wh0re? most likely šŸ«”

rating: 5 stars
wine pairing: rioja red blend