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No cover — Leigh Bardugo: Shadow and Bone (Hardcover, 2012, Henry Holt)

Hardcover, 358 pages

English language

Published Sept. 4, 2012 by Henry Holt.

ISBN:: 978-0-8050-9459-6

(1 review)

Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegé of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.

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BrittReads reviewed Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1)

Nice, pleasant fantasy with a little bit of romance thrown in.

4 stars

A very enjoyable book. Sometimes a bit difficult to get through as the first person limited POV can leave supporting characters feeling a bit hollow.

Subjects

Fantasy
Magic
Ability
Orphans
Monsters
Fiction