Laini Taylor possesses both skill to guarantee her a top spot in the crowded pool of YA Fantasy authors. I’ve said this before and it needed to be said again for emphasis: a great story is rendered ordinary without a great story teller. Her imagination amazes me, but what truly sets her apart from her peers, is her writing prowess.

Truly, one of the best YA authors of today.Īnyway, Daughter of Smoke and Bone is nothing short of magicalㅡa feeling I notice is now commonplace with anything Laini Taylor. I’ve read her latest series, Strange the Dreamer, and it’s crazy how much she’s improved there when she’s already this good here. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is one of Laini’s first works but already, her writing skill is so impressive. After binge reading Bardugo’s mediocre work the past weeks, it feels refreshing to be immersed once again in Laini Taylor’s lyrical paragraphsAND exciting plotsㅡbecause the best of them can make these two important and seemingly mismatched elements come together so flawlessly. How nice it is to be reminded of how great stories should feel like. MY REVIEW: 5 of 5 stars to Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor ★★★★★ But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself? When beautiful, haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious “errands”, she speaks many languages – not all of them human – and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.Īnd in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”Īround the world, black hand prints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. Title: Daughter of Smoke & Bone Author: Laini Taylor Series: Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1 Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Published: September 27th 2011 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Rating: 5/5 stars ★★★★★

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