✴ ✴ ✴.5
Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.
Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.
*got me camera back and the photos look fab again, also my kangaroo in the back looks demonic...
Compared to everything else I've been reading lately this is a very 'out of the sort' books that I ended up picking to read, the only reason I did this was because I was somehow, very compelled to pick it up and delve into the story.
'Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.
Meet Karou. 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 hairactually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.
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. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?'
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor is a Young Adult Fantasy trilogy. I'm gonna put it out there that this is not for everyone and I'm pretty sure only a third of people will enjoy this book to it's fullest. The reason for this would be because most people won't be too familiar with fantasy and this book is fantasy fantasy; it's not easy to read if you've never read fantasy and I would not recommended this as your first.
It was difficult for myself to get into (also I read lots and LOTS of fantasy) and I tried my best to slowly ease myself so I wouldn't be too confused. Laini Taylor its a phenomenal writer! The writing is so fluid and its a mix between poetry and humour, it's all just very beautiful, the way she describes *falls* it's truly wonderful. When I say poetry I don't mean - Tahereh Mafi Shatter Me - poetryishness.
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.
Meet Karou. 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 hairactually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.
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. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?'
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor is a Young Adult Fantasy trilogy. I'm gonna put it out there that this is not for everyone and I'm pretty sure only a third of people will enjoy this book to it's fullest. The reason for this would be because most people won't be too familiar with fantasy and this book is fantasy fantasy; it's not easy to read if you've never read fantasy and I would not recommended this as your first.
It was difficult for myself to get into (also I read lots and LOTS of fantasy) and I tried my best to slowly ease myself so I wouldn't be too confused. Laini Taylor its a phenomenal writer! The writing is so fluid and its a mix between poetry and humour, it's all just very beautiful, the way she describes *falls* it's truly wonderful. When I say poetry I don't mean - Tahereh Mafi Shatter Me - poetryishness.
People have told me and I have also read in a couple of reviews that the first book might not be everyones cup of tea but you just HAVE to give the second one a whirl and you'll start to love it more. Now, I didn't LOVE the first book but I;m gonna read the second one because I have it and if there is a possibility it might be a fantastic read, what the hell! There is also this thing going around where 250 pages in there is a plot twist and basically the plot gets twisted and you either enjoy the plot twist or it ruins the book for you.
If you're someone who loved the first book and the whole series, honestly, good for you. I'm glad some people absolutely drool over this series because it's a fantastic read, just not up my ally.
You're probably wondering whether I liked it or not, right? Lemme just put it out there that I recall absolutely adoring every single page till the 250/260 mark and that's when it went all whooshy and some stuff happens. I didn't enjoy the pages after thatvery much at all, however the few chapter towards the end it picked up again and I ended the book feeling accomplished. I have no idea how I flew through that not too flustered.
You're probably wondering whether I liked it or not, right? Lemme just put it out there that I recall absolutely adoring every single page till the 250/260 mark and that's when it went all whooshy and some stuff happens. I didn't enjoy the pages after that
I guess you could say I would recommend this to people who have read a bit of fantasy and enjoy that genre. I can't make a proper decision right now because it would only make sense after I read the second book to actually decided my feelings for this.
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