Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) in Fans of Angelfall

Sep 19, 2011 Stacia (the 2010 club) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: urban-fantasy, angels-nephilim-and-demons, young-adult, hybrid-multiple-genre, favorites, general-fantasy-and-mythology, beautiful-word-porn

This is what happens when Urban Fantasy and Traditional Fantasy collide.

Results :

Epic.
Beautiful.
Tragic.
Captivating.

After finishing this book, I am in awe of this woman's writing skills. For as much as I love books from any fantasy sub-genre, I also have my own personal roadblocks. Very rarely, can an author use as much descriptiveness in a book without me wanting to tear my hair out. Often, writers show off their "words" just for the sake of trying to impress us. I never felt like this was the c This is what happens when Urban Fantasy and Traditional Fantasy collide.

Results :

Epic.
Beautiful.
Tragic.
Captivating.

After finishing this book, I am in awe of this woman's writing skills. For as much as I love books from any fantasy sub-genre, I also have my own personal roadblocks. Very rarely, can an author use as much descriptiveness in a book without me wanting to tear my hair out. Often, writers show off their "words" just for the sake of trying to impress us. I never felt like this was the case with Daughter of Smoke and Bone.

Every single word had a purpose. Every single word connected one part of the story to another part of the story. Few authors have the gift to interweave fantasy worlds like this one has accomplished, almost seamlessly.

From the opening scene where Karou had to sketch her ex-boyfriend naked in front on an entire classroom, to the middle scenes where Karou takes flight, to the ending where clues from the beginning of the book finally started to unravel (the revelation of the book's title was brilliant)...it was one incredible journey.

Even the small details were treasures waiting to be found - Teeth. Scuppies. Pain. Horns. Hooves. Hybrids. Enemies. Lovers. Portals. Death. Birth. Betrayal. Hope. A wishbone charm.

Because I read this book over the holiday season, I was unable to sit down and read through it in a short period of time. For most books, this would be the kiss of death. Details are often lost when you can't keep them fresh in your mind. Never once did I have trouble picking the book back up after putting it down for a day or two. Every time I came back to Daughter, I did so with an inner excitement, knowing that something good was coming.

Karou, Akiva, Madrigal, Kaz, Brimstone, Issa...so many fascinating characters sprung up from the pages. I really hope we get to learn more about Kaz in the future. I missed that storyline in the second half of the book

There were no complaints from me about the supposed "genre shift" at the midway point. I kept waiting for one to happen and it never really did for me. The story's focus did shift as the past was brought to the forefront, but many of the early story details were answered in the end, bringing the book full circle. There was more of a "fantasy" focus to start, then the romance crept in midway, becoming a very heavy presence, but the fantasy aspect never died imo. If anything, the world building twisted in and out among itself, pulling in more and more details about the lives and lands of the seraph and the chimera.

I am completely thrilled that this book will become a series. The ending left me wanting for more. ...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker rated it it was amazing

I loved it. I couldn't stop reading it. Review coming soon. ...more

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Oct 19, 2011 Jamie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: angels, magic, ya, series-i-can-t-wait-to-continue

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. "Once upon a time, a little girl was raised by monsters."

I enjoyed this book very much. The setting, especially the parts in the Czech Republic and Marakesh were beautifully written. Both places were written as very lovely parts of the world.

Karou, our fearless heroine, is a 17-year-old art school student. This is were this story stops being a YA book. Yes, she's a teenager. That's about it. By the end of the book, she's not even in school anymore. And she's really not a teenager, is she? The o ...more

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Jul 22, 2011 Alice rated it it was ok

Shelves: owned, surprisingly-enjoyed, young-adult, reviewed, insta-romance-just-add-water, crtr-angels, so-called-hero-ruined-heroine, crtr-demons, premise-intrigue, exceeded-my-expectations

Though I’m not entirely sure this book deserves all the hype surrounding it, I did enjoy reading it and I concede that the author has a way with words and that the world and creatures presented here are well-crafted ones. There were some things that inevitably rubbed me the wrong way but that has more to do with my personal tastes than with actual faults of the novel.

While I certainly won’t be waiting with bated breath for the next installment of this story like a number of people are, I’m curio ...more

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Nov 30, 2011 Kay rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, uf-or-paranormal, fantasy, 2013-reads

It took me some time to really get into the story but once I did, I really enjoyed it.

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Feb 13, 2012 Dandelion rated it it was amazing

angel and demon fell in love....my cup of tea :)

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Sep 09, 2011 Desa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, sci-fi-fantasy, series, read-in-2012

Absolutamente maravilloso, imaginativo, sorprendente y diferente a cualquier libro que puedas leer. Encontrar un libro YA así hoy en día es dificilísimo porque parece que ya esté todo visto o escrito, pero Daughter of Smoke and Bone es realmente único. Es un MUST para todos los amantes de la buena fantasía y de lo paranormal.
Necesiro el 2º libro YA!

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Aug 19, 2011 Meghan rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-i-d-actually-recommend, via-audible, ya, fantasty-urban-fantasy

I must have completely missed the fact that this was an angel story, but for all that, I liked it well enough. Good world building, and interesting premise. Love Karu's blue hair, and the wish monger. ...more

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