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Daughter of Smoke and Bones



Honestly, it took many pages for me to have that eagerness to finish the book. It’s not that the story isn’t interesting and good, it isn’t just what I expected at the beginning. I had to put it down several times, suspended the reading and got back to it after a day or two. But when I started to unravel the soul of the story, it became a winner for me.
The Daughter of Smoke and Bones is mind-boggling, wicked and mysterious. Laini Taylor has created unique characters she describes perfectly like they exist in the real world—illustrating physical images that loiter in your imagination. How can you forget a girl with bright blue hair? That is Karou, a young art student in Prague who speaks many languages—which not all of them human—and who is swathed in mysteries apart from the unique color of her hair.
This young and vibrant protagonist exists in this world with abundant questions about so many things—especially about herself. However, her journey to different places through different doors for mystifying errands will lead her to someone she will think of as a threat. But when Akiva’s fire-colored eyes looked at her, everything in her life begins to change and becomes translucent. He will help her unveil the secrets and discover the truth about who she is—and perhaps, find love.
She is no ordinary human and she still has so many “whys”. But more than that, she is bogged down in an atrocious unearthly war. How will she get herself out of these uncanny occurrences? The Daughter of Smoke and Bones assures to give you the best answer as it promises to give you more surprises.


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