Questions About Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)

by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author)

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Is the series of the book worth reading???

Nico @Gabby how's not liking the book makes me a bad person?

The book is your run of the mill YA cheesy love story. Albeit written in first person perspect…more@Gabby how's not liking the book makes me a bad person?

The book is your run of the mill YA cheesy love story. Albeit written in first person perspective, which a lot of writers seems to consider this as the easiest PoV to write, it fails to deliver an engaging character.

How the main character reacts, what she did, most of the time, aren't something that's easy to relate to.

The pacing in the book is terrible, and instead of doing it by narrative, the writer took the easy route by doing frequent "X days/weeks/months later" type of thing.

The characters are straight up black and white, good vs evil. Which is fine considering this is a YA book. But like seriously, unless you're like 14 years old who can't understand why Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones are good, this book is not for you.

I also dislike the fact that many readers think that having a weak female lead who cries every 5 minutes when something is not all unicorns and rainbows and drools over guys only because they're good looking and having their brains shut off every time a hot guy passes by is a good thing. I get it, you people like romance. But come on, at least have some respect that females can be smart too, that they can make good strong independent lead characters who can make smart judgement without being easily distracted by some guy's face or tall and muscular body. I'm sick of all these terrible female lead portrayals by YA books nowadays.(less)

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Ok, ok, ok.. i know this is vague and redundant, but is this a good read? I am looking for something dark, not a "lovey-dovey-im-an-emotional-preteen-oh-does-he-really-love-me" YA novel that is so annoyingly prevalent these days.

Anna The 1st book in the series isn't really dark, but books 2 and 3 are. At the begining of Shadow and Bone Alina (main heroine) is very insecure and she …moreThe 1st book in the series isn't really dark, but books 2 and 3 are. At the begining of Shadow and Bone Alina (main heroine) is very insecure and she has some "does-he-have-any-feelings-for-me" moments, but she goes through an AMAZING character development later, especially in book 2 & beginning of book 3. Also in later books there are more dark themes, like hunger for power & losing yourself in that hunger, and more brutality than in Shadow and Bone. So, it depends whether you are a patient reader and are willing to wait for darker themes - then I would recomend you to read the series - or you expect something that is dark from the very beginning - then Shadow and Bone might not be the right book for you... All I can add is that I enjoyed the series very much, especially book 2, Siege and Storm.(less)

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Is there a lot of romance? Rate the romance from 1 to 10 1 being cleannnnnn romance 10 being spicy details (No spoilers please)

Ella Gelston Not really, maybe like a 4?? 3?? I think a 3
There is some kissing here and there and a scene that could have been spicier, but... Life happens…moreNot really, maybe like a 4?? 3?? I think a 3
There is some kissing here and there and a scene that could have been spicier, but... Life happens(less)

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umm I'm just asking but didn't the darkling sexually harassed Alina? I think it was in shadow and bone but after Alina and Mal got caught by the Darkling, I believe that he kissed Alina after she clearly showed distaste in him and was obviously uncomfortable with being him but he still kissed her. These are the points in books where I just want to burn this book in a bonfire. - Emily S

Marcin Do you realize that Darkling is a villain?

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I just finished the Six of Crows duology, it wasn't really that great imo, but I would love to find out more about the Grishaverse. My local library doesn't stock English books unfortunately, so my question - is this book worth spending money on ordering? Or should I just wait until I find a second-hand copy?

αλήθεια I personally never buy books, so I would wait if I were you. It is a REALLY good book, though. I was skeptical about all the hype but it is worth it. …moreI personally never buy books, so I would wait if I were you. It is a REALLY good book, though. I was skeptical about all the hype but it is worth it. Worth the money though for a once over read? I don't know(less)

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