A great start to a series

The perfect narrator for such a fantastical story, Miss Fortgang gives life to not only Alina's voice but to the whole cast, I don't think I can imagine them soundig any other way now.

As for the book itself, its been a long time since I've been so pushed to find out what happened next but with Shadow and Bone I simply could not devour it quick enough. The world is oddly realistic and enchanting, the characters complex and interesting. I'm looking forward to reading more from Leigh Bardugo.

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way better than the Netflix series

a good read, though I do find the main character to be a bit obviously at times and (dumb). narrator does an amazing job

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Only a 4 becsuse

Only a 4 because six of crows is amazing and 5 plus along with king of scars and crooked kingdom. A wonderful entry to a magical world with awesome characters and plots.

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The writing is not that great

It is a fun, but the writing style in itself is quite meh. We'll see if the rest of the series picks it up a bit.

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great start to the series

I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this via Netgalley but I actually read (listened) to this on audible. I sign up to a lot of blog tours and I end up pausing some books half way through so I can meet blog tour deadlines (totally going to be more organised next year) but I have found I can listen to books while I do other things like getting ready for work, driving, washing up etc so I actually listened to this one instead of reading the netgalley copy.

I was actually going to listen to Six of Crows as it had a full cast but I found out that the two series were related and this book was chronologically first. A lot of people said it was fine to listen to Six of Crows first but I'm a bit of stickler for that sort of thing so I went for this book (and the rest of the trilogy first) I am actually glad I did it that way round because there's a lot of world building that is in Shadow and Bone which I think you are expected to know when you read Six of Crows.

I found Alina a realistic character for one in such a made-up world. She is your average girl. There's nothing special about her. She is in love with her best friend who doesn't realise it and carries out her day to day chores and roles. I know a lot of people don't like Alina but I found her character intriguing because she was such an average girl before she discovers that she's actually grisha.

Once Alina's true identity is discovered she meets The Darkling. Essentially the leader of the grisha. I had a love-hate relationship with The Darkling. There is something so appealing about him that you want to like him but you just know you shouldn't. He's also a great character to quote.

Leigh did an amazing job with the world building in this book. I believe it is inspired by Russian history. I am not big on history but Leigh did such a good job of pulling me into the world that it really didn't matter. Everything you need to know Leigh will tell you. Piece by piece.

This was a great start to the series that will have you gasping in shock, sitting on the edge of your seat in suspense and screaming in anger. As soon as I finished this one I had to start Siege and Storm because I knew I had to be back with these characters again.

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Loved the story, bugged by the narrator

Usually I can work with the narrator without too much issue but this was all wrong. It sounded too much like the divergent series, the American accent worked well there but I don’t think it worked for this. Lack of range for the various characters. I think an older voice or possibly with a European accent, would have been better. It was distracting.

Enjoyed the story, came to it after the tv show and I wasn’t disappointed with it.

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Great sort and detail

Since I am a sucker for fantasy stories / movies, I really enjoyed the storytelling and detail of the book, the narrator really makes me feel like I am there.

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Fantastic!

Loved every minute of this book, I cannot wait to start the second one.

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Easy read

Went by fast, I enjoyed it but I don't t I will buy the books

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Surprisingly good.

Having watched then series on Netflix I thought I’d give the book a try. I wasn’t disappointed. The book really paints a rich world and the characters & cultures in it. The performance was excellent and the story really kept me engaged. Looking forward to book 2 in the series.

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