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Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves her life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha… and the secrets of her heart.

©2012 Leigh Bardugo (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Royalty Heartfelt Paranormal Teen Fiction

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The excitement for Shadow and Bone was unreal. I started to read to this book but had to get it as an audiobook too because I needed that extra sensory enjoyment that only an audiobook can bring.
I’ve not been disappointed. The story started off slow initially but fell into a steady pace. I found myself second guessing the plot and my heart was racing up to the very end with trepidation.

Hype books don’t always do it for me and I wanted to get the book version before i get consumed by the upcoming Netflix series.

Highly recommend this book.

5 STARS for the Sun Summoner

So worth the hype!

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I have been looking for a new fantasy world to get into but I don’t think I’ll be following up with the Grishaverse. For me the story concentrated far too much on the love interest than anything else.

More twilight than LOTR

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I thought it was well Written, performed well but the story seemed very short and rushed in parts.

I did like it, just expected more. Will i get the next book, maybe.

Its fine

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Leigh Bardugo has built a world that I would not want to live in but that I enjoyed being taken to. What a fantastic story, this is book 1 and I am gripped, I can't wait to get stuck into books 2 and 3.

Mal, Alina, the Darkling, they world of the Grisha are all so well crafted as characters, places, people, a fantasy world that could very well be real and a story that has you wanting to never stop listening. Excellent narration by Lauren Fortgang too.

Marvellous storytelling

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The story was interesting and took me through a few twists and turns. Would have enjoyed it much more if the narration was reasonable. Almost laughable at times. Accents are awful and sometimes it’s hard to figure out what the main character is thinking apposed to speaking. Would listen too the second book if it’s not the same narrator.

Good story but TERRIBLE narration.

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