REVIEW: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor - 4 stars

The beginning, the setting, Karou and Brimstone and Issa, and the quality of the writing blew me away. As soon as the truth about Karou was foreshadowed with a heavy hand, I felt sad. Like something beautiful was being ripped apart.

I never really warmed up to the truth about Karou, but the writing compelled me to keep going, despite the occasional abuse of five-dollar words. The world building is amazing. And again, Karou! I was so annoyed by her name at first, a lot of the names actually, but I completely fell in love with her. The truth was an intruder.

I am still looking forward to reading the next one. And Daughter of Smoke and Bone is well worth reading despite its flaws.

4 Stars