A review by diadiscovers
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
3.0
I was starting Shadow and Bone on Netflix and thought I should read the book at the same time. Then I came on here and saw all the low ratings and was confused. I'm definitely surprised that the series is not exactly like the book, which is a good kind of surprise.
I finished the book fairly quickly, in about 4 hours. It was easy to read and it was also enjoyable. I wasn't reading just for the sake of reading or to get to the end. It feels like the first book is mainly for world building, there is a little plot but I would say that it's a character driven story as we watch the protagonist grow into her own person. Some of the characters do feel shallow and perhaps we could have been introduced to them a lot more. I don't understand the low ratings, there's definitely books that are a lot worse out there.
I finished the book fairly quickly, in about 4 hours. It was easy to read and it was also enjoyable. I wasn't reading just for the sake of reading or to get to the end. It feels like the first book is mainly for world building, there is a little plot but I would say that it's a character driven story as we watch the protagonist grow into her own person. Some of the characters do feel shallow and perhaps we could have been introduced to them a lot more. I don't understand the low ratings, there's definitely books that are a lot worse out there.