A review by ellipalmer
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I watched the TV show before reading (well listening to be more accurate) to the book. I enjoyed the book more than I do most YA fantasy, which I by and large find disappointing, but I might have liked it more if I weren't comparing it to the TV show which I LOVED. Now having read the book I like all of the changes they made to the plot for the show (even discounting that they blended in a whole separate book series). So it's hard for me to review the book because I can't not compare it. 

The narrator for the audiobook was mostly good. <Spoiler> She gave the Darkling a voice that sounded so clearly evil and untrustworthy that it was a hard sell to believe that we were supposed to not know that hes up to no good until half-way through. </Spoiler> But otherwise, I liked her performance. 
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