Others: Leaning positive Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegé of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.
Genres: fantasy, romance, young adult
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Leigh Bardugo
2001 · 401 pages · 6 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positiveHunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret.
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Leigh Bardugo
2014 · 403 pages · 7 reviews
Others: Mostly positive"The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Alina forges new alliances as she and Mal search for Morozova's last amplifier. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that alters her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields"--Provided by publisher.
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Sarah J. Maas
2013 · 432 pages · 20 reviews
Others: Mostly positiveShe is the greatest assassin her world has ever known. But where will her conscience, and her heart, lead her? After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.Keeping up the deadly charade-while pretending to do the king's bidding-will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice. Where do the assassin's loyalties lie, and who is she willing to fight for?
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Sarah J. Maas
2014 · 576 pages · 18 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positiveCelaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth…a truth about her heritage that could change her life-and her future-forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. Will Celaena find the strength to not only fight her inner demons, but to take on the evil that is about to be unleashed?
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Maggie Stiefvater
2012 · 416 pages · 41 reviews
Others: Mostly positiveThough she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger. When she meets Gansey, one of the boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as "raven boys", they can only mean trouble. For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the raven boys, she's not so sure anymore.
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Kristin Cashore
2008 · 400 pages · 8 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positiveKatsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug. She never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po. She never expects to learn the truth behind her Grace—or the terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone. With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, debut author Kristin Cashore creates a mesmerizing world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will consume you, hold you captive, and leave you wanting more. Books in the Graceling Realm series 1. Graceling 2. Fire 3. Bitterblue 4. Winterkeep
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MixedA great example for me is the Shadow and Bone series, which I've often talked about not finding that good anymore, but it was the very first fantasy book that I ever read. So, it has a lot of meaning to me. I will cherish it forever as being my introduction into big magic and like other worlds.
Loved itI am putting in ahead of its time because I believe it to be ahead of its time. ... I ended up really, really loving the series as a whole. ... I do think that this as a series is underrated.
Not a fanI also really didn't like the gisha trilogy well I can't say that because I've only read the first one and that was like a long time ago
Mixedthe Shadow and Bone Trilogy another series I read many years ago was one I never really personally clicked with
NeutralAnyway,Shadow and Bone is fine,but the other two duologies are the highlights,and I think I enjoyed the first in the duologies the most.
Not a fanso this book personally annoyed me the characters annoyed me and i just feel like it's such an overhyped book
Loved itShadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, this I'm going to put in the great tier. I'm just going to put Shadow and Bone as god in Six of Crows' place.
Loved itshadow and bone do I worship it or is it just good [ __ ] do I worship it I don't know I don't know I think I worship it I think I do
Loved itfor me it's great it's not God
Mixedshadow and Brutus boring is the thing it's not bad that's not awesome so I want to say okay tier I don't think it's a bad book but it's not as good as the okay books
Loved itI listen to all of these via audiobook over a one-month period the narrator is so good who's so much fun to listen to
Not a fanI really didn't like this book I did end up finishing it I think I gave it a three stars but I would lower it now but I just I didn't like this book because for me it's like it's set in like a Russian kind of setting
Loved itI really like this whole series and frankly the whole universe I'm like really obsessed with it total trash for the series but I especially liked the first one
Loved itI read this book for read your book shelf withon round two and I absolutely inhaled this book I finished it within a day and a half of the readathon I was completely engrossed in the entire world in the concept
