Review | 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone'

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was beautiful. Simply beautiful.

My journey with Daughter of Smoke & Bone began in 2011, when I first heard of the book. I picked it up upon its release but soon after abandoned it, because I couldn't get into it. I bought it this summer in Portland at Powell's Books and found myself engrossed in it a few days ago as I started it once more. I made my way past the sort-of-boring introductory chapters and thrust into the fantastically-woven story of Karou, Akiva, and the war between the chimaerae and seraph. With the question looming "Who is The Daughter of Smoke and Bone?" throughout the story, I held onto two theories, and interestingly, one of them came true. Although I did predict the ending, that didn't make it any less impactful. I loved the exploration of subplots and the romance of the story and the way the writing tied everything together so well. The ending was a fantastic bow on top to a story already gifted enough.


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