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Daughter of Smoke & Bone

by Laini Taylor

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1

Why Read This?

You'll be swept into a gorgeously written world of war and reincarnation that makes forbidden love feel epic and tragic.

Synopsis

Around the world, black hand prints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war. Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands", she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out. When beautiful, haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

At a Glance

3.99 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn

Top Tropes

secret heir/royaltyblood feud romancefated mates

Mood

atmosphericmysteriousromanticmelancholicepic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.99 ★

Page Count

418 pages

Published

2011

Primary Genre

Ya Fantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Khristine Hvam

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

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attempted murderdeathkidnappingmurdertraumaviolencecaptivitygenocidegriefwar

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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