Taylor, Laini. Daughter of Smoke and Bone. New York: Little Brown and Company, 2011. Print.
ISBN: 9780316134026. $18.99. 432 pages.
Awards & Honors:
Andre Norton Award Finalist 2011
ALA Reading List Fantasy Shortlist 2012
Annotation:
Everyone thinks that Karou is creative, smart, and talented, but what they fail to realize is that the creatures she loves to draw are real and she's not even certain that she really knows who she is. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is an amazing story that Laini Taylor tells through a twising narrative of chaos, war, love, and fantasy.
Andre Norton Award Finalist 2011
ALA Reading List Fantasy Shortlist 2012
Annotation:
Everyone thinks that Karou is creative, smart, and talented, but what they fail to realize is that the creatures she loves to draw are real and she's not even certain that she really knows who she is. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is an amazing story that Laini Taylor tells through a twising narrative of chaos, war, love, and fantasy.
Book Review
Karou lives in Prague. She has blue hair that grows that way on its own. She speaks a ton of languages, some of which may be otherworldly. She disappears for periods of time and drawing is her passion. People don't understand her, but they would really be surprised if they learned that her drawings are of real creatures, and in the world she comes from monsters will do anything to have their wishes fulfilled. When black handprints start showing up on doors all over Prague, and Karou is faced with a terrifying angel in a dark alley, she realizes it may be time to learn more about her world of origin.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone is the best fantasy book I have read in a long time. Laini Taylor is incredibly gifted with words and has the abilty to make common themes, such as good versus evil and star-crossed love seem utterly original. The second installment cannot come out soon enough.
Karou lives in Prague. She has blue hair that grows that way on its own. She speaks a ton of languages, some of which may be otherworldly. She disappears for periods of time and drawing is her passion. People don't understand her, but they would really be surprised if they learned that her drawings are of real creatures, and in the world she comes from monsters will do anything to have their wishes fulfilled. When black handprints start showing up on doors all over Prague, and Karou is faced with a terrifying angel in a dark alley, she realizes it may be time to learn more about her world of origin.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone is the best fantasy book I have read in a long time. Laini Taylor is incredibly gifted with words and has the abilty to make common themes, such as good versus evil and star-crossed love seem utterly original. The second installment cannot come out soon enough.
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Laini Taylor's blog is really fun, because she shares tons of pictures of her house and family plus talks all about her books.
Watch this interview with author Laini Taylor.
Watch this short clip about the book.
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