Title: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Author: Laini Taylor Published on: September 27 2011 Genre: Fantasy Author's blog Series?: Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1 Get a copy: Amazon I Barnes & Noble |
Around the world, black handprints 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 otherwordly 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?
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 otherwordly 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?
Yes, yes. It's another one of those books that has fans screaming at me: "KAT! WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN ALL THIS TIME?!?!"
Now, I have been wanting, yearning, to read this book for a really long time, for the reason that the cover of this book is so mysterious and I feel like I want to read it and dig out all of the secrets in this book. Another reason being simply that this book led to many positive, five-star glowing reviews.
But why haven't I picked it up yet? Why aren't I poring over this book right now instead of some other book (This is What Happy Looks Like)?? Oh, believe me, I really want to read this book, but (sobs) my local bookstore does. Not. Have. It. It's the same answer as to why I don't have most of the books that I really want to read, really. I can only grit my teeth and hope that the next time I visit, they'll somehow magically have the book on their shelves.
(Just a little FYI, ordering from Amazon and/or the Book Depository is really expensive because of the currency exchange rate, so most of the time I just stick to local bookstores.)
(Just a little FYI, ordering from Amazon and/or the Book Depository is really expensive because of the currency exchange rate, so most of the time I just stick to local bookstores.)
Nevertheless, I WILL find a way to acquire this book, and soon...ish. What about you? Do you have a book that is on your wishlist, too? Tell me in the comments!