Hardly any language, though (maybe a 'd-mn' or two). Daughter of Smoke and Bone A seventeen-year-old Prague art student named Karou leads an interesting life: she has blue hair that grows from her head, speaks a variety of languages, has three bullet scars in her stomach, and has been raised by creatures with human and animal features called chimaera. There is some violence and scary or darker themes and some sex. Probably best for ages 15 and up but I think mature younger teens could enjoy it also. Universal Studios obtained the rights for a film adaptation. Overall a quite enjoyable read! I am giving the book 4 and a half out of 5 stars. Daughter of Smoke & Bone is the fourth novel written by author Laini Taylor, and the first in the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy. It's kind of hard to explain but the story kept going back to a certain event in the past over and over again. The pacing was good for the majority of the book (at certain points it was hard to quit reading), but some parts in the second half of the book were a little repetitive. The story in general was just very interesting and cool. She is the creator of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone series. The writing style was the first thing I noticed when I was reading that I really enjoyed. Laini Taylor, a self-described 'writer-artist-daydreamer-nerd-person,' is an American author and artist located in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Well let me just say that I was very pleasantly surprised! Daughter of S and B was actually very good! While I didn't really fall in love with any of the characters, I found it pretty easy to connect with most of them. bad and I wasn't expecting anything spectacular out of it.

When I picked up this book I was just thinking it was going to be another story about angles and good vs.

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