So, I completely forgot to take a photo of this book before I took it back to the library last week and now we're in Michigan. So, if you want to check out what the book looks like click here Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Sorry about that.
Anyway...
The main character of this book, Karou, is a seventeen year-old art student living in Prague. Her sketch books are filled with colorful images of monsters which her friends believe are a part of her very active imagination. But the monsters in her sketch books are real. They are her family.
Grateful for her Chimaera family, Karou runs errands for Brimstone, the Wishmaker, bringing him mysterious items from all over the world. When one of the errands brings Karou face-to-face with an enemy from her past, she goes searching for answers to the mysteries of her life - who is she and where she comes from?
I found Daughter of Smoke and Bone through the NoveList recommendations available on my library's web catalog. It is the third novel written by author Laini Taylor and was a joy to read. The story is beautifully written with obvious attention given to the details. The scenes and characters are well thought out and fully developed. I felt like I could be sitting with Karou in Prague, discussing art. Taylor also uses humor easily and to great effect without watering down her character's personality.
And while the story is listed as Teen Fiction, Daugher of Smoke and Bone does not fall into the typical traps of the teen genre. There is no angst ridden love triangle in this book. It's very refreshing.
Originally, I picked this book up thinking it was a stand alone novel. I was wrong. Apparently, it is the first book in a planned trilogy. The second installation, Days of Blood and Starlight, is hopefully due out sometime this fall, although nothing has been confirmed as of yet.
Anyway...
The main character of this book, Karou, is a seventeen year-old art student living in Prague. Her sketch books are filled with colorful images of monsters which her friends believe are a part of her very active imagination. But the monsters in her sketch books are real. They are her family.
Grateful for her Chimaera family, Karou runs errands for Brimstone, the Wishmaker, bringing him mysterious items from all over the world. When one of the errands brings Karou face-to-face with an enemy from her past, she goes searching for answers to the mysteries of her life - who is she and where she comes from?
I found Daughter of Smoke and Bone through the NoveList recommendations available on my library's web catalog. It is the third novel written by author Laini Taylor and was a joy to read. The story is beautifully written with obvious attention given to the details. The scenes and characters are well thought out and fully developed. I felt like I could be sitting with Karou in Prague, discussing art. Taylor also uses humor easily and to great effect without watering down her character's personality.
And while the story is listed as Teen Fiction, Daugher of Smoke and Bone does not fall into the typical traps of the teen genre. There is no angst ridden love triangle in this book. It's very refreshing.
Originally, I picked this book up thinking it was a stand alone novel. I was wrong. Apparently, it is the first book in a planned trilogy. The second installation, Days of Blood and Starlight, is hopefully due out sometime this fall, although nothing has been confirmed as of yet.
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