"An action-packed, heartbreaking ending will leave teens breathless for the final installment." --School Library Journal
"This
action-packed, suspenseful grand tale of war, adventure and love, with a maritime setting, colorful battles, and female warriors, will appeal to a broad readership and is an enticing prelude to the anticipated Book 3." --
VOYA "Bardugo populates her fully realized world with appealing three-dimensional characters and an involving plot that keeps a steady pace. . . . The buzz will be big." --
Booklist "Bardugo builds on strengths she brought to the first volume, including a
richly crafted fantasy world with its own twist on magic, a surfeit of handsome leading men, and plenty of teen-appropriate romantic angst." --
The Horn Book "Scheming and action carry readers at a
breathless pace to an end that may surprise them and will definitely leave them panting for the series' conclusion." --
Kirkus Reviews "
Mesmerizing. . . . Bardugo's set up is shiver-inducing, of the delicious variety.
This is what fantasy is for." --
Laini Taylor in
The New York Times Book Review on
Shadow and Bone "This is one book series you want to get hooked on." --
Seventeen.com on
Shadow and Bone "Set in a
fascinating, unique world rich with detail,
Shadow and Bone was
unlike anything I've ever read. Alina is a clever, sympathetic character I will gladly follow into the next installment--which can't come soon enough!" --
Veronica Roth, New York Times-bestselling author of Divergent on
Shadow and Bone "I loved it! This is just my kind of fantasy--rich, satisfying, and gorgeous, laced with heart-pounding action and pitch-perfect romance. The characters--protagonists and antagonists--are layered and complex. I'll be thinking about it for a good long time." --
Cinda Williams Chima, bestselling author on Shadow and Bone "* Fast-paced and unpredictable, this debut novel will be a hit with readers who love dark fantasy. . . . Bardugo creates a unique world complete with monsters, magic, danger, romance, corruption, and extravagance." --
School Library Journal, starred review on Shadow and Bone "Filled with lush descriptions, intriguing magic, and plenty of twists, this memorable adventure offers action and intrigue mixed with an undercurrent of romance and danger." --
Publishers Weekly on Shadow and Bone "Bardugo weaves a captivating spell with lushly descriptive writing, engaging characters, and an exotic, vivid world. Readers will wait impatiently for the next installment." --
Booklist on Shadow and Bone "Readers will be rooting for this lonely, tough heroine as she navigates perils physical, magical, and emotional." --
BCCB on Shadow and Bone "A rich fantasy landscape, an inspired magical structure, and a gratifying emotional hook keep the pages whirring." --
The Horn Book on Shadow and Bone
