My latest audio book
was one of the rare books that I’ll listen to and then want to read, feeling
that instead of enjoying the book as completely as I could in audio format, the
best way to have encountered this book would have been to read it.
Notable other books that have made me want to read them, even after having
listened to the whole story already: Unbroken and Ready Player One. It’s in
good company.
Daughter of Smoke and
Bone is, at its most basic, a story about love, loss, and otherworldly
creatures. Set in a human world, Karou is an art student who keeps company with
both humans and the mysterious Brimstone, who has raised her from a baby, but
is decidedly not human. He is a monster, part of another world all
together, and is in the midst of a raging battle, which we learn about piece by
piece as the book unravels. Along with this war, we also discover the truth
about Karou, her past, and her life, all of which has been a puzzle to her for
the last seventeen years of her life.
I do have to admit,
this was a weird one. The Amazon description of this book barely hints at the
depths at which it goes, and it expects a lot of suspension of reality. Not
that it’s that difficult. In stark contrast to my last audio book, Shades of
Grey, I bought into this world hook, line and sinker. This is the way it should
be done. I very much enjoyed Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and eagerly
await its sequel!
4, but pretty close to
a 5. I’ll have to reread this one for sure!
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