So much hype surrounding this book, many positive reviews from my friends yet in the end this book was very underwhelming. I know that in a harsh environment people do grow up quickly but they cannot under any condition become "mob bosses" or if they can in this (totally) fictional world of Ketterdam then .

Jesper is witty and an absolute delight to get a POV chapter from, but he's also incredibly sympathetic as a former farm boy who fell from grace. They cast him twin glares, and Jesper beamed back at them, but Kaz’s attention was focused on the plans. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TO BE AT WORK BY 8 TOMORROW I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING BINGEWATCHING SHADOW AND BONE ON NETFLIX WHEN IT DROPS AT 3 AM. Loved the world, especially after having read the Grisha trilogy, it was awesome to explore somewhere new.Her plotting is incredibly engaging, with so many twists and turns that the book is hard to put down. I want to be clear that the romance never takes over the story; it feels natural and welcome when it surfaces, which isn't too often. it’s a brilliant thing if the author can craft six characters and never make them feel repetitive or similar to each other, making each character have their own thoughts and voices — but leigh bardugo did just that and i couldn’t be happier about that.

All came from the Library of noted bibliophile and Updike collector Albert J Raman from Philadelphia. They must first break into a heavily-guarded prison and smuggle a convict out and then, with his help, they will attempt to break into the Ice Court - a place that has never been breached - all to get their hands on a LOT of money.

The 25th anniversary gift edition of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights / The Golden Compass is beautifully illustrated by Chris Wormell and well worth finding for your collection. Inej is a member of a gang and a murderer, but she desperately wants to do the right thing and liberate slaves like herself.

I barely even knew how to read this book, due to the fact that it was so devastatingly cool and exciting and unique and addictive that it almost made me illiterate. Huangshan ladies alongside axis Qing Li Xiu Yi XU Bao Fragrance Qing Ren Xiong elderly man Children Playing alongside the Qing PAN Zhen-yong Autumn Moon Lane flute alongside the Qing PAN Yung Xichun funeral flowers alongside the Qing Hu surgery imitation cold Shou Ladies alongside the clear the Ho Yung old man fishing alongside the modern Shen sea flute alongside the modern donkey bridge alongside the Modern Hu Tan Qing Qian of Fo Damo wall alongside the early flowers and birds Ching Weng Luo Chunhua starling axis to clear any bears Evening unloading Figure the bear flowers alongside the Qing Ding Wenwei Yao Chi Chun Yong axis to clear any Kaoru flowers and birds polypych Qing Pu H. i’m the biggest sucker for that trope and i loved the way it developed so naturally between all the characters in this. Read from the beginning with this deluxe hardback collector's edition of the first novel in the worldwide-bestselling Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo! She’d laughed, and if he could have bottled the sound and got drunk on it every night, he would have.Jesper never missed a chance to tease Wylan and even though Wylan was so innocent and shy he still somehow managed to hit back at him! Inej is known for her ability to climb buildings and move across impossible terrain with extreme agility. The use of humor is subtle most of the time, but well handled overall to complement the setting of the plot.

He has history with Nina as the two of them helped each other after a storm destroyed their ship, with the two of them developing a trust. The never ending scheming of Kaz Brekker, supported by the most unique crew imaginable, unfolds one of the most entertaining and original stories I've ever read. Too complicated books tend to confuse me and let's face it, a large cast with different POVs tend to make it extremely confusing for the reader - and it is, to an extent, true in this book. It broke my heart when I found out that he seems to be illiterate and that his mean idiot of a father mocked him with it. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold-a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters.

i love the way all the characters had their own motivations and nothing was clear-cut and straightforward — they were all so morally grey, and you know what we do with those characters? It's a sweeping epic tale with six main characters, five perspectives, complex and detailed world-building that is seamlessly integrated into the story, flashbacks to the characters' histories, and a wonderful blend of darkness, magic, action, humour and romance. They had their ears cut off and were sent off to Nagasaki after they had been paraded through the streets of Kyoto, Osaka, and Sakai as a warning. Sanbanggulsa alongside the inventory of Meishan secluded spot alongside the school tin country sailing alongside the Qing Ru Jun landscape alongside the clear Wu Sizhong Jianggan bid farewell alongside the clear the Tao Yuan algae landscape alongside the clear Diji Chang the landscape four Doufang (I-IV) clear Qinbing Wen landscape polypych Qing Zhang Xiong landscape alongside the Qing Zhang Xiong landscape alongside the Qing Hu Yuan landscape alongside the Qing Shen Wu Cuizhu Danya mirror heart Moses landscape alongside the Qing Wu Tao landscape Doufang Qing Jin Xinlan landscape alongside the Qing LU Hui landscape Doufang Qing Hu technique is independent of the number of the normalized crows Hengpi the cleared of any pre landscape Doufang Modern of Bruno Wu landscape alongside the Modern Soup the polyester rain. lol* There were so many meaningful and short moments between those two boys and I really wanted to see that ship sail!