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  • Daughter of Smoke and Bone

  • By: Laini Taylor
  • Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
  • Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (4,696 ratings)

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone

By: Laini Taylor
Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
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Publisher's summary

In a nation on the brink of war, a young art student's star-crossed love begins to bloom in the first book of the New York Times best-selling epic fantasy trilogy by award-winning author Laini Taylor.

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages—not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out.

When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

©2011 Laini Taylor (P)2011 Hachette Audio

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Fun, and tragic adventure.

great book! if you like romantic fantasy, this may be for you! this is my second time "reading" this book.

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amazingly beautiful

Vividly poetic and enthralling. This serise will be the next epic hit of a generation.

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Intricate, engaging, and kept me guessing

I can hardly wait for the next book in this series. I am eager to see what these characters do with their hope and courage.

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Not amusing

A heterosexual YA romance novel disguised as fantasy. I would prefer if these things had a list of themes on them. I detest straight people's romances.

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Perfection

This is a re-read ...erm.. listen for me. It is one of my absolute favorite series from one of my all time favorite authors so this fangirl review is a touch biased but now I can add favorite narrator to that list. I loved reading this series but I enjoyed it even more when Mrs. Hvam read it to me. She does distinct voices so seamlessly that I never questioned whose head we were inside at any given moment. She managed to take a much beloved book and make it even more special and THAT is incredibly impressive to me.

Laini Taylor is a master wordsmith that can build worlds and characters that will take your breath away. I have even been known to clutch the book to my chest and just bask in the glory of her prose.

I can't reccomend this audiobook/series highly enough!! It is the perfect blend of Fantasy with a demure touch of Romance. Check this out and I'm almost certain that when it's over it will be in your Favorites list as well.

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wonderful book! annoying narration

the book is beautiful. laini taylor did a wonderful job. I couldn't stand the narrators voice.

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looking to get lost???

From the first sentence, I was enraptured with this book!

immersive world building complicated characters, and quite the Star-Cross'd pair of lovers for sure!!!

Heavenly Romeo & Juliet vibe here.

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Very well written

This book was incredibly well written. I feel like teenage me would have enjoyed it a little more than my 31 year old self. Overall I enjoyed the story as a whole

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Top 5 for sure!

Very unique twist on the Angel/Devil dynamic. I am not a fan of romance and while there is a little here, it’s well within my tolerance levels. This book has actually moved into my top 5 of all time! It has been a while since I read something that I enjoyed as much as I enjoyed reading this book. Not much surprises me in terms of plot and I usually see all the twists coming long before thy happen. That was not the case with this book. I had several surprises along the way. I am so glad it was my first pick of the year. The author has built an vivid and unique world for my imagination to explore and I can not wait to continue learning about it!

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Fan-fricking-tastic

So I had started this book before, years and years ago, absolutely loved it, like it was a personality trait but I had never finished it for whatever reason. Flash forward years later and I get it here because I remember loving it and I wanna finish and that has been the best decision I've made it ages. I'm obsessed with this book again, still loving that one character just as much as years ago and so excited to start the next one! The story is beautiful the narration and the voices (!!) are SO good.! Absolutely worth a listen :)

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