Daughter of Smoke and Bone

By: Laini Taylor

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins

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

loved this story

so creative and imaginative I couldn't stop listening. I felt that I was dropped into and fully formed imaginative world.

love

what a great story of love and sacrifice with tragedy. I can't wait for the next book.

a favorite

I've listened to this trilogy so many times. I love everything about it and come back to it when I want something familiar and wonderful.

A new found love!

Wow, people need to re read this book from long ago! This book was fantastic and magical! The world building was top tier, the magical creatures were reimagined, clever and new to older names. The main characters were not only beautiful, fun, funny, cute and sassy but they were so much fun to read! I loved every minute of this book! I know I’m years late, but better late than never!

Definitely a Favorite

Awesome!!! I didn't want this story to end. The author created a truly unique and very visual world. This is a fast paced fantasy that is filled with action, adventure, heroic girls, dreamy boys and a star-crossed romance. I will highly recommend it.

Enchanting

What did you love best about Daughter of Smoke and Bone?

This book was an overall win for me. Not only was the story enchanting and engaging, but the narrator was absolutely perfect! It is an urban fantasy, but the setting and the characters are not your usual run of the mill. I also loved that the author made the characters so complex, no one is entirely evil or entirely good. I hated it when I had to stop listening and now I can't wait for the next book to come out! I hope that they keep Ms. Hvam for the series - her narration really added to the experience and I don't think they could have made a better choice!

What other book might you compare Daughter of Smoke and Bone to and why?

It really is a young adult urban fantasy but it is so different that I can't really say it compares to the others I have read.

Which scene was your favorite?

I loved the scene where she sneaks into the Chimera's world and gets caught by Brimstone. It was very emotional.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The author really makes you care about the characters. So there were times when I felt very sad for them and other times when it was comical.

Great read!

I love the descriptive nature with the depth of character. It's a sensual treat with a little whimsy thrown in. The world sucks you in right away and I throughly enjoyed it.

Excellent YA Fantasy

I've been striking out with YA lately (Delirium and Divergent I'm looking at you), but I am so glad that I picked this one up.

The first half of the book is much stronger than the second half. The set up here is phenomenal: great writing, an original setting, interesting characters, mysteries that are actually mysterious. I found that I didn't want to stop listening. For me, the book loses it's way a little when we get sidetracked into the romance in the second half. However, the world the author has created here is somewhere that I want to explore further and I am looking forward with great anticipation to the next book in this series.

Great story!

This is my second time listening to the series and I can't get over how immersive it is. Fantastic world building, characters you can't stop thinking about and a story that completely snares you. I discovered this book and author by searching on this narrator...she is that good and did not disappoint.

Daughter of smoke and bone review

The plot line was interesting however a majority of the story involved what felt like instant Love between two characters that was overly gushy, sappy and cheesy. Everything about their love felt unbelievable and sloppy. The male character might as well have been a woman🙄