Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor takes place during a war that has been going on for thousands of years. In the middle of it all is an art student in Prague; Karou, who has bright blue hair, speaks many languages, and is constantly sent out on errands to collect teeth of all kinds; bear, elephant, even human. She has been raised by "monsters" since she was a baby, the only people she could truly call her family. When the war finally comes to an end, she is cut off from the people she loves. As she sets out to find them, she comes to discover who she really is.

Angels vs. Devils. Seraphs vs. Chimaera. Enemies even since before the war had even started. Every seraph grows up learning that the chimaera are wild, dangerous beasts, and every chimaera grows up learning that the seraph are greedy, arrogant creatures. Day after day, night after night, the only life they've known is war. But when an angel and a devil fall in love, they imagine a world without war; only peace, and harmony between the two sides. But sometimes things can go horribly wrong. Harmony isn't the only way to end a war; destruction, and crushing the other side into nonexistence is another. And when Karou finally finds out the truth, it might be too late.

A great book, that has you feeling pity and hatred toward both sides, not knowing exactly who's the bad guy and who's the good guy. "Angels and devils" don't mean anything. When your whole life has been centered around war, nothing good can come from that. The only thing you can do is hope, hope for a different life, and a different world. It was very descriptive, constantly switching points of view, though it focused more on what happened in the past, not what she's going to do next. Which is why the author left the book on a cliffhanger. Can't wait for the sequel!

My Rating: 9 out of 10 stars