This book was amazing. Ever since I finished reading Shadow and Bone on friday, I want to read the second and third books in the series. So lets talk about the actual book. Shadow and Bone is a fictional book about a girl named Alina Starkov. Aline lives in a country named Ravka which is split in two by a darkness called the Shadow Fold. Mostly everyone fears the Shadow Fold, which crawls with monsters who love to feast on human flesh. However Alina and her friend Mal, who have known each other since they were orphaned, have been assigned to cross the Shadow Fold. This assignment is risky but nothing important until their ship is attacked by the monsters that live with in the Shadow Fold. In a moment of true disparity the world turns white with Alina's hidden powers. Alina is then thrust into the world of the Grisha, a race of humans who can manipulate the earth's elements. Alina is now Grisha, a Grisha who can manipulate light. With the help of her teachers and a very attractive Grisha she must train to destroy the Shadow Fold. However trusting people as easily as she does could cost her life and the one of the person she most loves, Mal.
The conflict in this book is person to person. Alina doesn't quit know how to control her power. She is extremely powerful but sometimes her powers can be too much for her. This means that Alina must hunt a magical dear in order to use it's antlers as a magnifier. With the help of the magnifier her powers could grow and make her powerful enough to beat the Shadow Fold. However, if Alina doesn't get to the dear first she could turn into the most powerful and dangerous weapon against the country of Ravka. In the book Alina says to Mal, "If we don't make it and the Darkling gets to the antler's first, you must promise me not to let him take me." This means that Alina is willing to lose her life in order to save the lives of many others.
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