Daughter of Smoke & Bone: The Complete Gift Set
Binge the New York Times bestselling epic fantasy trilogy, Daughter of Smoke & Bone by award-winning author Laini Taylor.
A paperback boxed set featuring the beloved and bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Days of Blood & Starlight, and Dreams of Gods & Monsters).
From National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor author Laini Taylor comes a sweeping and gorgeously written modern fantasy series about a forbidden love, an ancient and epic battle, and hope for a world remade.
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The first half of this novel drew me in with Taylor's poetic writing style. She illustrates thoughtfully, bringing her words to life. For me, it was more about her writing than the story. However, I did get caught up and blazed through to the end.
Repetition
I am not sure why an author would do this, but many scenes in this book were repeated in different POVs. (Mind you, it’s in 3rd person. So, POV is a relative term in this book.) I could understand the same time point being repeated in different POVs, but if both POVs offer the same exact information, then it’s just useless space in the book. In other words, it drove me to grow bored and lose interest.
Time Jumps
Lord-ee! Another element that offered unnecessary information were the time jumps. One second you’re in present day, the next you’re like… what? 30+ years in the past? With no pre-tense whatsoever (because time jumps are not obvious AT ALL when listening to an audiobook. -.-) Not to mention, by the end of the book, the time jumps were going back to periods that had already been time-jumped to, once more repeating information we already knew.
The Concept
Ooo! I love the concept. I mean, there was nothing particularly ‘new’ in this story, but the mash-up of all the elements to make the world in this story was amazing! I had figured out a few of the pieces half-way through the book, but some of the others were left a surprise until it was revealed to the main character. Those were the real gems of this story!
Get on with it already
As I’m sure you can tell from the previous comments, but this book dragged! Not only were scenes repeated (offering only minuscule differences), but every reveal was dragged out beyond its shelf-life. By that I mean, you know something is going to be revealed. However, the characters just keep beating around the bush, never actually telling you what the big deal is until you literally do not care anymore because it was dragged out for so long. -.-
I am not sure why an author would do this, but many scenes in this book were repeated in different POVs. (Mind you, it’s in 3rd person. So, POV is a relative term in this book.) I could understand the same time point being repeated in different POVs, but if both POVs offer the same exact information, then it’s just useless space in the book. In other words, it drove me to grow bored and lose interest.
Time Jumps
Lord-ee! Another element that offered unnecessary information were the time jumps. One second you’re in present day, the next you’re like… what? 30+ years in the past? With no pre-tense whatsoever (because time jumps are not obvious AT ALL when listening to an audiobook. -.-) Not to mention, by the end of the book, the time jumps were going back to periods that had already been time-jumped to, once more repeating information we already knew.
The Concept
Ooo! I love the concept. I mean, there was nothing particularly ‘new’ in this story, but the mash-up of all the elements to make the world in this story was amazing! I had figured out a few of the pieces half-way through the book, but some of the others were left a surprise until it was revealed to the main character. Those were the real gems of this story!
Get on with it already
As I’m sure you can tell from the previous comments, but this book dragged! Not only were scenes repeated (offering only minuscule differences), but every reveal was dragged out beyond its shelf-life. By that I mean, you know something is going to be revealed. However, the characters just keep beating around the bush, never actually telling you what the big deal is until you literally do not care anymore because it was dragged out for so long. -.-
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