I received this book for free from Reviewer Purchase in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>Shadow and Bone<\/strong> by Leigh Bardugo<\/a>
Series:<\/strong> The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1<\/a>
Published by<\/strong> Henry Holt and Co.<\/a> on 6\/5\/12
Genres:<\/strong> Fantasy & Magic<\/a>, Romance<\/a>, Young Adult<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 368
Format:<\/strong> Ebook<\/a>
Source:<\/strong> Reviewer Purchase
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Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold\u2015a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed.<\/p>\n

Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country\u2019s magical military elite\u2015and falls under the spell of their notorious leader, the Darkling. He believes Alina can summon a force capable of destroying the Shadow Fold and reuniting their war-ravaged country, but only if she can master her untamed gift.<\/p>\n

As the threat to the kingdom mounts and Alina unlocks the secrets of her past, she will make a dangerous discovery that could threaten all she loves and the very future of a nation. <\/p>\n

Welcome to Ravka . . . a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t