Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Fingertips light at the nape of her neck and a voice meeting hers in the dark. She was lonely, and she feared the missingness within her as if it might expand and.cancel her. “Karou wished she could be the kind of girl who was complete unto herself, comfortable in solitude, serene. No poisons or chemicals,no fumes or smoke or alcohol, no sharp objects, no inessential needles-drug or tattoo-and… no inessential penises, either.” Don’t put anything unnecessary into yourself. “I don’t know many rules to live by,” he’d said. The dragon, you know, hunkered in the village devouring maidens, heard the townsfolk cry ‘Monster!’ and looked behind him'' 'It is a condition of monsters that they do not perceive themselves as such. They can make you laugh, cry, and, most importantly, think : Almost everything that's said, thought, and described, has a point to it. Taylor also inserts quotes and tales that further the story arc and characters. I can tell you right now that this book basically has nothing to do with angels and demons, and I couldn't be happier about that then I ever have been my whole life. And it isn't just about the mythology it's about love, growing up, truth, prejudices, and overcoming hardships. Laini Taylor has stripped that idea to its bare bones and has changed it morphed it in such a way that it's it own genre. What do I mean by that, you ask? That because this book is nothing about that. That is one of the best, most amazing, lies that I have ever heard. In the synopsis of Daughter of Smoke and Bone, it tells you that this is a story about how a 'demon' falls in love with an 'angel.' So one would think that this is about Heaven, Hell, God, etc. What are you, Daughter of Smoke and Bone? When I finished Daughter of Smoke and Bone I wasn't quite sure how to handle it. This book is like some sort of weird alien.

in order to understand this review better if you haven't read the Fallen series, please check out my thoughts on the other book that I will be discussing here.

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor