How can I best describe Shadow and Bone? Exquisite. Intricate. Compelling.
All those words seem tame when I think of my reading experience thus far with this novel. Leigh Bardugo's debut novel sparkles with life and ferocity. Here's the official description:
Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.
Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha…and the secrets of her heart.
And I'm here to tell you it's as good as it sounds. I find myself at once desperate to read more and eager to linger in the world Bardugo has created. The novel's imagery is lush and I'm rather drawn to Alina's dry wit. The story is told from her perspective, and she's a girl you can both relate to and root for. My only complaint? I'm going to have to wait a whole freaking year to read book two.
Shadow and Bone releases June 5, 2012 from Holt/Macmillan. Now go add it to your goodreads shelf!
Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy courtesy of Macmillan on Netgalley.
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Thursday, May 03, 2012
Friday, November 11, 2011
The GREAT Nano Challenge of 2011, and some housekeeping
It's 11-11-11, which mean that we are just over a third done with Nano. Also it's a cool number. Now if you are like me, you might be feeling a bit behind on your word count. Remember, my goal is 100k, or two working drafts, for the month and with several days of writer's block this week, I'm worried that next week is shaping up to be a dud. I have to hit 50k by the 15th to stay on track.
So what to do? Host an all day Nano extravaganza, leading up to the amazing twitter meet and greet with the Apocalypsies at 9 pm EST tonight (hashtag: #2012debuts)!
Here's the deal, starting at 11:00 EST, I will be running hourish long sprints on twitter and here. If you aren't on twitter just stop in at the top of the hour and post your word count here and dash back off. But I said hourish? That means we will sprint from about 11:01 to 11:56, take a 5 minute bathroom/stuff your face/get fresh coffee break, post word counts and pick back up at 12:01. If you need more time, then stop yourself a bit earlier and run off. You know, in the case of twosies.
I'll be doing this until 5 PM. EST, and then making good on my maternal duties for a few hours before the big twitter meet and greet. You are all welcome to keep sprinting and writing while I'm gone. In fact, hopefully someone will take the torch and ask for check-in's while I'm out.
So what's your prize? Well, eternal glory really. Nano just isn't about the material stuff. I've tossed and turned over this for one whole night, and I've decided good company, fierce competition, a few laughs, and a lot of moral support are pretty good incentives.
My personal goal for this 6 hours? At least 8k. I made a pretty big decision to keep writing into book 3, which means I have plenty of material to cover.
In the comments, post your current word count, your goal, and your twitter handle if you have it. On twitter, I'll be using the hashtag #Nano11sprints.
Housekeeping stuff
A big hello to the bloggers who are participating in the 2012 Debut Author Challenge. I've been getting ARC requests and I'm always happy to respond, but if you have an established book blog and would like to be put on the ARC list, you can use this form. It collects all the pertinent data for me to share with my publicists!
I'm still collecting letters in support of Nina LaCour's Hold Still through next Thursday. I've gotten some amazing letters in support of the book already. Thank you so much!
And don't forget the twitter chat tonight at 9 pm EST.
So what to do? Host an all day Nano extravaganza, leading up to the amazing twitter meet and greet with the Apocalypsies at 9 pm EST tonight (hashtag: #2012debuts)!
Here's the deal, starting at 11:00 EST, I will be running hourish long sprints on twitter and here. If you aren't on twitter just stop in at the top of the hour and post your word count here and dash back off. But I said hourish? That means we will sprint from about 11:01 to 11:56, take a 5 minute bathroom/stuff your face/get fresh coffee break, post word counts and pick back up at 12:01. If you need more time, then stop yourself a bit earlier and run off. You know, in the case of twosies.
I'll be doing this until 5 PM. EST, and then making good on my maternal duties for a few hours before the big twitter meet and greet. You are all welcome to keep sprinting and writing while I'm gone. In fact, hopefully someone will take the torch and ask for check-in's while I'm out.
So what's your prize? Well, eternal glory really. Nano just isn't about the material stuff. I've tossed and turned over this for one whole night, and I've decided good company, fierce competition, a few laughs, and a lot of moral support are pretty good incentives.
My personal goal for this 6 hours? At least 8k. I made a pretty big decision to keep writing into book 3, which means I have plenty of material to cover.
In the comments, post your current word count, your goal, and your twitter handle if you have it. On twitter, I'll be using the hashtag #Nano11sprints.
Housekeeping stuff
A big hello to the bloggers who are participating in the 2012 Debut Author Challenge. I've been getting ARC requests and I'm always happy to respond, but if you have an established book blog and would like to be put on the ARC list, you can use this form. It collects all the pertinent data for me to share with my publicists!
I'm still collecting letters in support of Nina LaCour's Hold Still through next Thursday. I've gotten some amazing letters in support of the book already. Thank you so much!
And don't forget the twitter chat tonight at 9 pm EST.
The GREAT Nano Challenge of 2011, and some housekeeping
It's 11-11-11, which mean that we are just over a third done with Nano. Also it's a cool number. Now if you are like me, you might be feeling a bit behind on your word count. Remember, my goal is 100k, or two working drafts, for the month and with several days of writer's block this week, I'm worried that next week is shaping up to be a dud. I have to hit 50k by the 15th to stay on track.
So what to do? Host an all day Nano extravaganza, leading up to the amazing twitter meet and greet with the Apocalypsies at 9 pm EST tonight (hashtag: #2012debuts)!
Here's the deal, starting at 11:00 EST, I will be running hourish long sprints on twitter and here. If you aren't on twitter just stop in at the top of the hour and post your word count here and dash back off. But I said hourish? That means we will sprint from about 11:01 to 11:56, take a 5 minute bathroom/stuff your face/get fresh coffee break, post word counts and pick back up at 12:01. If you need more time, then stop yourself a bit earlier and run off. You know, in the case of twosies.
I'll be doing this until 5 PM. EST, and then making good on my maternal duties for a few hours before the big twitter meet and greet. You are all welcome to keep sprinting and writing while I'm gone. In fact, hopefully someone will take the torch and ask for check-in's while I'm out.
So what's your prize? Well, eternal glory really. Nano just isn't about the material stuff. I've tossed and turned over this for one whole night, and I've decided good company, fierce competition, a few laughs, and a lot of moral support are pretty good incentives.
My personal goal for this 6 hours? At least 8k. I made a pretty big decision to keep writing into book 3, which means I have plenty of material to cover.
In the comments, post your current word count, your goal, and your twitter handle if you have it. On twitter, I'll be using the hashtag #Nano11sprints.
Housekeeping stuff
A big hello to the bloggers who are participating in the 2012 Debut Author Challenge. I've been getting ARC requests and I'm always happy to respond, but if you have an established book blog and would like to be put on the ARC list, you can use this form. It collects all the pertinent data for me to share with my publicists!
I'm still collecting letters in support of Nina LaCour's Hold Still through next Thursday. I've gotten some amazing letters in support of the book already. Thank you so much!
And don't forget the twitter chat tonight at 9 pm EST.
So what to do? Host an all day Nano extravaganza, leading up to the amazing twitter meet and greet with the Apocalypsies at 9 pm EST tonight (hashtag: #2012debuts)!
Here's the deal, starting at 11:00 EST, I will be running hourish long sprints on twitter and here. If you aren't on twitter just stop in at the top of the hour and post your word count here and dash back off. But I said hourish? That means we will sprint from about 11:01 to 11:56, take a 5 minute bathroom/stuff your face/get fresh coffee break, post word counts and pick back up at 12:01. If you need more time, then stop yourself a bit earlier and run off. You know, in the case of twosies.
I'll be doing this until 5 PM. EST, and then making good on my maternal duties for a few hours before the big twitter meet and greet. You are all welcome to keep sprinting and writing while I'm gone. In fact, hopefully someone will take the torch and ask for check-in's while I'm out.
So what's your prize? Well, eternal glory really. Nano just isn't about the material stuff. I've tossed and turned over this for one whole night, and I've decided good company, fierce competition, a few laughs, and a lot of moral support are pretty good incentives.
My personal goal for this 6 hours? At least 8k. I made a pretty big decision to keep writing into book 3, which means I have plenty of material to cover.
In the comments, post your current word count, your goal, and your twitter handle if you have it. On twitter, I'll be using the hashtag #Nano11sprints.
Housekeeping stuff
A big hello to the bloggers who are participating in the 2012 Debut Author Challenge. I've been getting ARC requests and I'm always happy to respond, but if you have an established book blog and would like to be put on the ARC list, you can use this form. It collects all the pertinent data for me to share with my publicists!
I'm still collecting letters in support of Nina LaCour's Hold Still through next Thursday. I've gotten some amazing letters in support of the book already. Thank you so much!
And don't forget the twitter chat tonight at 9 pm EST.
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