Shadow and Bone

 

Bardugo, L. (2012) Shadow and Bone. New York: Henry Holt.

Alina joined the First Army of her country of Ravka to stay with her best friend Mal. After a disastrous crossing of the mysterious Fold that splits their country in two reveals latent magical powers, Alina is whisked away from Mal off to the royal court to be trained in the ways of the mysterious Grisha. The leader of the Grisha, the handsome and enigmatic Darkling takes Alina under his wing to train her to destroy the Fold and the monsters that dwell there. This high-fantasy novel is inspired by Russian folklore and presented in a fast-paced and suspenseful story that has been masterfully adapted into a TV show. The show melds this first book in the Grisha trilogy with characters from the spin-off novel, Six of Crows. 

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