Laini has clearly put a ridiculous amount of thought into the building of this world. Though on the surface, the plot seems somewhat ho-hum, another special snowflake set to fall in love with the super gorgeous paranormal hero, that barely scratches the surface. If I had to use a single word to sum up DOSAB, I met say 'refreshing,' because this book has a feeling all its own. Seriously, the amount that I love her writing can hardly be overstated.
Taylor's writing bursts with dark humor, which I just love. The characters and setting and syntax did not feel American. Something about the phrasing really sold me on the foreign setting as well. Her prose has an edge to it that results in an entirely different atmosphere than I'm used to reading, and that was so unbelievably refreshing. While this book did not turn out to be a five star read for me as it has been for so many, DOSAB actually impressed much more than I ever could have anticipated. Despite that, my expectations remained relatively low, because I'd heard of instalove and angels, neither of which generally work for me. There's no doubt that Daughter of Smoke and Bone has been heavily hyped. One of the interesting things about being late to read a really hyped book is that everyone reports to you with their predictions of and hope for your reaction to the title.
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