The "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" books are a great series of novels. I came across them just over a year ago when my friend Lorraine ( here's her blog ) brought them to my attention. She badgered me for days to read them before I gave in. I'm so glad I did!
Without giving too much away, the storyline basically revolves around a girl named "Karou" who lives in Prague and studies art. She lives daily life just like everyone else, attending class and hitting up her favourite medieval themed restaurant for bowls of goulash. She also harbours a suspicious secret. Karou was raised by a group of four Chimaera. She collects teeth for her father figure "Brimstone" in exchange for the wishes she uses to fund her cosy lifestyle. After an encounter with an other-worldly being, Karou and the Chimaera's lives begin to change forever.
Over the course of the three books, a celestial war rages and Karou and her friends must act in order to bring peace to both the human world and their own. Relationships crumble, lovers quarrel. A syzygy is formed.
Authored by Lainni Taylor, this epic trilogy is recited in dreamy prose, intoxicating the reader and blurring the line between what is real and what is not. Taylor weaves an immense tapestry of suspense, mystical creatures and love, whilst grappling the harsh subjects of sexual violence, self mutilation and self understanding.
A must read for any millennial still mourning the loss of the Harry Potter series. I was entranced and engrossed entirely.
