5/5 stars
424 pages
source: Goodreads
Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.
Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.
When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?
424 pages
source: Goodreads
Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.
Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.
When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?
The review:
My thoughts on this book? I loved it!
The preview of the book didn't really appeal to me because it's not anything I've ever read before, well other than the romance of course, but after reading a bunch of adoring reviews I thought I should read it for myself. I'm so glad I did!
Taylor's unique world is totally new for me and I had a great time trying to imagine what it would look like, were it real. Her writing is fantastic, didn't get bored for a second, and her characters are lovely. Karou is, by far, my favourite character (which is saying something because I usually favour male characters over their female partners); she's strong, beautiful, witty and stands by her promises until the end. Thanks to Madrigal, her previous life, she's also brave, tragically in love with her enemy-Akiva-and has a dream for a better world. Akiva, for me, is absolutely adorable; when he first meets Karou, he's sent to kill her but stops because of one gesture: she cocks her head to the side like a bird and like the love he lost. That small gesture causes long-locked emotions to flow through him. Akiva doubts himself all the way, he accepts all the bad things as punishment but questions the good things he receives, thinking he does not deserve them.
I was a bit disappointed by the ending but I do understand why Karou pushed Akiva away after what he did but if they don't get back together I will personally hunt Laini Taylor down!
Anyway I can't wait for the sequel to this book! It's one of the best books I've ever read and I recommend it with all my heart to people who like a burning romance with a lot of supernatural.
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