![]() ![]() Having spent so many years reading middle grade and YA fantasy, it is hard for me to find anything new under the sun when it comes this genre and I do often find myself with the sinking "This again?" feeling. The richness of its Russian flavor, there is much to relish. Shadow and Bone imparts some of both, but in “This again?” or the exhilarating, grasped-by-the-hair lift and thrill Lies in whether, as we are reading, we feel the dull, inward sinking of To be special, to have power, to be loved - and they do so at a louder Satisfy fundamental human desires - not merely to belong but to surpass, Writers turn to the plot conventions of high fantasy for a reason. ![]() One of the most potent fantasy novel motifs: the discovery of hidden ![]() Its opening lines, pulling the reader into a mesmerizing exploration of Leigh Bardugo’s first novel, Shadow and Bone, does so straight from Like the expert strike of a reflex hammer, it hits precisely There may be nothing new under the sun, but a good story makes you just Reminding us not only why we read fantasy, but also why we read at all. Others affirm the elemental power of these tropes, Some fantasy novels deal out the tropes of the genre like cards from aĭog-eared deck. ![]()
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