Mystery and Romance in 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone'

The covers of Daughter of Smoke and Bone has a black and white picture of a girl, the title in pretty, hard to read font, and a bright blue mask made of feathers on the girl which alludes to the scene in which Karou dances at a masquerade ball. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is both symbolic and literal to the book because the main character discovers her body is made from teeth and burning incense and her caretaker’s name is Brimstone which roughly translates into burning stone. The book has a recurring forbidden romance theme, but also maintains a bit of mystery and a hint of tragedy. Daughter of Smoke and Bone deals with mystery as Karou tries to figure out why Brimstone makes her go out and get teeth and why something’s been burning handprints

Brimstone is also angry with her and sends her out into Prague and seals off the portal. Karou seeks comfort in her friend Zuzana, and while they’re hanging out Kishmish, a bird chimera who delivers messages to Karou for Brimstone, flies to her in flames holding a wishbone necklace Brimstone wore, and dies in her arms. In order to get back to her family Karou enlists the help of Razgut, a banished angel who knows another portal to Eretz. First, she must go all over the world stealing the magic coins that Brimstone pays his suppliers with. The first thing she uses the coins for is the ability to fly and then the power of invisibility, and returns one last time to Prague to see Zuzana. While in Prague, she runs into Akiva again, and they have an epic mid-air battle. Karou flashes her hamsas, which make Seraphim sick, at Akiva and he becomes too hurt to fight. Karou takes him to her apartment to hide him, and to find out if he knows anything about what happened to her family. Akiva lies and says he knows nothing but in actuality he’s the one that killed them. He does admit to burning all the

My favourite part about it’s about the part of greek mythology that isn’t well known. The book was very interesting but some may find it a hard read due to all the little details that become big details in the later books. If you enjoy this book I would highly recommend reading the rest of the series, Days of Blood and Starlight and Dreams of Gods and Monsters. Some books you might like from other authors include Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Awake at Dawn by C.C. Hunter, and Shadowshaper by Daniel