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March 25, 2015

Preview: Shadow and Bone

March 25, 2015

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo on a Window Ledge

What’s the Purpose of Preview?

I’ve decided to take it upon myself to document all the books I read around the time that I start reading them. While reviews are a great way to reflect on what we have read, that’s just it. We talk about books after the fact. We forget the excitement of opening a new book and immersing ourselves into a new world. I hope to capture those moments henceforth.

Currently Reading: Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo has been on my TBR pile since last year but I put off reading it for the vainest reason: I wanted to own a matching set of the trilogy. The edition I had chosen was the UK paperbacks published by Orion Books. That purple cover of Shadow and Bone completely won me over! Trouble is, this particular edition of Ruin and Rising (the third book) will only be released June 4, 2015.

Since I wasn’t prepared to wait a year to finish reading the series after starting, I put off starting the trilogy. I know there still are 71 days to go until the publication of this particular edition that I want. However, I decided not to put off The Grisha trilogy any longer. I’m taking part in the Bookish Games: The Grisha Edition hosted by Oh, the Books! I don’t want to be totally clueless.

Expectations

Amazingly, I have managed to shelter myself from any sort of spoilers. All I know are fantasy, Russian influence and the Darkling. That’s basically it for the key words. When it comes it hyped up books, I’m always glad when I know practically nothing going in, so it was a wonderful feeling when I read the prologue over the weekend.

Now excuse me as I dive back into the book and look for more balalaika music on YouTube. Trust me, it’s kinda soothing and it adds to the atmosphere of the book!

When it comes to book reviews, the focus is on thoughts after books have been read. We forget why we chose to read a particular book in the first place. Thus I seek to capture my thoughts with Preview as I start reading a book.

Edited December 3, 2016: Renamed Unveiled to Preview for clarity.

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  1. acps927 says

    March 28, 2015 at 11:30

    I love the cover I have for Shadow and Bone, but I also seriously love the purple cover! If I ever ran across it I would pick it up in a heartbeat! (I know I could probably order it online, but that’s less fun ;))

    • Joséphine says

      May 2, 2015 at 03:18

      Personally, I very much prefer the purple cover because I like vibrant colours :)

      Lol. Why less fun? I mostly order online, which is cheaper and allows me to buy an extra book for every four to five books that I buy compared to buying at brick and mortar stores.

  2. Alexa S. says

    March 27, 2015 at 00:08

    I seriously love this purple cover! I think it’s a great color for the series, and I’m so glad you’ve decided to start reading it :)

    • Joséphine says

      May 2, 2015 at 03:16

      The purple cover was a whole lot more eye-catching to me compared to the grey cover. Haha. I think that’s what finally made me decide to buy it when I did xD

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  1. Retrospect #65-67 (Triple Edition): April 12 | Word Revel says:
    April 17, 2015 at 15:34

    […] to document some of my thoughts as I launch into reading new books and launched a new feature Unveiled, starting with Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. Speaking of reading, Hazel and I continued with Epic Recs, so check out the books […]

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