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Violence
A lot
Significant violence — the angels vs
Language
Some
Some strong words; Taylor's ornate prose
Sexual Content
Some
Akiva and Madrigal's romance — sensual; some intimate content; the tragedy of their love story
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The reveal — what Karou is; what Madrigal was; the shock of it; The war — what happened between the chimaera and the seraphim; the scale of it; Akiva and Madrigal's love — and what it cost; the tragedy; Wishes — how they work; what Karou has traded for them; The ending — what Karou discovers; A trilogy
What this book is about
Karou is a seventeen-year-old art student in Prague who grew up among chimaera — monsters who trade in teeth — raised by Brimstone. When an angel named Akiva appears burning handprints onto the doors to the chimaera's world, Karou's two lives collide. Daughter of Smoke & Bone is the first of Laini Taylor's trilogy — lush, romantic, and built on a mythology of war, bodies, and resurrection.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
The reveal — what Karou is; the shock of it
The war — what happened between chimaera and seraphim; its scale
Akiva and Madrigal's tragedy — and what it cost
A trilogy — the story continues into much darker territory
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