The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Boxed Set: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising

I was surprised what a great book this was and I enjoyed reading it to the very end. When I was unable to read, I would think about it and try to imagine how old the ending would be and I’m so glad that the author was able to implement so many twist and turned. You didn’t know what to expect But then you loved every part of it.

Great set of 3 books. Enjoying the first of the trilogy..

The Shadow and Bone Trilogy – So cute in the box set! Beautiful presentation, great quality, and the stories are just as incredible as the series. Perfect gift or collection piece.

The good - Pretty cool story line from what little I remember of the first season Netflix show but it definitely has allll the fill in the blanks detail typical of a book vs movie remake. Each character is easy to understand and determine who is who. Definitely easy to read and doesn’t have too much crazy old English or big boy words for me to figure out. The author spends time unfolding the story line or character back story or imagination of what to come and it leaves you wanting more for sure. I like the little map at the front which helps you understand the lifestyle of what’s going on and I had to reference it multiple times as I was reading. The bad/ok? - I swear the show is moving everyone to the east? At least from camera angles so that got consuming when reading about The Fold and location of other towns and cities so don’t let the Netflix show influence this book it’ll mess you up. Idk if this is the ADHD can’t sit still so I never read in my life speaking or not but, it’s sort of weird figuring out who is talking sometimes. There’s many instances that 3 people are within a conversation and the convo jump between them can get confusing but could be my ignorance within reading doing that. Plus every sentence I read I pick up ok things I remember from the show and that makes me have to reread it. The WTH - As always you question how shipping or quality will go with this type of thing. Everything seems in good shape but the third photo I’ll post will show a cut on the inside of a beginning page. It looks very clean so more than likely it came from production and I haven’t found any other issues so it’s minor but still a little wack. Also why do you have to publish the corny Netflix sticker on it and ruin the look of the book? Put it on the wrapper. K I’m done

I had wanted to read Six of Crows for a long time, then the show Shadow & Bone caught my attention, and I watched that without knowing it was the same universe. So I went and read Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom, and finally, the Shadow & Bone trilogy. There are some pretty big differences overall, but with Shadow & Bone, you see the main character get yanked out of her comfort zone and pulled away from the one person she really cares about. She gets plunked down into a Court situation, and starts training on a power she doesn't understand and can't really control. Like any of us would probably be, she's kind of whiny about it. To me, makes her feel more human, because she doesn't take to her new life very well at first, and one thing I love, is she is an average looking girl, even a little less than attractive. In fiction, usually Attractive = Good. This story has an interesting take on that. As the story progresses, she has wins and losses, and then a betrayal turns everything on its head. After that, it's one battle after another, and it's quite literally a war between dark & light. I loved all the characters, and how many times Allina has to rethink her feelings about the people in her life. She grows substantially throughout the books, and you watch her go from mouse to warrior.

After watching the second season of the Netflix TV Show, I broke down and bought a book or two for the first time in a very long time. So first, I will talk about the set itself and hopefully, come back on to review each individual book once I finish it. I was so excited to get this set of books! I love each books' cover design. And it came with a handy sleeve to keep them all in. Now, I just finished the first book today and started the second. I was surprised by how close the show stayed in-line with the first book, Shadow and Bone. I guess we will see with the other two. So, here is a review of the first book: When reading a book, I can usually come up with my own picture in my mind of the characters, settings, and events of said book. I couldn't really do that with this. I was too busy always comparing it to the show that came out last year (which I love). That is why I like to read the book before I see a movie or show. I love to compare the two. And I got to say, spot on so far! Now I can't wait to finish the next book and possibly get the accompanying books that the show was based on- The Six of Crows Duology and The King of Scars. Editing my review to add on that I finished book 2, Siege and Storm, and book 3, Ruin and Rising. I finished them last week but didn't want to leave the world behind and read something else, so I just started the first one again a few days ago. I am again done with the first and started on the second. So, here are my reviews for the next two books... Siege and Storm- Oh, started off with a ton of action and adventure but for me it did get a little boring in the middle and picked up again towards the end. If you are a big fan of the show, I would probably not read this series. I don't want to give away any spoilers for either one, but prepare yourself if you have already seen the show and wanted to read the books. Ruin and Rising- I loved this one! This one was by far my favorite. There were very few parts that I did not like. It kept me engaged until the very last page!!!! Again prepare yourself, if you love the show. Anyway, this would be a total recommendation from me. Go and get these books! Now!!

Insightful. Lessons learned in life, love, and in death. Amazing read. True love never dies, it lives on. Gives us much hope even in the ordinary

Perfect gift

RECENSIONE La trilogia si compone dei seguenti titoli: Shadow and Bone: a cui ho dato una valutazione di 5/5 stelle Siege and Storm: a cui ho dato una valutazione di 4.5/5 stelle Ruin and Rising: a cui ho assegnato 4.3/5 stelle Avevo acquistato il cofanetto completo della trilogia prima di verificare che mi piacesse il primo libro e che la volessi continuare. Ma ero sicura che non mi avrebbe deluso, anche se non immaginavo sarebbe stata così bella. Ha superato ogni mia aspettativa! Tra l'altro il cofanetto contiene un bellissimo poster con la mappa del mondo Grisha, ed è più grande di quello che mi aspettavo! Tutto in questa serie è perfetto, dalla storia, ai personaggi, fino alle ambientazioni. Il mondo creato dalla Bardugo è intrigante e coinvolgente, ricco di dettagli. Il concetto della Piega Oscura è molto interessante. La Bardugo non fa dell'oscurità una metafora, ma prende il concetto alla lettera: un posto reale; regno delle creature più malvagie. L'oscurità è il loro territorio e, per sconfiggerli, bisogna entrarvi fisicamente. Nella creazione di questo mondo, la Bardugo si è ispirata alla Russia dell'età imperiale. Ciò è evidente in ogni pagina: l'enorme sfarzo e l'abbondanza di colori; la grande discrepanza tra le classi povere e quelle ricche; il fallimento nel sviluppare l'industrie; il vasto esercito coscritto. Anche i nomi, e le terminologie ricordano vagamente, anche se inventata, la lingua russa. Ho letto la serie tutta d'un fiato, un libro di seguito all'altro. Mi è piaciuta anche di più di Six of Crows, nonostante non sia un'opinione popolare. Se cercate più azione, credo che la duologia di Six of Crows faccia più al caso vostro. Se come me, vi piacciono molto le atmosfere fiabesche, cattivi affascinanti e grandi storie d'amore, allora "Shadow and Bone" farà al caso vostro. In entrambe, ci sono bellissimi personaggi sviluppati magnificamente. Appena incontriamo Alina, è una ragazza debole, insicura, incapace di badare a se stessa e facilmente influenzabile. La vedremo diventare pian piano una donna più sicura di sé, indipendente, dura, e pronta a tutto pur di mettere fine all'oscurità che regna nel suo mondo. Alina scoprirà all'inizio della storia di non essere una semplice orfana, ma di essere in realtà una Grisha. E non una semplice Grisha, ma una delle più potenti: scoprirà di essere un'Evocatrice del Sole, l'unica capace di poter porre fine alla Piaga Oscura e salvare il suo regno. Verrà strappata dal mondo che ha sempre conosciuto, e dal suo migliore amico Mal, con cui è cresciuta e per cui nutre da sempre un'amore segreto. Finirà sotto le cure del misterioso The Darkling, ed è qui che la storia si fa interessante. Non leggevo un libro con un cattivo così affascinante dai tempi di Sebastian di "The Mortal Instruments". Nonostante sia crudele, vi sarà impossibile non amarlo. Durante la lettura della serie, bramavo l'arrivo delle sue scene. In "Siege and Storm" putroppo non è presente come nel primo libro, ma le poche scene in cui lo è, insieme al cliff hanger epico, varranno la pena di proseguire con la lettura. Il finale della serie mi ha lasciato un po' di amarezza. Mi rendevo conto di desiderare cose impossibili, ma tutto sommato sono molto soddisfatta del finale. The Darkling è la perla di questa serie, e vi consiglio di leggerla solo per lui. Leigh Bardugo ha creato un leader carismatico e estremamente affascinante. Tutti sono intrigati da lui, e vi troverete a voler credere ad ogni sua menzogna. The Darkling è bellissimo e malvagio, ma c'è anche molta sofferenza in lui. Ci sono tratti in cui vediamo tracce del ragazzo giovane e distrutto che si nasconde dietro la sua facciata. Ha avuto un'infanzia difficile e per questo, nonostante tutto, è impossibile non provare pena per lui. Ma è anche brutale, un mostro manipolatore, che non ha per niente a cuore le vite umane. The Darkling è pericoloso perché è seducente, e proprio perché evoca simpatia. Alina si troverà quindi ad affrontare questa non salutare attrazione che però è impossibile non provare per lui. In conclusione, è una trilogia che vale assolutamente la pena di leggere, e invito tutti a recuperare. Difficilmente vi lascerà delusi. In Italia è stato pubblicato solo il primo libro dalla Piemme, con il titolo "Tenebre e Ghiaccio". Non è mai stata continuata la traduzione, e probabilmente non vedremmo mai gli ultimi due pubblicati in italiano; così come probabilmente non vedremo mai la duologia di Six of Crows in Italia. L'inglese della trilogia di Grisha è molto più semplice, sopratutto rispetto a quello di Six of Crows. L'ho trovato facile e super scorrevole, quindi potreste provare a leggerla in lingua anche se non avete un livello super elevato di inglese.

okay I got this book on my birthday and loved all of the books there was no NetFlix sticker and I'm very happy I just got six of crows and crooked kingdom the reason I know this book is because of booktok and I love it can't wait to read all of Leigh Bardugos books like I said I got six of crows I'm guessing that there will be a permanent sticker for Netflix there but I will be happy if the wrong book will not come even if i am not happy about them. I threw the book at the end I was very mad very but I will recommend the book to everyone it has romance so i will say for 11+ the reason is I think they are old enough I'm also 11 years old I love this book I cried because I finished the series I finished it last night at like 2 am get this book bye

Absolutely great quality the box and the books are in perfect condition also to anyone who is wandering of this trilogy is worth it or not , I would like to assure you that it is absolutely worth it and I would like to recommend that you read the Six of Crows it takes place two years after the events of the final book in the Shadow and Bone trilogy.

My two complaints are: Mal. The Darkling’s lack of a clear motive in the first two tomes. (even though Mal alone deserves -25 stars). Other than that this series is truly a chef’s kiss! It got immersive world-building, not pointless explanation of what kvas is and other things like that. It’s written in first pov, WHO exactly would she be telling what this everyday thing is? XD You get context clues: a drink, easily accessible, disgusting. There you go, it’s beer! One other thing that I love about this series is the believable characters, their changes in character depending on what’s happening around them, making them even more so realistic. Alina isn’t some perfect new girl like Bella Swan, she’s ordinary af! She has flaws, but she’s almost smart. She doesn’t need rescuing. Anyway, you don’t need any convincing from me to read these books. Just do yourself a favour!

it's just great, nothing to complain about, thanks for amazing stories