On My Wish List (44)

On My Wish List is a fun weekly event hosted by Workaday Reads and runs every Saturday. It's where we list all the books we desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.

Title: Shadow and Bone
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Publication Date: June 5, 2012


From Goodreads:


Alina Starkov doesn’t expect much from life. Orphaned by the Border Wars, the one thing she could rely on was her best friend and fellow refugee, Mal. And lately not even that seems certain. Drafted into the army of their war-torn homeland, they’re sent on a dangerous mission into the Fold, a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh.

When their convoy is attacked, all seems lost until Alina reveals a dormant power that not even she knew existed. Ripped from everything she knows, she is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. He believes she is the answer the people have been waiting for: the one person with the power to destroy the Fold.

Swept up in a world of luxury and illusion, envied as the Darkling’s favorite, Alina struggles to fit into her new life without Mal by her side. But as the threat to the kingdom mounts, Alina uncovers a secret that sets her on a collision course with the most powerful forces in the kingdom. Now only her past can save her . . . and only she can save the future.

This is another book that I have seen making the rounds. While not be usual read, I think I am going to give it a go because I haven't seen a negative review yet and that cover has captured my interest. It doesn't fit the trend of covers I've seen over the last year or so and that alone deserves some attention. Have you read it? What did you think, should I go get myself a copy ASAP?

What is your heart's desire this week? Leave me a link in the comments and I'll come check it out!