Book Review : Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

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After hearing quite a lot about Leigh Bardugo on my bibliophile communities, I finally decided to pick up this one from my treasure. Being an ardent Potterhead, I was a bit reluctant to involve myself in another magical world since I felt that there is nothing whatsoever that would be able to create the magic of J K Rowling. Leigh Bardugo's World of the Grisha was first introduced in Shadow and Bone Trilogy and with Languange of Thrones, a set of short stories set in the sam world, Leigh Bardugo has just started expanding her kingdom.

Blurb:
Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.

What's good with the book:

1. First and foremost, before I even talk about the story, the book has beautiful illustrations for each of the stories. The illustrations themselves narrates a story of their own and if one is a fan of flip book, one would see the illustrations evolving with each page.

2. One does not need to be versed with the original trilogy to grasp the essence of the story. Though, the stories are set in the same world as Grishaverse, each story is a standalone one and hence one does not feel the need to read the original trilogy to grasp these.

3. The stories are quite powerful and fresh and leaves a huge impact on the readers as and when they end.

What's wrong with the book:

1. For me, it is quite difficult to bring out anything wrong with the book as each story is quite powerful on its own and hence the grasp that it has on you while reading is something that will make you miss your sleep or any other things happening around you. Though, you are free to put down the book once a particular story comes to an end.

My take on the book:

Are you still looking for any reason to pick up this book. There is hardly any downside for the book from my side and I would ask you to just order this book and dive into the beautiful Grihsaverse. Trust me, if you are a fantasy lover, you won't regret reading this book.

My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟  out of 5 (A Perfect Score)

Book in Three Words: Mesmerising. Magical. Brilliant.

Favourite Short Story : The Soldier Prince

Comments

  1. Unknown25 January 2018 at 00:04

    Thanks for letting know about book so Beautiful. Looking forward to read it ��. It's minnie_0627

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