Meanwhile, a young girl in the village is treated like a servant to her family that only sees her beautiful sister. It surrounds a small kingdom, where the king and his wife have given birth to two sons, one that is loved and one that is not because of the way he looks. This story was actually heartbreakingly perfect. “This goes to show you that sometimes the unseen is not to be feared and that those meant to love us most are not always the ones who do.” I’m going to break down each short story with my thoughts, opinions, and individual star rating! It’s the longest, but the most fulfilling, and hopefully is the start of something beautiful. If you can only read one of these amazing stories, please pick that one. This is easily one of the top books published in 2017.Īnd my personal favorite in the whole collection, which moved me to a whole hot mess of tears, was When Water Sand Fire. This whole book is a gorgeous masterpiece from the dust-jacket, to the cover, to the spine, to the art that progresses throughout the story that eventually leads to full-page beautiful artwork, to Leigh’s perfect writing that will make you evoke every emotion ever felt. These stories are also illustrated and Sara Kipin’s art took my breath away. All of these are absolutely haunting.Īnd only Leigh Bardugo could bring me to tears while reading the sentence “I hope you stir the pot.”

All of these feel powerful and impactful. All of these are so very lyrical and beautiful. The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic is a bind up of six fairy tales that take place in the Grishaverse, which is the same world that her Shadow and Bone series and her Six of Crows series take place! All of these are expertly crafted.

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