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Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Laini Taylor (2011)

SubgenrePortal Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesKarou #1
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.99
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeath

Positive tags

Found FamilyMysterySelf-DiscoverySwoonyAdventure

Hero archetypes

Mysterious HeroSupernatural Hero

Heroine archetypes

Artist / PainterOrphanFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Hidden IdentityFound FamilyFish out of WaterForbidden LovePortal FantasyStar-Crossed LoversDual WorldsSecret Past

Themes

IdentityBelongingFamily and BloodArt and CreativityWar and PeaceLove Across WorldsSecrets and Revelation

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters--the chimaerae who form the only family she has ever known.

Is Daughter of Smoke & Bone appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

This urban fantasy contains moderate action violence with fantastical combat, some romantic tension and kissing, and themes of war and family secrets. The chimaerae creatures may be unsettling to younger readers.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and violence.

Who'll love this

Teens will love the mysterious heroine with a secret supernatural family, the lush Prague setting, and the slowly unfolding romance threaded through magical world-building.

Tags

Urban FantasyRomanceMythologyPrague Setting