Once upon a time a little girl was raised by monsters. But angels burned the doorways to their world, and she was all alone.   -Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Lonely? Karou felt bare in that moment, to have this creature get at her substance like that. He went on, whispering: “All that beauty, it’s wrapped around loneliness. You think I didn’t taste it? You’re practically hollow.” -Daughter of Smoke and Bone

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My Most Favourite – Books Of All Time

Daughter Of Smoke And Bone, Laini Taylor

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.”

“Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war. Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious “errands”; she speaks many languages—not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out. When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?.”

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Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.

Favorites Books of 2012; Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.” 

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. 

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. 
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war. 

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious “errands”; she speaks many languages—not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.

When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

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Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke and Bone

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“She sat on a stool and let them define her eyes with kohl, rouge her lips with rose-petal paste, and string lengths of ultrafine gold chain between her horns in tiers, suspended with tiny crystal drops that winked in the light.” 

Inspired by Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Deity Midi Dress from Anthropologie | $230

Mistero Black Masquerade Mask from Etsy | $60

Angel Wing Earrings from Etsy | $29.95

Pop the Cork Clutch from Rent the Runway | $150

Birdcage Textured Heels from Ruche | $67.50

litupmyworld:

Isn’t the cover just absolutely beautiful? Damn it, Laini. You’ve got me captivated already and I haven’t even read the book yet! Can’t wait for this!

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Days of Blood & Starlight will hit your local bookstores November 6, 2012!