Title:
The Book of Blood
and Shadow
Author:
Robin Wasserman
Publisher:
Random House UK
Genre:
Mystery, Young Adult,
Fiction
The
blurb: It was
like a nightmare,
but there was
no waking up.
When the night
began, Nora had
two best friends
and a boyfriend
she adored. When
it ended, she
had nothing but
blood on her
hands. Chris was
dead. Adriane couldn't
speak. And Max,
Nora's sweet, smart,
soft-spoken Prince Charming,
was gone. He
was also -
according to the
police, according to
her parents, according
to everyone -
a murderer. Desperate
to prove his
innocence, Nora's determined
to follow the
trail of blood,
no matter where
it leads. But
Chris's murder is
just one piece
in a puzzle
that spans continents
and centuries. Solving
it may be
the only way
she can save
her own life.
What
I thought: I
went into this
book with high
expectations because of
all the hype
that surrounded it
when it came
out. It had
been on my to
- be - read list for
quite some time.
I really liked
the premise of the
book as it
wasn't something I'd
ever read about
before. I enjoyed
the writing style
and I think
that it made
the protagonist, Nora,
seem real. I
like how Robin
Wasserman described Prague,
as I'd read
about it in other
books like Days
of Blood and
Starlight by Laini
Taylor.
However,
I felt that
the book was
quite slow paced
and that it
took a very
long time for
any important events
to happen. I
feel that the
translations dragged the
book down, and
I found it
annoying to have
to read line
after line of
Ancient Greek, as
I don't like
reading in languages
that I don't
understand.
Overall,
this book is
okay. I think
it's a good
read if you like
reading about history
and foreign cities.
Rating: 6/10
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