Daughter Of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

This blog for this book might be the hardest one I've had to write about a book that I've read.  It is going to be so hard to put everything into words, but I'll try!  So if things start sounding a little confusing....SORRY!!!  There were times while reading this book that I had to say, "what the hell?" and just keep reading.  Laini's writing is a bit complex and confusing at times, because it tends to go from past to present and also have flashbacks.  It was a long one at almost 400 pages.  You are thrown into the story head first when you begin and it's a bit confusing at first and takes a little while to get your bearings on the story.  But once you do it's such a good story.  I can't help but wonder what kind of dreams Laini Taylor has to write such a fantastical tale.  In short it's about a Chimaera and an angel who fall in love and "hope" to change their world.  But angel isn't the usual "angel" you normally think of in regards to heaven.  There is actually another realm which is call Eretz where they are from.  Things are very complicated and in their world they are raised to be mortal enemies and warriors who are to go into battle to face each other and strike each other down on sight.  The battle against the Chimaera and Angels goes so far back that no one even really knows what they are fighting for.  Add onto that basic story a bunch of complications of personality, past and upbringing and it is a very intriguing story.  Laini was genius in how she steadily builds upon her story in her writing and even though it had all the twists and turns, it was definitely worth it come the end.  And she drops a BIG one on you at the end!!!! And as always I won't be giving anything away! But she does leave it WAY open in the end so you can expect another one in this series to come, but I wouldn't expect it anytime soon since this one just recently came out.  Don't expect this one to be just a leisurely read, you'll have to pay attention to what you're reading and it will definitely be worth your time.  If you're not a usual reader of the supernatural or fantasy genre you might have trouble with this one.  I would think you'd have to have an open mind to this book as its pretty eccentric and "different".  Very happy reading with this one!