Should you watch Shadow and Bone?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Shadow and Bone
Series · 2021
In a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, a young soldier uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, dangerous forces plot against her. Thugs, thieves, assassins and saints are at war now, and it will take more than magic to survive.
The sides of Shadow and Bone
- A soldier who discovers she can summon light
- A wall of living darkness splitting a country
- A crew of thieves planning a dangerous job
Shadow and Bone is good for you if…
- you like a fantasy world with its own armies, saints and kinds of magic.
- you like Alina caught between her childhood friend and a powerful general.
- you like Kaz Brekker and his Crows pulling off impossible jobs.
Shadow and Bone is bad for you if…
- you lose track when Alina's story and the Crows' story run side by side.
- you need a finished story, and it stops after two seasons.
About: power · belonging · loyalty
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