Why I Loved Shadow and Bone
The 2-part Netflix series
I’m Amy Wolf, award-winning fantasy novelist bringing you the magic of transformation and a journey toward self-discovery. Also, I love dragons!
Shadow and Bone, the Netflix series, based on the books by Leigh Bardugo, is a rare fantasy streamer that delivers on every front. The story, characters, plot, and CGI all combine to produce the best fantasy I’ve seen in a long, long time.
Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov and Archie Renaux as Malyen Oretsev are first presented to us as children, orphans hiding out from examiners who inevitably visit to test if anyone there is a Grisha—or witch.
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