Elias is an unwilling soldier who is just trying to be free from the Empire.

Laia is a slave whose brother is arrested for treason and who decides to become a spy in the Empire so the rebels will rescue her brother. But will she be their weapon? Or will she be something else entirely? What Juliette decides will ultimately be her fate.Īn Ember in the Ashes also takes place in a brutal world featuring soldiers with tyrannical leaders and a girl and a boy trying to be free from the confines of their world, but that’s where the similarities between these two stories end.Īn Ember in the Ashes follows Laia and Elias. With The Reestablishment not entirely sure what to do with her and her power, they throw her in a cell.īut when war is in their midst, they decide that maybe she does have a use after all. The series follows Juliette, a girl whose touch is fatal. Sound familiar? But that’s where the similarities between Shadow and Bone and the Shatter Me series end. Shatter Me features of female protagonist that has special powers in a world that’s crumbling. The third (and final) book in the series, The Bronzed Beasts, comes out on Sept. This is set in Paris (with magic) so the aesthetic, as well as the cast of characters, is different than Six of Crows, but if you like Kaz, Inej, and Jesper’s parts in Shadow and Bone, you’ll probably love this book. But…they have to make it out alive first.

The Gilded Wolves is about a hotel owner, his plant-loving brother, a dancer, a historian, and an engineer coming together to steal something that will change their lives forever. If I was giving my opinion, I’d say The Gilded Wolves is better but that’s up to you. They both have heists and a group of people with a particular set of skills, but beyond that, these are very different stories. If you’re on book Twitter, you’ve seen this book compared to Six of Crows (one of the books adapted in Shadow and Bone) one bajillion times. Let’s talk about eight books you’ll love if you like Shadow and Bone. They can keep you (and me) occupied until season 2 honors us with its presence, likely sometime in 2022. Seeing some of my favorite characters come to life is an absolute dream.īut if you’ve watched the show and don’t know what to do with yourself until season 2, there are a bunch of books that are either similar in storyline or have similar vibes. Can you hear that noise? It’s me screaming about Shadow and Boneon Netflix.

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