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Daughter of Smoke & Bone

by Laini Taylor · Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1 · 418 pages · Published September 2011
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4.01 / 5 across 260K ratings
Spice: 🌶️ (1/5)

A atmospheric, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around angel/demon, forbidden love, dual identity. 418 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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Atmospheric. Romantic. Magical.

Atmospheric Romantic Magical

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Atmospheric Romantic Magical
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Content notes

Violence War
Angel/Demon
Forbidden Love
Dual Identity
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
1/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Fantasy
Romance
Moods
Atmospheric
Romantic
Magical
Key Tropes
Angel/Demon
Forbidden Love
Dual Identity
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Daughter of Smoke & Bone spicy?

Sweet (1/5) — hints of romance but nothing explicit.

Do I need to read Daughter of Smoke & Bone in order?

Daughter of Smoke & Bone is book 1 in the Daughter of Smoke & Bone series. Start here.

Who would enjoy Daughter of Smoke & Bone?

Readers who love atmospheric and romantic stories with angel/demon and forbidden love. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Daughter of Smoke & Bone?

A atmospheric, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around angel/demon, forbidden love, dual identity. 418 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Daughter of Smoke & Bone?

Content notes include: violence, war. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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