SHADOW AND BONE By: Leigh Bardugo Ages 12 and up.

SHADOW AND BONE  By: Leigh Bardugo
Alina doesn't expect much from life. Orphaned as a young child, the one thing she could rely on was her best friend and fellow refugee, Mal. And lately not even that seems certain. Drafted into the army of their war-torn homeland, they're sent on a dangerous mission into the Fold, a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with the most terrifying monsters. When their convoy is attacked, all seems lost until Alina reveals a dormant power that not even she knew existed.
Ripped from everything she knows, she is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. He believes that Alina is the one person with the power to destroy the Fold. But as the treat to the kingdom mounts, Alina uncovers the truth about the Darkling's intentions and is forced to make an impossible choice.  Ages 12 and up. Henry Holt  17.99
Reviewed by Maggie.