Super Short Summary

In Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, Alina Starkov, a junior cartographer’s assistant, discovers her unique ability to summon light while traversing the dangerous Shadow Fold. Brought under the protection of the powerful Darkling and trained as a Grisha, Alina learns she is a key player in a larger plan to destroy the Fold and faces both internal struggles and growing threats in a world inspired by 19th-century Tsarist Russia.