Leigh Bardugo answers fans’ questions about “Shadow and Bone”

Orphan Alina Starkov is small and scrawny and unremarkable in almost every way, living in the shadow of her best friend and secret crush, handsome fellow orphan Mal Oretsev. But everything changes on a trip into the Shadow Fold, a dark nothingness full of monsters that plagues the land thanks to the powers of one of the most powerful Grisha, the Darkling. When the monsters attack, it’s discovered that Alina is the Sun Summoner, a rare type of Grisha who can summon light. The twists and turns come quick and ramp up fast, and the suspense of wondering how Alina and Mal will manage to get out of their current jam is addicting.