Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Grisha, book 1

Alina and Mal have always been together -- as small children in the orphanage and then as draftees in the army.  That all changes when Alina somehow saves everyone by summoning sunlight while trying to cross the Fold.  She is whisked off to become a Grisha.  She is the one who will be able to finally destroy the Fold and end war for her country.
I have been hearing rave reviews about this book for years.  I don't know why I never picked it up until now.  I'm sorry I waited.  This book was great.  I loved it.  Even though there was a lot of intrigue and story going on it was still a very quick read.  I can't wait to read book two.

Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo  358 pages

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life - a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.
Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha.and the secrets of her heart.