How long does it take to read Shadow and Bone?
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Grisha
Next: Siege and Storm
About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 352 pages, about 96,800 words. Written for children.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 35 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegé of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.
Subjects: Magic, Ability, Fantasy fiction, Orphans, Fantasy, Monsters
