Shadow and Bone Netflix series length
Bardugo points out that the Netflix television adaptation of her books ran for two seasons, expressing that it deserved a third.
Leigh Bardugo
American
Born 1975
Leigh Bardugo is an Israeli-American author of young adult and fantasy fiction. She is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and the creator of the Grishaverse. Among her books are Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows. Her work sits at the intersection of those categories: fantasy fiction, young adult fiction, bestselling fiction, and a shared setting identified as the Grishaverse.
The Grishaverse has been adapted as a Netflix series. Bardugo is based in Hollywood. Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows are the titles to name when introducing her here, while the larger Grishaverse, the bestseller listings, and the screen adaptation give the broad outline of her career.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed 2 of Leigh Bardugo's books, including Six of Crows and Shadow and Bone.
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Books ReviewedIn Leigh Bardugo's own words
Author Leigh Bardugo speaks at TEDxUCDavis about embracing creative discomfort and discusses the writing of Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows.
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Fifteen-year struggle before publishing
Bardugo reveals that despite studying English at an Ivy League university, she spent fifteen years working low-end jobs and failing to finish manuscripts before finally publishing her debut in 2012.
Creative discomfort as a compass
Bardugo argues that artists should stop seeing creative struggle as a reason to give up, and instead treat discomfort as a guidepost directing them toward deeper, more ambitious work.
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Leigh Bardugo books in order
15 books, 3 series; 2 reviewed on LuvemBooks. Dates and covers from Amazon.
Shadow and Bone3 books
#12012Our review →
#22013Siege and StormAmazon ↗
#32014Ruin and RisingAmazon ↗
Standalones and other books
Six of Crows
4.5/5
reader rating · 53,627 ratingsSix of Crows is a YA fantasy novel by Leigh Bardugo, first published in 2015 by Henry Holt and Co., following criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker as he assembles a crew of misfits to infiltrate the Ice Court — an unbreachable Fjerdan stronghold — and rescue the inventor of a world-threatening drug. Holly Black has called it "a twisty and elegantly crafted masterpiece," and the book's ensemble depth and intricate plotting make that praise easy to understand.
Reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone is the debut novel from Leigh Bardugo and the first entry in the Shadow and Bone Trilogy — a young adult fantasy set in the Russian-folklore-inspired world of Ravka, where orphan soldier Alina Starkov discovers a dormant power that could change the fate of her war-torn country. Originally published by Henry Holt and Company/Macmillan in 2012, it is a New York Times bestseller and the foundation of Bardugo's expansive Grishaverse.
Reviewed Jun 21, 2026
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