This book took me to imagined places I had not travelled before in fantasy literature.  It was beautifully written.  The world Laini Taylor has built is amazing and believable.  The creatures were as real as if they had been paintings rather than words on a page.  I couldn't really picture Karou, a surprising lack.  Blue hair didn't really make for that much originality, not as much as the teeth, the chimaera, the bone and the wishes.  The angels were a little predictable from those in other stories, but mostly original in their ancient war with the chimaera.  How they were introduced when scorched handprints begin appearing on doorways around the world is interesting. The depiction of Prague is done so well I felt I was standing there.The plot took different and unexpected twists, which kept me enrapt.  The love story was refreshing.  Where Karou fitted into it was a little unsettling and took a leap of the imagination.  In the end, I would love to read book 2, and can't see at all where the author will take the story next. Very imaginative. 

Question: How is the world?
Answer: The world Laini Taylor has built is amazing and believable