Shadow and Bone Contest

Not normally something that I'd read, but all the rave reviews of it have me ready to give it a try...

So, to the questions:
To what extent is the culture of Ravka based on the culture of historical Russia? To what extent is it a culture all it's own?
To what extent is Shadow and Bone intended to be a novel of romance and to what extent is it purely a book in the fantasy genre? (this will, of course, help determine whether I read it)
What was the intended audience for Shadow and Bone?  (YA females? Teens in general? Everyone?)
How would you (the author) say that Shadow and Bone, and the Grisha trilogy in general, sets itself apart from the rest of the genre (which,  I daresay, includes some titans of literature - Narnia, LOTR, GoT, etc.)?
Is Shadow and Bone your first novel? Or just the first one to be published? If the former, how long did it take you to complete?
What advice do you have for aspiring fantasy writers, or aspiring writers in general?

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