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lena_swz's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ana_velasco27's review against another edition
5.0
¡Buenas! Tenía muchas ganas de leer este libro porque me encanta la escritora y porque quería saber más de Nikolai.
Como siempre
Como siempre
lucylivesinbooks's review against another edition
It’s been too long since I read the other grishaverse books so I couldn’t get back into it
vik_readsalot's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hannahh071's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
meg_sm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
What a joy to be back in the Grishaverse in a continuation of the stories begun in both <I>Six of Crows</I> and <I>Shadow and Bone</I>. I don't know why it took me so long to read this. It really does pick up some significant threads from those two series, as it follows Nikolai, Zoya, and Nina of the previous series, and adds many new characters and plot elements alongside.
I found this much slower-paced than the previous Grishaverse novels. It takes a while to get going, and even when it does, this novel ultimately is more about the inner struggles of each main character (grief, loss, pain) than it is about gunslinging heists or impressive magical showdowns (though there are a few of those too). I didn't necessarily mind that, and in fact, I resonated very much with the emotional arcs each character endures. What challenged me the most was the changing perspectives: I like a multi-perspective novel, but unlike Bardugo's other books where we're getting different characters' POV of the same storyline, this has us jumping plots and geographies and settings each chapter as each POV character is in a pretty different story, and in fact, some of them never intersect. That just takes more mental energy that I couldn't always summon at the end of the chapter and frequently found myself setting the book aside rather than jump perspectives yet again.
A lot of this is setting up what will surely follow in the sequel, and despite it taking me longer to get through the book than I expected, I'm ready to pick up <I>Rule of Wolves</I> right away and that's usually the best test of how I felt about the book.
I found this much slower-paced than the previous Grishaverse novels. It takes a while to get going, and even when it does, this novel ultimately is more about the inner struggles of each main character (grief, loss, pain) than it is about gunslinging heists or impressive magical showdowns (though there are a few of those too). I didn't necessarily mind that, and in fact, I resonated very much with the emotional arcs each character endures. What challenged me the most was the changing perspectives: I like a multi-perspective novel, but unlike Bardugo's other books where we're getting different characters' POV of the same storyline, this has us jumping plots and geographies and settings each chapter as each POV character is in a pretty different story, and in fact, some of them never intersect. That just takes more mental energy that I couldn't always summon at the end of the chapter and frequently found myself setting the book aside rather than jump perspectives yet again.
A lot of this is setting up what will surely follow in the sequel, and despite it taking me longer to get through the book than I expected, I'm ready to pick up <I>Rule of Wolves</I> right away and that's usually the best test of how I felt about the book.
rosenym's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
rubbertree14's review against another edition
Feel like she should’ve stopped with the Six of Crows series/ the Shadow and Bone, I think they both ended well. If Author wanted to continue with new series, a completely new story with new characters in this universe would’ve been cool to see.
I hate when a series continues and writers look at what characters are left and single and then just decide they should be together. Let’s get someone new in here! Or *gasp* not everyone needs someone.
I hate when a series continues and writers look at what characters are left and single and then just decide they should be together. Let’s get someone new in here! Or *gasp* not everyone needs someone.