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itslorei's review against another edition
3.0
A disappointing read.
Leigh Bardugo is a very excellent story teller and definitely one of my fave author. However it can’t be shown in this book and why is that so?
As much as I wanted to love this book because it is connected to the Grisha series and it is amazing to know the story of the Saints I just couldn’t.
While reading the book, I can’t help but feel dissatisfied with almost every collection as they felt too short and if not lack of depth that I just couldn’t connect to most of them. I believed the book is a little bit too short and could have been longer to add more depth and despite having a fairytale touch/reference to some of the stories that I think is wonderful and should excite me, it kind of didn’t. Most of the collection ended up becoming a dragged and forgettable to me.
Still, I liked the cover. Nothing too much but still looking elegant. But the art illustrations, wasn’t fun to most of it.
Overall, it was enough and yes, a disappointing read.
Leigh Bardugo is a very excellent story teller and definitely one of my fave author. However it can’t be shown in this book and why is that so?
As much as I wanted to love this book because it is connected to the Grisha series and it is amazing to know the story of the Saints I just couldn’t.
While reading the book, I can’t help but feel dissatisfied with almost every collection as they felt too short and if not lack of depth that I just couldn’t connect to most of them. I believed the book is a little bit too short and could have been longer to add more depth and despite having a fairytale touch/reference to some of the stories that I think is wonderful and should excite me, it kind of didn’t. Most of the collection ended up becoming a dragged and forgettable to me.
Still, I liked the cover. Nothing too much but still looking elegant. But the art illustrations, wasn’t fun to most of it.
Overall, it was enough and yes, a disappointing read.
kilkennyraces's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
luckyonesoph's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Fun accompaniment to the Grishaverse, but not super necessary.
elothwen's review against another edition
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
cait_readsxox's review against another edition
5.0
Great short stories about the saints! Quick and enjoyable audiobook. Definitely gave me more insight into the Grishaverse.
libbey_wolfe's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent book full of short stories about the Saints in the Grishaverse.
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Leigh Bardugo has done it again with this stunning book about the Grishaverse saints!
EEP! I was finally able to read this book! I am a giant fan of Grishaverse (though I still need to watch the series) and this book has been high on my list. Sadly, the book was just a bit too expensive on Amazon + I was a bit worried after the first reviews came in on Goodreads. So I decided to wait and by now it is translated in Dutch and I could get it from the library. And now I definitely want to see if the English version on Amazon has gone down in price because I NEED IT ON MY SHELVES!
In this gorgeous book we meet all sorts of saints from the Grishaverse and read what they did and what happened to them. Oh and of course what the protect/who they protect. It was really interesting to read and I just flew right through this book and its beautiful tales. Well, OK, beautiful yes, but also very sad and at times I just wanted to kick some ass as people were being asses. Like what happened to the saint who resurrected a child, or the saint whose bees saved the town. But I was expecting that. I mean, I have read other stories about saints and the general consensus is that you need to die gruesomely. Remember that I never become a saint. XD
I even recognised a couple of the saints from the Grishaverse books. Happy to see Alina (though sad as it is not about her origin story but more about kids she helped) and the Darkling (I know he is bad, but I just cannot resist, sorry).
The art in this book, aka the illustrations of the saints, WOW, just freaking gorgeous and I loved the details and how beautiful most of them were (yeah, sorry, not that into people stoned to death so that is why not all of them were beautiful). I really wouldn’t mind some prints of these to hang on my wall.
If you are a fan of the Grishaverse I would highly recommend this one.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
EEP! I was finally able to read this book! I am a giant fan of Grishaverse (though I still need to watch the series) and this book has been high on my list. Sadly, the book was just a bit too expensive on Amazon + I was a bit worried after the first reviews came in on Goodreads. So I decided to wait and by now it is translated in Dutch and I could get it from the library. And now I definitely want to see if the English version on Amazon has gone down in price because I NEED IT ON MY SHELVES!
In this gorgeous book we meet all sorts of saints from the Grishaverse and read what they did and what happened to them. Oh and of course what the protect/who they protect. It was really interesting to read and I just flew right through this book and its beautiful tales. Well, OK, beautiful yes, but also very sad and at times I just wanted to kick some ass as people were being asses. Like what happened to the saint who resurrected a child, or the saint whose bees saved the town. But I was expecting that. I mean, I have read other stories about saints and the general consensus is that you need to die gruesomely. Remember that I never become a saint. XD
I even recognised a couple of the saints from the Grishaverse books. Happy to see Alina (though sad as it is not about her origin story but more about kids she helped) and the Darkling (I know he is bad, but I just cannot resist, sorry).
The art in this book, aka the illustrations of the saints, WOW, just freaking gorgeous and I loved the details and how beautiful most of them were (yeah, sorry, not that into people stoned to death so that is why not all of them were beautiful). I really wouldn’t mind some prints of these to hang on my wall.
If you are a fan of the Grishaverse I would highly recommend this one.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
sarai_te's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5