Reviews

Ruina y ascenso by Leigh Bardugo

vivid_emma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

pinkminion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

jesssssssssssssss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

stephhirsch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

paradewitham's review against another edition

4.0

Took me forever to pick up, but finally did this week (ahem, self distancing and anxiety management). Enjoyed it, and 3.5 is probably most accurate, but rounding down (not my usual) because while I loved some details and definitely the friendships/banter... I don't know. I'm going to make it a 4 after all because I feel it's my overall mood affecting my rating ultimately.

all_too_well's review against another edition

4.0

alina the woman you are

yars_reading_corner's review against another edition

5.0

Nooo I totally didn't read this and Siege and Storm in the same 24 hour and cry my eyes out

candicen423's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

That ending. My heart. Can a book punch you in the gut with feels?? Cause I think this one did. I couldn't have told you that I wanted that as an ending but

Alina and Mal running the orphanage, and actually getting to have a normal-ish life

broke my heart in the best way possible. It gives Hunger Games ending vibes. And Alekzander 😭 

He’s a tyrant and a murder and yet I still felt a little bad in the end?? He actually felt human for once.

I literally can’t. Why is it overrrrrrrrr

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

Let's start with my favorite scene: Darkling spawn of demon dying. I re-read it twice just to laugh at him. To me he got easy death that toxic genocidal trash should have suffer longer.

Anyway moving from trash Zoya and Nikolai are amazing, they are best LB characters also David and are Genya scene-stealers.

If anyone deserves better is Baghra you'll crying over genocidal tyrant predator when his mom is right there.

Now malina got ending they deserves. Alina is constantly says how she just wants a normal life and that doesn’t make her weak. She is running an orphanage with love her life who died even for her. She has always been and will always be powerful.

msaenger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

4.25