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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
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
first 2 thirds of the book is like 3 stars for me but the last part gets 4 stars
Who frickin knew I'd love Zoya so much by the end of this story. Nikolai is much more loveable as a secondary character and not primary. Nina is done damn dirty, tho. Hanne is still pancake-flat and boring to me. Also Darkling retribution <3
The war and politic bits are really repetitive, the Triumvirate have the same conversation about war, treaties, and plans maybe 10 times. Oh nooo, we're at war with Shu and Fjerda, who can we trust, oh nooo there a bombs, oh no Ravka has no resources, wahhh. I'd be reading it and be like....didn't we have this conversation 50 pages ago already??? I appreciated sneaking the Crows in, tho!!!
The war and politic bits are really repetitive, the Triumvirate have the same conversation about war, treaties, and plans maybe 10 times. Oh nooo, we're at war with Shu and Fjerda, who can we trust, oh nooo there a bombs, oh no Ravka has no resources, wahhh. I'd be reading it and be like....didn't we have this conversation 50 pages ago already??? I appreciated sneaking the Crows in, tho!!!
Feeling wonderful and terrible at the same time. I’m sad I’m done with every possible book in this universe but so glad I picked them up. Been a while since a new fantasy has gripped me so much!
IM SO MAD THAT THEY CHANGED THIS ENDING IN THE SB SERIES ON NETFLIX??? RUINED BOTH ALINA'S AND ZOYA'S ENDING FUCK YOU
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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
Oh my heart!!
And finishing the story like that??? Ahhhh I just need more
And finishing the story like that??? Ahhhh I just need more
adventurous
medium-paced
This book.
The King of Scars duology was not as riveting to me as the others in the Grishaverse, at least not to start with. The ending, however, I must say was very convincing.
The highest praise I can offer, though, is that Bardugo handles diversity in her large cast of characters shockingly well. A lot of authors handle the topics with kid gloves, making caricatures of the issues and people, and overshadowing the story—which only serves in the end to make an irritating read. Bardugo doesn’t do that. Topics like race, sexuality, sexism, etc are simply part of the characters and part of the story. They don’t get airtime by stealing from the main storyline; they live there. There is a beauty and truth to that which can scarcely be found in most stories.
This is the SEVENTH book in this universe that I’ve read, and STILL it doesn’t seem like a contrived sequel. These characters and these stories are still going, as though they existed here with us.
Its truly remarkable and I think I have a new favourite author.
The King of Scars duology was not as riveting to me as the others in the Grishaverse, at least not to start with. The ending, however, I must say was very convincing.
The highest praise I can offer, though, is that Bardugo handles diversity in her large cast of characters shockingly well. A lot of authors handle the topics with kid gloves, making caricatures of the issues and people, and overshadowing the story—which only serves in the end to make an irritating read. Bardugo doesn’t do that. Topics like race, sexuality, sexism, etc are simply part of the characters and part of the story. They don’t get airtime by stealing from the main storyline; they live there. There is a beauty and truth to that which can scarcely be found in most stories.
This is the SEVENTH book in this universe that I’ve read, and STILL it doesn’t seem like a contrived sequel. These characters and these stories are still going, as though they existed here with us.
Its truly remarkable and I think I have a new favourite author.