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Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

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rusty_spurs's review

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Shadow and Bone was great - it wasn't perfect though. . .

But THIS BOOK WAS AWESOME!

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Characters

Alina greatly improved in this book compared to Shadow and Bone.

Nikolai was the star of the show. His banter with other characters - especially Mal and Alina - was *chefs kiss*

The Darkling wasn't at the forefront of this book but his presence was still there. I don't have a big opinion of him. The only reason I have maybe a tiny smidge of love for his character is because when I picture the Darkling, I only see Ben Barnes. xD
(But seriously all the characters - even the bad ones - are lovable in their own way.)

Plot

Compared to the last book, this one was a little slower, but I went in expecting it to fit the typical slow, middle-of-a-trilogy vibe so my expectations weren't very high.

Some of the plot was predictable but overall it was enjoyable and moved somewhat quickly.
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5/5 Stars! I would read again!

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bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Enjoyed this surprisingly more than I expected 😅 I still don’t like the Alina-Mal romance, Nikolai said it right “for an eternal love, you’re both really insecure about it” 🫠 FUCKING TALK TO EACH OTHER?!!

I love Nikolai!! He was entertaining and had some great one liners. The pacing is so much better compared to book 1,

also maybe helps that book 2 is very different from the adaptation so I wasn’t as bored because I didn’t know everything that would happen and when.

I also liked Tolya and Tamar, they had more personality and we got to know them better compared to side characters in the first book. I was pleasantly surprised that I liked this more than Shadow and Bone (mostly because of Nikolai and the pacing was better)! I’m actually excited to read book 3 now

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anni_swanilda's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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kat_andherbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I am very disappointed by that ending. Alina for me is deeply annoying and most of her choices infuriate me. Most of the time I can barely stand her inner monologue. She knows that what she’s doing is immature but she can’t help herself. HOWEVER, what is a saving grace for this book is Nikolai and the world building. I can’t deny that the author is very good at describing places and building a while word form almost nothing. As for Nikolai, finally we have someone that has questionable ethics but is very charming.

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