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Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

18 reviews

gayghostprince's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Torture, Murder, Grief, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Death of parent, and Body horror

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

thatbookishworm's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Okay, my rating has gone up hugely. Mal is better (Though I still have my mixed feelings), and I love all the other characters, no questions asked. The Darkling’s character went 📈, and the ending is something to prepare tissues for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

heyitsdaliiii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

This. Is. AMAZING. I cannot stress enough how much I love this book. If you’re reading this because you’re not sure whether to read the grishaverse (although that would be odd considering this is the 3rd book), please do. Do it for this book. Leigh, thank you for this masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Child death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

princess_azula's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

talislibrary's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

*big sigh* Why was this book so so good? This bumped the series as a whole from a solid 4 to a 5 star read. I am just in love with ending, and the way in which characters arcs were completed. I just loved it so much and will definitely be re-reading this series as a whole!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

rorikae's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

'Ruin and Rising' is a disappointing final chapter in the Grisha trilogy.
My favorite aspects of this trilogy has been the worldbuilding, particularly the magic system and mythology. Where I felt the other installments did a good job of fleshing out the world as we learned more about the Grisha's power and the mythology of Ravka, a lot of that felt dashed in this last book. Certain explanations just didn't quite make sense and the ending felt wrapped up in an undeserved bow. So much hinges around Mal, despite him being the most frustrating and least interesting character in the series. I also think that the pacing in this book was off. The first half of the book felt on pace with the other installments, steady progress as we moved toward the big battle at the end. Then the second half of the book felt too fast while also feeling like too little happened. This is a book that suffers because of its focus on the love story instead of the plot. 
Though I'm happy to have read the series and to get the base understanding for the rest of the Grishaverse, the end does really bring down the whole. I am glad that this is widely regarded as the worst series because I do really like the world and can't wait to see it explored more in Six of Crows and King of Scars. As Nikolai was one of my favorite characters in this series, I am very excited that he gets his own duology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Body shaming

paulaspityparty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

aviery's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual content