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King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

45 reviews

emilia_thereader's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.5


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summonerwitch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

5.0


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justinekorson's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Leigh Bardugo has done it again. My compliments to the chef for this great dish I've been given. 
I always loved Nikolai and couldn't fathom why Alina didn't choose him over LITERALLY EVERYONE. I LOVE MAL (and loathe the Darkling) AND I WOULD'VE DROPPED EITHER OF THEM THE MINUTE THAT NIKOLAI OFFERED ME HIS HAND IN MARRIAGE. LIKE ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!?! HE WAS FUNNY AND SWEET AND CHARMING IN THE SHADOW AND BONE SERIES AND WAS EVEN MORE SO YEARS LATER IN KING OF SCARS. Needless to say, I love this man to death.

Zoya isn't a character I loved when she was first introduced (though I can agree her confidence and her strength is top tier) but I grew to love her immensely in this novel. She was so funny and melds so well with Nikolai that I'm surprised they AREN'T fucking in the novel like ???? Girl... please. But also... I get it, beware of men with power Zoya. 

Nina was a character I ADORED in Six of Crows but during her POV I kept finding myself tryign to rush through her story to try and get to Zoya and Nikolai (and later Isaak). I really liked Leoni (and the fact that she's the girl Jesper's mom saved) and Adrik but... seeing Nina without the other Crows was a little heart breaking. She's a great character on her own but I think I loved her more within the context of the heists in the Six of Crows duology. Which is not to say that I hate her in this novel in any capacity it's just that I found the other POV's more interesting and relevant to the plot. I'm sure in Rule of Wolves Nina's plans will make more sense but this is how I feel for now.

ISAAK!!!! MY POOR BABY BOY!!!! HE DESERVED SO MUCH MORE. He was so much smarter than he gave himself credit for. Not anyone could mimic someone (let alone a King) for SO LONG and not have anyone notice. Since he was friends with Nikolai he was able to adopt his mannerisms so well and I WISH THAT HE COULD HAVE SURVIVED HIS WOUNDS JUST LIKE THE FAKE EHRI DID. His gut wound should not have killed him that fast! If they had managed to save the False Princess, it should have been easy for them to save him too...

Yuri... I wanted to wring his neck from the moment he appeared... and they should have done that too.

What I don't like (and the reason why this book is a 4 and not a 5) is that the Darkling was resurrected AGAIN. I think I would have preferred if Elizaveta was the one who had survived/escaped the fold and had entered Yuri's body (if that's what happened at the ned). It would have been more fun in my opinion. I'm tired of the boring, dusty, old Darkling. Elizaveta's motivations were similar to the Darkling's anyways and it would have been fun to know that, even if part of the Darkling had escaped as well, that Elizaveta would admit that she killed what was left of him in favor of escaping. *sigh* 

Anyways, I'm excited for Rule of Wolves.

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kelshenka's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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

4.0


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themiscyra_anna's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

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micaelacccc's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.5


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aamina's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0


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serendipity421's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5


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aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0


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adamparrishlover's review

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adventurous dark funny tense medium-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

3.5


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