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kelshenka's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Addiction, and Genocide
sloan_emmi92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This book was just so much fun, like the best way to describe it was just a wild ride that I enjoyed, it wasn’t on Six of Crows level, but I truly enjoyed the action and everything the characters endured in this.
I also LOVED being able to see more into the back story of the characters, especially Zoya and Nina.
Leigh Bardugo, you did it again, thank you so much for being an author I can count on for having a good time while reading a book and absolutely falling in love with these characters all over again!<3
Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: War
nils_0's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
audlittlebookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Slavery, War, Grief, and Trafficking
Minor: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
themiscyra_anna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Slavery, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Torture, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Death, and Body horror
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Child abuse, and Animal death
brekker_by_brekker's review
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage
onecheesetoasty's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Pregnancy, Trafficking, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Misogyny, and Addiction
kiwij96's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
This book follows Nikolai, Zoya and Nina and takes place 3 years after the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and a year after the Six of Crows duology. All three of these characters are aome of my absolut favourites from this series.
As someone who loved Zoya from book one of Shadow and Bone, rightly or wrongly, this was more her book than Nikolai's story. This gave her already tenacious character a brutal backstory and an awe-inspiring yet tragic redemption. This gives us understanding of who she is and why. I am honestly in love with her.
This book, from the Triumvirate's perspective, and Zoya and Nikolai's perspectives turned the whole Grishaverse on its head and the second that happened I was lost in the story in the best way possible.
Nina's character has always been a law unto herself, but her story in this felt disconnected from the rest of it. I feel Nina, Adrik and Leoni could have done with their own spin-off really however I did love learning more about their characters and recognising the references to previous books.
However, I am very confused as to what happened with the men from the very start of the story. Maybe I misread that bit but the whole time I was asking where they went and if they ever made it to Ravka.
That ending honestly has me in a spin, what an absolutely genius yet evil way to end a book.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, War, Miscarriage, and Murder
Minor: Body horror
fantasycat's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Grief, Death, and Confinement
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Minor: War, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Child death
danicakvcs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Addiction, Murder, Slavery, and Blood
Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, and Child death
Minor: Suicide attempt and Fire/Fire injury