Reviews

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

gabbymm1003's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-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

merwanda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

happypanda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

jessica_books's review against another edition

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

3.5

fiene30's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

034e2x's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

rosy_posy's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

anouk_k05's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

qraiqe's review against another edition

4.0

Definitely has its narrative flaws, the characters are just so likeable I chose to ignore them, and so should you.

cover_2_covered's review against another edition

5.0

"ʟᴇᴛ ᴜꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴘʀᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴀɪɴᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘɪʀɪᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ʙɪʟɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴀᴜɴᴛꜱ." -Nikolai Lanstov

"ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴜᴘ- ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪꜱ ʟᴏꜱᴛ." -Nikolai Lanstov

"ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴜᴍᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴇᴅ." -Nikolai Lanstov

"ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ ɴᴏᴡ, ɴɪᴋᴏʟᴀɪ." -Zoya Nazyalenski

"ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴜꜱᴄᴇᴘᴛɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰʟᴀᴛᴛᴇʀʏ, ᴏɴʟʏ ꜱᴛᴀᴄᴋꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀꜱʜ." -Kaz Brekker

#ruleofwolves picks up at the perfect place and I must say the starting chapter hit the nail on the head.

#nikolailantsov as usual is the perfect character and his humour and banter with #zoyanazyalensky make me root for them so bad! Their power couple level continues to grow in this book. (#zoyalai ftw!)

In my personal opinion the reason as to why #nikolailantsov is such a fan favourite is because the way #leighbardugo writes him. He is alway millions of steps ahead of us the reader and the people who he is plotting against which makes him one of the best characters.

Chapter 20!! (Leigh seriously?!)

And the plot twists!! It terms of EVERYONE'S individual stories!!!! This book literally kept me on the edge. The plot twist with Nina and Hanne?!?! Shocked me to my core!

Also the welcoming back of all of our favourite characters from the #shadowandbone trilogy and the #sixofcrows duology.

The epiphany of a character towards the latter chapters came out of nowhere.... But it was poetic justice how their story ended but I couldn't help feeling sorry for him.

And the last chapter!!!! All of them under a single roof?!? It was sooo bittersweet! I love endings incorporating all of the characters of a series coming together for a special occasion!!! It would have been even better if all the #crows came together as well but I am happy with what I got.

Safe to say, even with all of its plot twist and gut wrenching moments and the (amazing) bittersweet ending #ruleofwolves has now taken its place on my official shelf of comfort books.

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