Reviews with content warning for Gore - Siege and Storm

I've seen a lot of people say Siege and Storm is their least favorite in the trilogy but personally, I love it just as much as Shadow and Bone! It was quite action packed and it also focused on the political parts of the Grishverse which I enjoyed!

I loved how it showed Alina is discovering her “dark side”. Again, Mal and Alina’s relationship got a bit rocky. They have to work on their communication skills ASAP lolol
Sturmhond AKA Nikolai was a character I adored reading about. In general I like reading about new characters but, his overall character and personality was refreshing :)

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aimsro's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

5.0

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laurajeangrace's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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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eve_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

Overall Thoughts:
⁕ The beginning of this book jumps right into things, and major plot developments occur in a manner of pages. It is too quick for my liking.

⁕ I LOVE the development of Alina's character and her deep desire for power at the expense of her relationships. It's such a refreshing depiction of a female lead in YA.

⁕ Overall, I think this book is stronger in terms of Bardugo's writing than Shadow and Bone. I hope this trend continues.

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princess_azula's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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lilifane's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

I'm sad that I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first book. It's still a good book but I found the first part too boring and the second too annoying. Which is probably not fair because there were cool scenes in the first part as well but it dragged a little too much for me. And the second part... I finally know why everyone says Mal and Alina are annoying. Because they are! Don't get me wrong, I love them both and I'm rooting for them. But their communication skills are nonexistent and this is SO frustrating. Nikolai rescued huge parts of the book for me. The banter whenever he was in the scene was just great.
I also really liked the whole Saints mystery and I wish there was more of that. I hope this will be a bigger part in the last book.
And there is one trope in this book that I realised I like a lot. It's when the protagonist and antagonist have this special... bond (when you know what I mean). And I think it is expertly done here. It makes sense and it is used very sparsely so it's quite effective. It gave me goosebumps everytime it happened.
Now the ending.... is amazing! The showdown and aftermath are perfect. I was glued to the pages the whole time. Loved the setting at the very end. I can't wait to continue (next month or so ^^; ).

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