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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
It never fails. I think I've found a great series that my teens can enjoy, and then the author has to ruin it with crap. I expected a sex scene (although it's pretty tame, it's still not something young Christians should be reading) between the main characters because the previous two books had hinted heavily. What I was not expecting, however, was the inclusion of a love interest between 2 women. So disappointing.
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
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
overall the whole series was v good for ya fantasy - ending SUCKED but i understand why it was done - i feel robbed and mildly ashamed though
I really like the way Leigh Bardugo tells her stories. They really rope you in and you experience them firsthand. Her writing has a nice flow to it and captures what she is trying to portray really well. The plot of this final book was well developed, but I had a few things that I would have liked to be different. There was little to no resolution between Mal and Alina over what they experienced in the last book, and I found Mal's attitude strange. Another thing was that I did not expect what would happen at the end. That's a good thing, because it wasn't obvious, but I was kinda hoping that
The Darkling's character was so deep and complicated. He was so well written and developed. He was evil and did horrible things, but at the same time made you want to redeem him, and forgive.
I didn't like the ending, but that's not the fault of the author, it's just personal preference. Overall I enjoyed the book, but I'd say that my favorite one from this trilogy is by far the first one. I'm glad I got to read the conclusion in this one though. My favorite of Leigh Bardugo's books so far, is still the six of crows.
Spoiler
He didn't want to talk to or to touch Alina, but then he'd randomly kiss her. He never fully apologized either. I found that I would have liked to have seen more of him as a person and also I really wanted them to sort out their problems.Spoiler
there would be a final battle against the darkling. Or that Alina's powers would be enhanced by the amplifiers long enough to beat him, and then they'd disperse into the other people afterwards. I thought it was cool that her powers had left her and spread into the normal people. It was a cool message about how just because they aren't Grisha doesn't mean their lesser.The Darkling's character was so deep and complicated. He was so well written and developed. He was evil and did horrible things, but at the same time made you want to redeem him, and forgive.
I didn't like the ending, but that's not the fault of the author, it's just personal preference. Overall I enjoyed the book, but I'd say that my favorite one from this trilogy is by far the first one. I'm glad I got to read the conclusion in this one though. My favorite of Leigh Bardugo's books so far, is still the six of crows.
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
WOW. WHAT A JOURNEY. great plot, good ending (although it’s always hard to face an ending). i’m so so glad that there’s more to the grishaverse. what fab characters and stories, i wish there was more time devoted to the relationships than just the plot. the ragtag team of what’s left of the second army- SO much potential to develop there. IMAGINE if we had more that simple fleeting scenes between the darkling and alina. honestly, i didn’t know who i wanted alina to end up with. a fitting ending, although it didn’t make too much sense to me. just enough loss to be believable. what a tale of loss, belonging, greed, power, faith, loyalty, and love. i can’t believe this is most ppls least fave part of the grishaverse.
“No one knew his name to curse or extol, so I spoke it softly, beneath my breath.
‘Aleksander,’ I whispered. A boy’s name, given up. Almost forgotten.” - someone on tiktok also pointed out that this was alina starkovs last line of dialogue. kms.
“No one knew his name to curse or extol, so I spoke it softly, beneath my breath.
‘Aleksander,’ I whispered. A boy’s name, given up. Almost forgotten.” - someone on tiktok also pointed out that this was alina starkovs last line of dialogue. kms.