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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Why do the endings always break my heart :(
I realized while reading that it was really hard to stay completely in the story because I had forgotten many many details of the previos books so sometimes I didn’t understand what they were referring to but it was too hard to try and check so I just had to continue not completely understanding everything.
Otherwise it was much better than the previous book and even though they still had the quest going for most of the book, there was enough other things happening that kept me engaged which did not happen with the previous book. Overall it was really good but maybe I’m just too much of a sucker for happy endings (not saying this wasn’t happy but it wasn’t all the happy I wanted) to feel like the resolution wasn’t what I was hoping for.
I realized while reading that it was really hard to stay completely in the story because I had forgotten many many details of the previos books so sometimes I didn’t understand what they were referring to but it was too hard to try and check so I just had to continue not completely understanding everything.
Otherwise it was much better than the previous book and even though they still had the quest going for most of the book, there was enough other things happening that kept me engaged which did not happen with the previous book. Overall it was really good but maybe I’m just too much of a sucker for happy endings (not saying this wasn’t happy but it wasn’t all the happy I wanted) to feel like the resolution wasn’t what I was hoping for.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
adventurous
inspiring
fast-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:
Complicated
2 stars
This trilogy would have been so much better if only Alina wasn’t an ‘I can fix him (no, I really can)’ girl. It’s always the FMC with no interesting qualities, and the MMC(s) can’t help but fall in love with her because “She’s different.”
Thankfully, this torture is finally over, and now I can finally read Six of Crows.
This trilogy would have been so much better if only Alina wasn’t an ‘I can fix him (no, I really can)’ girl. It’s always the FMC with no interesting qualities, and the MMC(s) can’t help but fall in love with her because “She’s different.”
Thankfully, this torture is finally over, and now I can finally read Six of Crows.
adventurous
dark
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
The way I read this in a day and it really was a roller coaster
I am no longer a mal hater I may even like him now (Nikolai is #1 tho)
They had an ordinary life, full of ordinary things - if love can ever be called that. Such a satisfying ending
I am no longer a mal hater I may even like him now (Nikolai is #1 tho)
They had an ordinary life, full of ordinary things - if love can ever be called that. Such a satisfying ending
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
judt finished the trilogy and i'm feeling so many emotions. did i enjoy it? yeah i'd say so. was it a super well written piece of fantasy writing? not so much. but oh boy did this trilogy take my heart on a rollercoaster ride. since this is a YA series i won't nitpick so much, but i do still have some gripes with it.
the big reveal about mal being the third amplifier after all came out of left field for me and i really wish this was better executed. there wasn't enough hints or foreshadowing earlier in the book other than mal being somehow extremely good at tracking. it took me out of the story a little.
besides that, i felt that the pacing for this book in particular could've been handled better. we dragged on SO long for the group to trudge through landscapes to get to the firebird that wasn't even important. i get that the major twist was to be revealed here, but i still think some of the journey could've been trimmed down for more prose to be dedicated to avtually setting up said plot twist.
i also don't particularly like the way different countries in this world were basically fantasy versions of countries (or even continents) that already exist in the real world. some of the descriptions of the different ethnic groups can be quite stereotypical or outright offensive lol.
despite all that, i found this trilogy to be enjoyable and even found leigh bardugo's writing to be quite poetic sometimes.
besides that, i felt that the pacing for this book in particular could've been handled better. we dragged on SO long for the group to trudge through landscapes to get to the firebird that wasn't even important. i get that the major twist was to be revealed here, but i still think some of the journey could've been trimmed down for more prose to be dedicated to avtually setting up said plot twist.
i also don't particularly like the way different countries in this world were basically fantasy versions of countries (or even continents) that already exist in the real world. some of the descriptions of the different ethnic groups can be quite stereotypical or outright offensive lol.
despite all that, i found this trilogy to be enjoyable and even found leigh bardugo's writing to be quite poetic sometimes.