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rinn_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
mal is sm better here than the second book. and he's frankly better than the darkling. argue with the wall.
emily_stapylton's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
I love the characters.
I really enjoyed Alina friendship with Genya.
The plot was slow at points were nothing really happened. The last part of the book was the main action if the book.
This book was very easy to read and I can't wait to finish the series
I really enjoyed Alina friendship with Genya.
The plot was slow at points were nothing really happened. The last part of the book was the main action if the book.
This book was very easy to read and I can't wait to finish the series
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
emcrem's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
schokomami's review against another edition
3.0
Meh.....
The plot was interesting, but only when there was one. Most of the book was Alina thinking of Mal and I just couldn't root for them because Mal is such a flat character.
The plot was interesting, but only when there was one. Most of the book was Alina thinking of Mal and I just couldn't root for them because Mal is such a flat character.
andotherworlds's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
This book was also read for 2019 Reading Rush. It was placed under the prompt of book you wanted to read last year (that was a paraphrase). When I first tried getting into this series I really was not in the right mindset but once I really got into it this time around, I read it very quickly. Minus about 28 pages read yesterday, I managed to read this book in quite a short period of time in one day. It all went by very fast but still it did not lack in content. However, the quality of the content itself was put up to question. The main character Alina was (and to put this in the nicest way possible) quite a bit annoying. She automatically fell into the "chosen one" trope the moment it was mentioned that she was "different", and that was just the first page. This book was filled to the brim with some very petty scenes that lacked substance. Most scenes felt superficial leaving me left with not much attachment with any of the characters. The only relationships I can think of in this book that had the bare minimum of meaning consisted of Alina and Genya's platonic relationship and (I will not even attempt with spelling out her name without the book on hand) the Darkling's mother and Alina. That. Was. It. Everything else was just girls being pitted against other girls to get the attention on a man who doesn't care. Although this review may seem a tad "negative" I would like to say that this book was fairly enjoyable to read when all other elements are pushed aside. To give Leigh Bardugo credit, this was her debut and you can definitely tell that she has truly grown as a writer since writing this book. And for that shred of hope and for the fact that a part of me somewhat liked this book, I will most likely continue with the series.
This book was also read for 2019 Reading Rush. It was placed under the prompt of book you wanted to read last year (that was a paraphrase). When I first tried getting into this series I really was not in the right mindset but once I really got into it this time around, I read it very quickly. Minus about 28 pages read yesterday, I managed to read this book in quite a short period of time in one day. It all went by very fast but still it did not lack in content. However, the quality of the content itself was put up to question. The main character Alina was (and to put this in the nicest way possible) quite a bit annoying. She automatically fell into the "chosen one" trope the moment it was mentioned that she was "different", and that was just the first page. This book was filled to the brim with some very petty scenes that lacked substance. Most scenes felt superficial leaving me left with not much attachment with any of the characters. The only relationships I can think of in this book that had the bare minimum of meaning consisted of Alina and Genya's platonic relationship and (I will not even attempt with spelling out her name without the book on hand) the Darkling's mother and Alina. That. Was. It. Everything else was just girls being pitted against other girls to get the attention on a man who doesn't care. Although this review may seem a tad "negative" I would like to say that this book was fairly enjoyable to read when all other elements are pushed aside. To give Leigh Bardugo credit, this was her debut and you can definitely tell that she has truly grown as a writer since writing this book. And for that shred of hope and for the fact that a part of me somewhat liked this book, I will most likely continue with the series.
abby_can_read's review against another edition
adventurous
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
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I can see why this book was popular. I liked it. The worldbuilding and the lore were good.
I can see why this book was popular. I liked it. The worldbuilding and the lore were good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship, War, and Blood
Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Rape
cateconut's review against another edition
4.0
you know what? i really liked this book! it took me a while to get into it but once that plot twist hit I WAS HOOKED. i really appreciate the world lore. the last half of the book 100% did it for me. i can’t wait to read the next one!
dorkula's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
asriram's review against another edition
3.0
This was an okay book.
Honestly, after hearing quite a bit of negative responses from my friends who loved Six of Crows but said this book was quite bad, I was expecting a mess. And it’s not a great book, to be sure. It isn’t even a good book, necessarily. The plot is very formulaic: it’s very much in the vein of the YA books of the 2010’s, with all of the pros and cons of those plots. The worldbuilding is interesting, though I’m not sure if that’s just because watching the show and reading the Six of Crows duology familiarized me with the worldbuilding beforehand. The characters are largely fine, the plot’s fine — in short, everything’s quite average in this book, which is both kinda disappointing and not really surprising. If it was as bad as I’d feared, it’d likely have not gotten a show, and a show which I liked.
That’s essentially the review — it’s a fine book. I’ll definitely finish the trilogy tomorrow or the day after, whenever I have the time. And it’ll be good to read the King of Scars duology and see these characters in a story that’s actually good or even (hopefully) great.
Honestly, after hearing quite a bit of negative responses from my friends who loved Six of Crows but said this book was quite bad, I was expecting a mess. And it’s not a great book, to be sure. It isn’t even a good book, necessarily. The plot is very formulaic: it’s very much in the vein of the YA books of the 2010’s, with all of the pros and cons of those plots. The worldbuilding is interesting, though I’m not sure if that’s just because watching the show and reading the Six of Crows duology familiarized me with the worldbuilding beforehand. The characters are largely fine, the plot’s fine — in short, everything’s quite average in this book, which is both kinda disappointing and not really surprising. If it was as bad as I’d feared, it’d likely have not gotten a show, and a show which I liked.
That’s essentially the review — it’s a fine book. I’ll definitely finish the trilogy tomorrow or the day after, whenever I have the time. And it’ll be good to read the King of Scars duology and see these characters in a story that’s actually good or even (hopefully) great.