Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

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justagirlwithbooks's review

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3.75

"Some people were built for love and some were built for war. One did not lend itself to the other."

I don't know how I feel about the ending of this book. The plots and characters finally intersected and the battles were great, and seeing the Crows again was great. The ships felt a little rushed in my opinion. All in all, the Six of Crows duology is still my favorite, then it's this duology and then Shadow and Bone. I can't believe I've read the Grishaverse in the span of a few months (it was 6 months or something) but here we are! Next big universe to tackle: Shadowhunters. 

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gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5


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nova123's review against another edition

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  • 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

leigh bardugo really tricked me into thinking that she
killed off nina's love interest for the second time.. I was so angry lmao

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caelfind's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

3.75


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doitsushine92's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0


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frantically's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-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

3.5

While overall a great ending to the Grishaverse with appearances from many beloved characters (a certain introduction towards the end had me screaming), the way certain things are portrayed and resolved makes so much of the Grisha trilogy feel worthless — why did I read and love that trilogy just for its antagonist to get this ending in the end? Still not the biggest Nikolai fan but Zoya has my heart and the gender historian in me is satisfied.

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themiscyra_anna's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense 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

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aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.25


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kiwij96's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.75

My heart is so full after finishing this book. It honestly broke me at times but it has also brought me so much joy. What an excellent way to end a series - with a finale, but with scope for so much more.

The characters I fell in love with from the start of their respective series' all returned in some way, shape or form and their stories overlapped so perfectly I am in awe. I laughed, I cried, my heart was broken and was filled with joy and love. 

This is a 5-star story for me, however, I found my version of the book was riddled with pre-print typos (specifically words that had accidental spaces in the middle of them, and one or two words missing letters) and that took me out of the story a bit which is disappointing.

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eguare's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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

3.75

I enjoyed this more than the original Shadow & Bone trilogy, not as much as the Six of Crows duology. This book was a happy return for beloved characters, but I wasn't always happy with where they went.
While I loved hearing more from Nina, I was heartbroken that the found family of the Crows broke up so thoroughly after Crooked Kingdom and didn't find themselves back together by the end of this duology. It was also too soon after Matthias to enjoy Nina's new relationship with Hanne. Though I adore that Nina is canonically bisexual and Hanne canonically trans, I don't personally feel that Nina would be happy living forever as someone else in a country that wasn't hers, away from her friends.
I loved seeing Nikolai and Zoya continue to develop as characters,
both independently and together
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Personally, I could see the ending piece as either a cliffhanger, or as a happy goodbye to the audience, making it clear that our beloved characters will live on and get up to all kinds of shenanigans together, even if we aren't there with them to experience it with them. I do strongly hope that we're there with them, though! 

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