Reviews

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

lenaoknihach's review against another edition

2.0

Před čtením Zjizveného krále by bylo dobré, kdybyste svět Leigh Bardugo už znali. Pár postav se tam totiž z duologie Šest vran a trilogie Griša vyskytuje.

Čte se to skvěle stejně jako autorčiny předchozí knihy, ale tady se krapet liší ten děj. Je o dost horší. Vlastně mě to bavilo trochu na konci, ale jinak mi přijde, že to bylo celé o ničem.

Strašně moc jsem se těšila na Nikolaje, jenže to byl ten hlavní kámen úrazu. Vůbec to nebyl ten Nikolaj, do jakého jsem se zamilovala v Griše. Ztratil svůj důvtip, šarm, charisma. Prostě se mi nelíbil, a to je trochu problém, když je to hlavní postava.

Bohužel se mi nelíbila ani postava Zoji. Pro mě celkem záživné byly linky Niny a Isaaka. Hodně jsem nad tím příběhem přemýšlela, ale pokaždé jsem dospěla k tomu stejnému závěrečnému hodnocení.

gillian0231's review against another edition

adventurous 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

Honestly, I went into this book with low expectations because I haven't heard the greatest things about this installment to the Grishaverse. However, I actually really loved this book--definitely not as much as Six of Crows but definitely a lot more than Shadow and Bone. I will say that it took a while for the story to get going and there really could have been at least 100 pages that could've been cut out. I do also agree that not much happened plot-wise in this book, but this story really shines in its character development. Zoya and Isaak entirely have my heart, I loved Nina's story, and I can see so much potential in the next book for me to love Nikolai's story.
Zoya was such an interesting character in the original trilogy but was obviously sidelined for the bigger story, so it was definitely exciting to have her as an MC in this book. I never would have guessed that the most emotionally jarring part of this book would be Zoya's backstory. It was so heart-wrenching, it added so much to her character, and made me fall in love with her. I did enjoy the tension between her and Nikolai but I'm glad it wasn't explored too much more in this one and was more focused on their personal journeys. I also did not expect that one of my favorite characters would be a side character that was first introduced in this book. It was so refreshing to see the POV of a normal person in a story filled with these supernaturally strong and powerful characters and how they try to survive. 
I did not love the big reveal at the end,

the Darkling coming back to life

, because I feel like it was cheesy cop-out to create a villain for the story. I feel like the political issues that Nikolai was facing was more than enough for a plot, but I can see how that's not nearly as exciting. However I am looking forward to seeing more of these characters and how they finally find peace for themselves and Ravka.

pinkpeach's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.75

sussymen06's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

msaenger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

daisy_kxnt's review against another edition

5.0

*4.5 stars

cloudnugget's review against another edition

5.0

i lost track of the amount of times i was stunned into silence…AAAAAAAAAAAAA
i literally love leigh bardugo’s writing

tealex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

kwagner's review against another edition

4.0

Leigh Bardugo never fails to make a whirlwind story full of tangible,flawed, and lovable characters. This book was entertaining and paid tribute to a lot of characters from her other series, which can be sweet at times. However, I think the plot relied too heavily on her other books at times. The book would have benefited from some of it's own conflicts rather than conflicts that have carried on from past books/charcters.

carmenpeerezm's review against another edition

4.0

Que se puede decir ya de esta señora y sus libros del grishaverse; Que son genuinos? Que te dejan con la boca abierta? Enfin, me ha encantado.

He disfrutado de ambas historias, tanto la de Nina como la de Nikolai, aunque mi personaje favorito ha sido Nina sin duda, ya la amé en Seis de cuervos, pero es que este personaje es cada vez mejor y mejor.

No puedo decir mucho sin hacer spoiler, pero me han encantado las parejitas que se han ido formando.

Personajes nuevos como Hanne o Isaak se han ganado mi corazón, y los personajes antiguos me han seguido encantando ( ¿he mencionado ya que amo a Nina?).

Además este libro tiene un final que hace que te caigas de culo y te quedes en plan....que? Ahora necesito el segundo en mis manos :’).

No lo sentí a la altura de seis de cuervos, sin embargo es una gran mejora con respecto a sombra y hueso, lo recomiendo muchísimo enserio.