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sarahmaae's review against another edition
4.0
whenever I read a book I find myself always comparing the world building to this world. the grisha and the culture is just so immersive and I ate every bit of it up. the characters however were pretty bland and the plot was just good.
creative_dallas's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.0
vickygv's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I expected this book to be boring just because it is a three book series and I feel like the first book in a fantasy’s series is always the most boring just cause there’s so much world building but the end had me raging so much for Alina like I physically had the to put the book down, but the little romance we got in the book at the end was nice. When I finished this book I wanted to hop right into the next book I’m curious how the second book is going to go and how much romance is going to be in it which always very exciting.
ellenmorgan's review against another edition
3.0
I love me some Leigh Bardugo, but this was a little too tropey for my taste. Will definitely be continuing the series, though.
bry_z_lee's review against another edition
5.0
Ok but before I start the notes the chapter things are so pretty
page 9: Yass queen tell him off
page 10: Mal you don't have to baby miss queen she knows how to walk
page 14: Yasssss the Darkling is here(and Zoya?)
page 17: Alexei besty
page 19: Eva you smart girl you will probably never be mentioned again but you go girl. Also, why did Alexei call Eva a peasant
page 21: Wow when people are praying to you but you don't know that your a living saint
page 25: Shut the fuck up Mal
page 26: Ok girl now your thinking
page 28: The kife
page 29: Would the sand actually burn them
page 32: Nooooooo Alexei. Good job on hitting Mal though
page 33: Yasssss queen use you powers
page 41: I just burst out laughing oh my saints
page 42: Girl why are you crying over Mal
page 45: Period girl
page 48: Deal with it Mal
page 52: Girl you have better balls than Mal who would not stick up for you and you go and grab the Darkling by his arm like shit girl
page 60: that is a nice symbol
page 72: this whole page is so soft
page 73: did he just make her fall asleep
page 81: misdirect
page 85: sir that was hilarious
page 91: Genya besty
page 120: I love how she said for her Kefta to be blue and it is a dark blue and not a normal blue jut little thing like that always get me
page 128: David your here now yay
page 133: Kaz and Bahra ould start a cane club. Also, she has a cool Kefta
page 140: same girl
page 142: I just got so much second hand embarrassment
page 187: Fist mention of Nicolai
page 206: Oh my gosh the Kefta sounds beautiful
page 230: Shut the fuck up Mal you can't stand the Darkling and it's funny
page 231: Bitch how dare you make my girl feel sad she can love whoever she wants
page 240: I mean same girl
page 266-267: Honey you don't have to be worried about how Mal is feeling love you've been through so much
page 298: Noooooo Mal and queen kissed
page 299: James yasss
page 303: Nooooooo James
page 304: David the betrayal
page 325: Sutch a god quote right there
page 345: She can do the cut
quote: "Fine. Make me your villain"
page 9: Yass queen tell him off
page 10: Mal you don't have to baby miss queen she knows how to walk
page 14: Yasssss the Darkling is here(and Zoya?)
page 17: Alexei besty
page 19: Eva you smart girl you will probably never be mentioned again but you go girl. Also, why did Alexei call Eva a peasant
page 21: Wow when people are praying to you but you don't know that your a living saint
page 25: Shut the fuck up Mal
page 26: Ok girl now your thinking
page 28: The kife
page 29: Would the sand actually burn them
page 32: Nooooooo Alexei. Good job on hitting Mal though
page 33: Yasssss queen use you powers
page 41: I just burst out laughing oh my saints
page 42: Girl why are you crying over Mal
page 45: Period girl
page 48: Deal with it Mal
page 52: Girl you have better balls than Mal who would not stick up for you and you go and grab the Darkling by his arm like shit girl
page 60: that is a nice symbol
page 72: this whole page is so soft
page 73: did he just make her fall asleep
page 81: misdirect
page 85: sir that was hilarious
page 91: Genya besty
page 120: I love how she said for her Kefta to be blue and it is a dark blue and not a normal blue jut little thing like that always get me
page 128: David your here now yay
page 133: Kaz and Bahra ould start a cane club. Also, she has a cool Kefta
page 140: same girl
page 142: I just got so much second hand embarrassment
page 187: Fist mention of Nicolai
page 206: Oh my gosh the Kefta sounds beautiful
page 230: Shut the fuck up Mal you can't stand the Darkling and it's funny
page 231: Bitch how dare you make my girl feel sad she can love whoever she wants
page 240: I mean same girl
page 266-267: Honey you don't have to be worried about how Mal is feeling love you've been through so much
page 298: Noooooo Mal and queen kissed
page 299: James yasss
page 303: Nooooooo James
page 304: David the betrayal
page 325: Sutch a god quote right there
page 345: She can do the cut
quote: "Fine. Make me your villain"
breezy610's review against another edition
5.0
I think this book get better and better every time i read it. I really enjoy this time. And now that i have read it again, Alina isn't wishy-washy, she is just look for her niche in life, granted she is easly give in because of this reason, but lucky for her, her friend Mal was able to help her out.
cstina's review against another edition
2.0
From Goodread:
I started to read this when it just got out on Netflix, because the show on Netflix left with me some unanswered questions. Luckily, most of my questions got answered here.
In some ways Netflix did it better, but they also some stuff out you would have to know what was. So I’m happy I gave it a go.
The story itself isn’t bad but not great either in my opinion.
I started to read this when it just got out on Netflix, because the show on Netflix left with me some unanswered questions. Luckily, most of my questions got answered here.
In some ways Netflix did it better, but they also some stuff out you would have to know what was. So I’m happy I gave it a go.
The story itself isn’t bad but not great either in my opinion.
danielley01's review against another edition
4.0
4/5 for enjoyment, 3/5 for post-realisation blues of all its flaws after reading reviews about it
writermags's review against another edition
4.0
Once I asked my roommate how she felt about the S&B trilogy and she said something to the effect of "it was good, but it wasn't life-changing for me the same way Six of Crows was" and I think I finally understand what she meant.
Not that this is a bad book by any means! It has the interesting characters and excellent world building I've come to expect from Bardugo. Even the characters I had issues with (I would have liked to punch Mal and/or the Darkling several times) were still compelling to read about.
If anything, I think my reading of this was actually enhanced by already having read SoC? Obviously there are some spoilers when you read things out of order, but also like seeing where certain characters started off, and what the world is like outside of Ketterdam.
Not that this is a bad book by any means! It has the interesting characters and excellent world building I've come to expect from Bardugo. Even the characters I had issues with (I would have liked to punch Mal and/or the Darkling several times) were still compelling to read about.
If anything, I think my reading of this was actually enhanced by already having read SoC? Obviously there are some spoilers when you read things out of order, but also like seeing where certain characters started off, and what the world is like outside of Ketterdam.
effaly's review against another edition
2.0
I really like the idea of the book and where the story is intentionally going. The way how it's written however was very underwhelming.
Though it's written in 1st person POV, we actually "hear" not much of Alina's thoughts or why she feels a certain way. Like why was she so incredibly scared, when people found out she's a Grisha? But at least once every chapter, we hear her thoughts about Mal. Thank God.
Though it's written in 1st person POV, we actually "hear" not much of Alina's thoughts or why she feels a certain way. Like why was she so incredibly scared, when people found out she's a Grisha? But at least once every chapter, we hear her thoughts about Mal. Thank God.