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Siege and Storm

Leigh Bardugo

3.71 AVERAGE

ellie_mellie's review against another edition

5.0

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No. Just no. This ending was just...ughhh how am I this lucky to be a reader and live these beautiful majestic stories!!! I want next book and I want asap!!!!!

charhopkins's review against another edition

4.0

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4 stars, I have SO many emotions.

alexaparks22's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I had high hopes after devouring Shadow and Bone. I think this book just really really drags in the middle. Felt like the story could have been more successful if edited down significantly in the center. 

Also, kinda missing Alina coming into her power fully, she seems less sure and has less conviction than the first book, which also makes the book feel a little draggy. It's like, you're the Sun Summoner, come into your power or don't, the middling feels a bit boring.

I loved the cast of characters in this book. Would read whole other side stories just of the twins or the prince. 

Very excited to read the last book in the trilogy, just in like, not love with this one.

water_bottle's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lenaleyendo's review against another edition

4.5

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La primera mitad del libro es tremenda, y sigue manteniendo un buen ritmo después de tanta acción solo con el carisma Nikolai.

Me ha gustado ver ciertos cambios en el carácter de Alina, esa "corrupción" y el anhelo por el poder del último amplificador, porque la alejan de lo que se espera de una heroína perfecta.

No he disfrutado tanto de sus dinámicas y conflictos con Mal, aunque pensándolo fríamente, me hace darme cuenta de que son solo unos críos. Muchas ganas de ver el desenlace de esta trilogía !!

char_loves_readingg's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

felinekassenaar's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sumayamusse's review against another edition

4.0

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What is it with second books and ending so horribly? I know that it's supposed to make the third extra super but really? There's so much confusion and misunderstanding, with a little bit of truth in the mist of it.... It's almost as bad as The Elite! What I mean by that is neither of those books are truly bad, because they captivate you, but you just hate where the plot leads! The difference though, is that I wasn't fearful for America as much as Alina. Maybe it's because I read it more recently... I don't know. The main theme in this book is Power and what we would do for it. Time and time again, no matter if it's The Darkling, Alina, Mal, Nikolai or Vasily, all of them want some sort of power and are desperately trying to seek it. As for Malina (Mal and Alina), I'm not sure what sort of relationship they have now. If there was Facebook there, it'd probably be "it's complicated"...

ira_moony's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kassu16's review against another edition

3.0

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mostly boring. i gave it 3 stars just bc it introduced me to the love of my life Nikolai Lantsov <3