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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
“What is infinite? The universe and the greed of men.”
TW violence, death, torture, kidnapping, animal death
Usually the middle books in trilogies tend to be the weakest books in my opinion, im really glad that this one wasn’t.
The introduction to the characters of Nikolai, Toyla and Tamar was absolutely the best decision Leigh could’ve made as they’re some of my favourite characters in the entire grishaverse.
Having Nikolai being introduced as this arrogant full of himself pirate (then prince) really made me think I wouldn’t like him. However as we read on we get to see his perfect demeanour start to crumble and fall especially as we get introduced to his family. We realise that Nikolai isn’t as self confident as he seems, he’s so driven by peoples opinions of him and he’s so desperate to please everyone, we can see this through the different facades he puts up with everyone he interacts with. My issue with Nikolai are the scenes where he either kisses Alina without consent or makes inappropriate comments towards her, however luckily these aren’t as common.
Mal as a character really annoyed me during this book, to some degree I get where he’s coming from and I realise that his issues are purely to do with miscommunication both on Alina’s part and his part but it’s so frustrating how he treated her. The scene where she flinched away from him and he just snaps at her especially just hurt me. On one hand I really liked that we got to see the insecurity Mal was feeling because it does show that he truly cares for Alina, but the way it manifested I didn’t like.
I loved Alina’s character during this book especially, and getting to see her internal struggle with everything she was feeling. Alina becoming crazy for power due to the amplifier and struggling to decide if she wants the third one because she doesn’t know what would become of her if she did, it’s just so well done. The scenes where the darkling just appears alongside Alina were genuinely terrifying and stand out so much, in a good way.
While talking about favourite scenes I obviously have to mention the chapel scene. Genuinely one of my favourite scenes in the entire grishaverse. It’s just SO GOOD. I was so immersed and genuinely tense the whole time because I could not predict what was going to happen. When she goes towards the Darkling and the exchange power I was genuinely holding my breath thinking that she was going to join him but then she just brings the whole chapel down on top of him. It’s such a good scene and I can’t wait to see it in the show.
TW violence, death, torture, kidnapping, animal death
Usually the middle books in trilogies tend to be the weakest books in my opinion, im really glad that this one wasn’t.
The introduction to the characters of Nikolai, Toyla and Tamar was absolutely the best decision Leigh could’ve made as they’re some of my favourite characters in the entire grishaverse.
Having Nikolai being introduced as this arrogant full of himself pirate (then prince) really made me think I wouldn’t like him. However as we read on we get to see his perfect demeanour start to crumble and fall especially as we get introduced to his family. We realise that Nikolai isn’t as self confident as he seems, he’s so driven by peoples opinions of him and he’s so desperate to please everyone, we can see this through the different facades he puts up with everyone he interacts with. My issue with Nikolai are the scenes where he either kisses Alina without consent or makes inappropriate comments towards her, however luckily these aren’t as common.
Mal as a character really annoyed me during this book, to some degree I get where he’s coming from and I realise that his issues are purely to do with miscommunication both on Alina’s part and his part but it’s so frustrating how he treated her. The scene where she flinched away from him and he just snaps at her especially just hurt me. On one hand I really liked that we got to see the insecurity Mal was feeling because it does show that he truly cares for Alina, but the way it manifested I didn’t like.
I loved Alina’s character during this book especially, and getting to see her internal struggle with everything she was feeling. Alina becoming crazy for power due to the amplifier and struggling to decide if she wants the third one because she doesn’t know what would become of her if she did, it’s just so well done. The scenes where the darkling just appears alongside Alina were genuinely terrifying and stand out so much, in a good way.
While talking about favourite scenes I obviously have to mention the chapel scene. Genuinely one of my favourite scenes in the entire grishaverse. It’s just SO GOOD. I was so immersed and genuinely tense the whole time because I could not predict what was going to happen. When she goes towards the Darkling and the exchange power I was genuinely holding my breath thinking that she was going to join him but then she just brings the whole chapel down on top of him. It’s such a good scene and I can’t wait to see it in the show.
Nicolai Lantsov, I cannot wait to read more about you.
My girl Alina is becoming such a baddie and we love that for her.
My girl Alina is becoming such a baddie and we love that for her.
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm just going through this series because I want to read the King of Scars and I have major FOMO
I started reading this book a while back, but then I put it down. Almost a year later, I picked it back up, and I barely remember the first half. I don't think it was terrible, but maybe 25% of the way through, it got pretty boring. Not much happens, and maybe 100–150 pages are interesting out of the more than 400. The first book had its fair share of issues, but this one's got them all, and then some.
I don't think I would ever give it one star, because of the grisha universe, but if it wasn't for Nikolai, Tamar and Tolya I would be so tempted. These new characters, especially Nikolai (maybe I have a new crush) were a really nice addition, but they were a little underutilized overall
I think Six of Crows is so good because the author had to make up for this trilogy and show the real potential of the universe she created.
I started reading this book a while back, but then I put it down. Almost a year later, I picked it back up, and I barely remember the first half. I don't think it was terrible, but maybe 25% of the way through, it got pretty boring. Not much happens, and maybe 100–150 pages are interesting out of the more than 400. The first book had its fair share of issues, but this one's got them all, and then some.
I don't think I would ever give it one star, because of the grisha universe, but if it wasn't for Nikolai, Tamar and Tolya I would be so tempted. These new characters, especially Nikolai (maybe I have a new crush) were a really nice addition, but they were a little underutilized overall
I think Six of Crows is so good because the author had to make up for this trilogy and show the real potential of the universe she created.
I didn't enjoy this as much as the first one and I'm not exactly sure why. It just felt like nothing was really happening but there were still some good scenes. I really like Nikolai's character and am really glad he was introduced to mix things up! Mal is still extremely boring and I hate that he only seems interested in Alina now that she's important?
Interested to see where things go in the final book!
Interested to see where things go in the final book!
Well it's happened I'm finally complete trash for this series. I'm obsessed I love everyone and Nikolai omgggggg. I have no words I just devoured it in one sitting and I'm left speechless