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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
"Your true name is written here," she said tapping his chest. "Tattooed on your heart. You don't let just anyone read it."
SOBBING.
SOBBING.
Wow, this was so intense. He's so, so smart and so very lonely. Beware fragile hearts, this might break you!!
I liked learning more about the darklings backstory it was very interesting.
3.5 ⭐️
It’s a promising start to the Grishaverse, but I’m giving it a low rating because It’s divided into 3 parts, all of which have no solid correlation to the others
It’s a promising start to the Grishaverse, but I’m giving it a low rating because It’s divided into 3 parts, all of which have no solid correlation to the others
This just made me love the Darkling that much more and so excited for his prequel book!
adventurous
fast-paced
Great details that (obviously) weren't in the grahpic novel. Most scenes were word for word as the graphic novel, however, this book didn't include the scene where Sylvi went to follow the bear and ended up in the other village.
As someone who is reading the Grishaverse for the first time, I probably should have read this after the Shadow and Bone trilogy as there was a lot of terminology that I didn't understand (had to google it). I assume that the trilogy includes better explanation of the terminology.
Overall, I think it's still a good place to start the Grishaverse - even without the knowledge of some of the terms, you still kind of piece things together and get an understanding of the "hierarchy" (completely blanking on the word I'm trying to write - but like types of characters) in the world.
As someone who is reading the Grishaverse for the first time, I probably should have read this after the Shadow and Bone trilogy as there was a lot of terminology that I didn't understand (had to google it). I assume that the trilogy includes better explanation of the terminology.
Overall, I think it's still a good place to start the Grishaverse - even without the knowledge of some of the terms, you still kind of piece things together and get an understanding of the "hierarchy" (completely blanking on the word I'm trying to write - but like types of characters) in the world.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a great introduction to the Dark One as a boy. I wonder if I had read this before the Shadow and Bone Trilogy would I have had more empathy for him ..... probably not.
I hope one day there will be a book (or books) that tell the story of how this fledgling Grisha turned into the tyrant he became.
I hope one day there will be a book (or books) that tell the story of how this fledgling Grisha turned into the tyrant he became.
This was a great short story! I really enjoyed seeing into the Darkling’s past, it was interesting to read about how it was like being Grisha before the Darkling made a name for himself and created the second army for the Grisha.