3.86 AVERAGE

acheben's review

5.0

A great peak into the past of the Darkling. I just wish it wasn't such a short story

beviltiska_romantike's review

5.0

Trumpas, bet toks wholesome (nerandu tikslaus lietuviško atitikmens) žvilgsnis į grišų pasaulį, kai Darklingui buvo 13 metų. Kiek jausmų, kiek temų sutalpina toks mažas istorijos gabaliukas - vienatvė, baimė, nepasitikėjimas, atskirtis, neužtikrintumas, noras pritapti, noras priklausyti, sūnaus-mamos santykiai ir t.t. Labai patiko pasirinktas pasakojimo formatas ir netikėti siužeto posūkiai. Nebuvau pametusi galvos dėl Darklingo "Shadow and Bone" serijoje, bet šitas trylikametis Darklingas širdį suvirpino.
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krisglomb's review

3.0

I liked this short story. I didn’t feel like it brought much more explanation to the Darkling’s character than his flashbacks in Book 1 of Shadow and Bone, but I did like the additional illustration of Baghra’s character.

christinasanabia's review

5.0

I wish this was longer
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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internationalkris's review

3.0

A sad look into the Darkling's past.
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ld0506's review

3.25
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amina_the_second's review

4.0

Fascinating!
I wanna know his name even more after reading this..
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated