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Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

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saskiamal's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-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? Yes

4.0

Mayu and the monk's chapters were boring. Nikolai and Zoya were great.

I liked wlw Nina and Hanne so I was a bit bummed by that but it makes sense. Not really the ending I wanted Nina to have.

I found the set-up for the next book a bit annoying since it seems Leigh won't get to it for quite a while. A lot of loose-ish ends from previous books were tied up.

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syd991's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Oh god. Thank the Saints for Leigh Bardugo’s amazing writing.

After speeding through the rest of the Grishaverse and finally making my way to this amazing novel, I can genuinely say I was not disappointed.

After the absolute cliffhanger that King Of Scars ended on, starting this book was no trouble at all, and for me it was fast-paced and brimming with an extraordinary plot.

I adored watching Nina and Hanne’s relationship grow throughout this book, something I didn’t expect but also didn’t know I absolutely needed.

Another thing I loved was both Zoya and Nikolai’s character development, both coming to terms with their power.

One thing I loved was the appearance of a few certain characters, and the ending of this novel. I love how the option is open for Bardugo to write another book in the series, but at the same time, is left feeling complete.

The one book I haven’t read in the Grishaverse yet is Lives of Saints, and although I don’t deem it necessary, I still feel like it may have added a little more to the story for me, particularly with how this duology deals with the idea of Saints.

As this is the last novel Bardugo has written thus far for the Grishaverse, I can only hope that we’ll be graced with another one soon, because I cannot bear to leave this universe just yet.

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lady_moon's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I need another Grishaverse book, like, right now. About *you know what* involving the Bastard of the Barrel.

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veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Das ist mein Lieblings Grishaverse-Buch. Der erste Band von King of Scars hat mich nicht so wirklich gepackt, aber der hat es echt wettgemacht.

Ich fand das Ende echt gut.

Hanne/Rasmus und Nina sind meine Lieblings Storyline. Bin super froh, dass sie zusammengekommen sind. Der Plottwist am Ende war super. Ich mag die beiden mehr als Mathias und Nina. Außerdem bin ich begeistert, dass es eine Transperson in der Geschichte gab.

Mayu, Ehri und ihre Schwester fand ich als Charaktere super spannend.
Außerdem bin ich ein riesiger Zoya-Fan

sie als Zarin passt perfekt

Aber irgendwie konnte ich mich nie wirklich mit Nikolais Charakter anfreunden.

ich war echt traurig als David starb. Die Arme Genya. Ich fand auch toll wie viele Charaktere aus vorherigen Büchern vorkamen

Ein würdiger Abschluss für das Grishaverse.

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Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Overall, I thought it was a good ending to the series but it was just so sad how many things had to go wrong and

how many characters had to die for Ravka to emerge victorious. I also really disliked the Darkling's redemption ark. Just why? And I thought Nina's ending could have been better.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing tense 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? Yes

5.0

If you follow me on Instagram, I think you'll understand that I loved this book. I was looking forward to it, and it is, I think, my favourite reading of 2021 so far. The worldbuilding is still going strong, and I was more than happy to see (finally!) all parts of this world coming together. We end up with alliance systems, betrayals, undercover spies. Being a history student, I am "used" to reading and analyzing this type of relationship. And I have to say that I really felt like it was all real!

The evolution of the characters is just as excellent: some continue to move forward despite the difficulties, others realize who they really are. Some leave us, some return, some set off again, some question themselves, and understand. We meet new people, we find missing people, and it was not easy to finish this book and let them all go.

The plot is incredible and very well-paced. I had found King of Scars a bit long at times, a bit flat, but now I realize that was only to better set the stage for Rule of Wolves. The story was catchy. I was breathless with each page, the plot twists are numerous, but it is real happiness. I also really liked the multitude of points of view! Yet, I prefer first-person narratives, but that didn't stop me from delving into the characters' heads. I've seen people criticize this multiplication of the points of view. But honestly, when you have such a huge map, you have to have multiple points of view. In this kind of plot, it's all the more interesting; because some characters sometimes find themselves with information of the utmost importance to other characters. And you see them struggling to try to give the others an update. That's incredible!

Leigh's writing is as incredible as ever. She is really a model for me, and she is my favourite author of all time! I, of course, really recommend this book. Leigh did an excellent job, and I'm so proud of her. I can't wait to read more of her books!

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