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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
This book dragged on finally got good the last five or four chapters but those chapters make me continue on to Ruin and Rising to see how Alina's story ends, if it does...
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
first read: 2018
second read: august 2021:
this book could've easily been 150 pages shorter, but it was enjoyable nonetheless (definitely the worst grishaverse book tho). anyways, praise nikolai lantsov for clear skin
second read: august 2021:
this book could've easily been 150 pages shorter, but it was enjoyable nonetheless (definitely the worst grishaverse book tho). anyways, praise nikolai lantsov for clear skin
I liked this a lot better than the first book, but not enough to give it four stars. I really like the story and I feel like it has a lot of potential, but it’s just not delving as deep as I would like it to. I’m starting to like and understand the characters more, and I’m curious to see what happens.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Found this a good story but a little too YA for my taste. The characters feel childish and Alina is whiney and fickle, one minute unsure whether her poor little scrawny orphan self is meant to be powerful, the next asking for control of the army and wanting her boyfriend to hunt down the last magical creature she needs to be the most powerful grisha ever. i just couldn't.
I give it a 3.5
For some reason I just had a difficult time actually wanting to finish the book. The last 1/4 of the book is really what got me through. Don’t get me wrong the details and drama were there, but I wasn’t in a rush to finish bc I found myself having to trudge through the parts that were in between the juicy parts.
For some reason I just had a difficult time actually wanting to finish the book. The last 1/4 of the book is really what got me through. Don’t get me wrong the details and drama were there, but I wasn’t in a rush to finish bc I found myself having to trudge through the parts that were in between the juicy parts.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes