A review by han_nahreads
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

3.0

This half-arsed review contains spoilers that I can't be bothered to edit it out.


Me before reading this book




Me after this book



-sigh- seriously? That is how it fucking ended. I was so pumped to learn more about the Darkling and yet he was hardly fucking in it! Damn...so disappointed.

The bad:
Nikolai-one of my favourite characters, and like the Darkling, swept to one side while I have to read some bullshit on Alina and Mal's trainwreck of a relationship.
Mal-couldn't give a flying fuck 'bout him
Alina-oh...oh you stupid girl. So you decided not to be Queen then...that's fine, just a waste of potential is all i'm sayin'. Oh you gave that up so you could be with one of the worst douchebags ever that felt that he couldn't be with you if you held a higher position than him, that he would feel 'emasculated'.....jeez Louise girl, have you no SENSE!
Not enough Darkling.
The ending. WTF was that all about.

The good:
Zoya surprisingly. Why did I feel that she was the only one who had her shit together.
Nadia + Tamar (adorable)
Secondary characters carried this book.

Overall, a very underwhelming end to an average trilogy.