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A review by rubeusbeaky
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
A PHENOMENAL book! It is incomprehensible how much I hated King of Scars, and LOOOOVE Rule of Wolves! I laughed and cried, sometimes both at once. Despite the fantasy world, this book is heart-achingly human. The monsters we become in times of war. The majesty we find when we dare to let love lead. The strength of mercy. The depths of grief, and the path to healing. The desire to be "seen" and accepted for who we truly are at heart. An astounding, sweeping, epic tapestry of universal truths. FEELINGS! ALL OF THE FEELINGS!!!! <3 <3 <3
And from a mechanical standpoint: The character arcs, the callbacks to earlier books, the echoes, the promise of things yet to come... THE QUOTES! And of course, ALL of the diversity love we've grown accustomed to in the Grishaverse. This book rewards you for reading. It rewards you for traversing this series, for staying with these characters... For trusting Leigh Bardugo. Every single character, every single plot beat, is done with finesse and feeling. There is no point where the book peaks and then wraps up in cliches - never - the whole book rides high. An absolute crescendo of a book. Sankta Leigh!
This book is a treasure. A meal I was starving for. I am so tear-spilling-ly proud to have a book I'm in love with again. A series I'm in love with. A world I'm in love with.
What are you waiting for? GO READ!
And from a mechanical standpoint: The character arcs, the callbacks to earlier books, the echoes, the promise of things yet to come... THE QUOTES! And of course, ALL of the diversity love we've grown accustomed to in the Grishaverse. This book rewards you for reading. It rewards you for traversing this series, for staying with these characters... For trusting Leigh Bardugo. Every single character, every single plot beat, is done with finesse and feeling. There is no point where the book peaks and then wraps up in cliches - never - the whole book rides high. An absolute crescendo of a book. Sankta Leigh!
This book is a treasure. A meal I was starving for. I am so tear-spilling-ly proud to have a book I'm in love with again. A series I'm in love with. A world I'm in love with.
What are you waiting for? GO READ!