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A review by madame_medusa
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
4.0
I haven't ugly cried to a book in a while. I feel raw, I feel love, I feel hate, and just a deep bittersweet feeling in my gut...
I'm trying to organise my thoughts on this series but when I try to I just want to cry (not necessarily tears of sadness)
I'd normally be mad that the main protagonist loses her powers and I was sad when it happened but it happened so beautifully. The story switched from the "chosen one" saving the day to a collective? I think that's the word - oh well I'm using it now - and Alina's ending was so sweet and I feel was just so true to her character. In this book, I was able to really warm up to Mal and their ending together crushed me in the best possible way.
I felt so compassionate for the monster Aleksander. His end really killed me on how right it felt...
I don't know if I'm making sense in this review because I am an emotional mess right now.
I think the only reason I didn't give it five stars was because just wish there was more! More time spent with every character.
I've loved the world, I loved the conclusion, I might have to reread parts on the amplifiers to make sure I really understood the connection between Mal and Alina. I loved the mythology and religious side of it. I love the Small Science. I just thought it was all done really creatively! Which is why I ache! I ACHE for more!
Damn, I hope to become a great writer because I want to be able to provoke this much emotion out of my readers some day.
I'm trying to organise my thoughts on this series but when I try to I just want to cry (not necessarily tears of sadness)
I'd normally be mad that the main protagonist loses her powers and I was sad when it happened but it happened so beautifully. The story switched from the "chosen one" saving the day to a collective? I think that's the word - oh well I'm using it now - and Alina's ending was so sweet and I feel was just so true to her character. In this book, I was able to really warm up to Mal and their ending together crushed me in the best possible way.
I felt so compassionate for the monster Aleksander. His end really killed me on how right it felt...
I don't know if I'm making sense in this review because I am an emotional mess right now.
I think the only reason I didn't give it five stars was because just wish there was more! More time spent with every character.
I've loved the world, I loved the conclusion, I might have to reread parts on the amplifiers to make sure I really understood the connection between Mal and Alina. I loved the mythology and religious side of it. I love the Small Science. I just thought it was all done really creatively! Which is why I ache! I ACHE for more!
Damn, I hope to become a great writer because I want to be able to provoke this much emotion out of my readers some day.