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A review by myrmaidx
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
This last book was just amazing.
Bardugo wrote more explanation to her titles ans names in this book and it was a relief. I finally understood all the names and titles and it made it all better.
The first part of the book is frustrating. The apparat is holding Alina back and all I wanted was for him to d*e tbh!
Throughout the rest of the book the story is fast paced, excited and interestin. Nikolai’s character is deep and charismatic. He’s both funny, smart, curious and relatable. He really does want Alina to love him, even though it’s a lost cause and due he says its politics: I’d doubt it.
The plot twist surrounding Mal made him a much better and interesting character. His talent for tracking suddenly made sense and my dislike for him dropped tremendously.
I loved seeing the snippets of the darkling, of his throne, of his life, of his emitions. And in the last battle between him and Alina I love it how she comments on how he reacts, on his humanity that felt so lost.
The darkling was an exceptional smart and cunning man and he could have been a great man, besides the fact that he wasn’t.
I was really glad some of Alina’s crew survived and some did not. I would have been mad if all had died or all had lived and the ‘after’ chapter makes me so happy. It is clear how all of them keep in contact, keep laughing and sharing.
I’m going to miss them and I hope we will see them yet again in six of crows
Bardugo wrote more explanation to her titles ans names in this book and it was a relief. I finally understood all the names and titles and it made it all better.
The first part of the book is frustrating. The apparat is holding Alina back and all I wanted was for him to d*e tbh!
Throughout the rest of the book the story is fast paced, excited and interestin. Nikolai’s character is deep and charismatic. He’s both funny, smart, curious and relatable. He really does want Alina to love him, even though it’s a lost cause and due he says its politics: I’d doubt it.
The plot twist surrounding Mal made him a much better and interesting character. His talent for tracking suddenly made sense and my dislike for him dropped tremendously.
I loved seeing the snippets of the darkling, of his throne, of his life, of his emitions. And in the last battle between him and Alina I love it how she comments on how he reacts, on his humanity that felt so lost.
The darkling was an exceptional smart and cunning man and he could have been a great man, besides the fact that he wasn’t.
I was really glad some of Alina’s crew survived and some did not. I would have been mad if all had died or all had lived and the ‘after’ chapter makes me so happy. It is clear how all of them keep in contact, keep laughing and sharing.
I’m going to miss them and I hope we will see them yet again in six of crows