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jaycee_bond 's review for:
Ruin and Rising
by Leigh Bardugo
I'm going to be honest with you all; I started rooting for the Darkling.
This sort of picks up where S&S ended with Alina in a self pity party, which, to be fair, made sense. Life sucked but it just wasn't that fun to read. That said, this is probably the best book in the series. The story, the pacing, the characters etc, all improved so much from the S&B.
In R&R, we get to see more history which YEAH!! I love some good backstory and boy, was it worth the wait. Just everything from the Darkling's history to his mum's history to MAL'S CONNECTION WITH THEM!! Great stuff there. Also how Mal ended up being the third amplifier and had to kill himself so Alina could have all three. oof. I liked that twist. I do kind of wish that he stayed dead though. With everything that happened in the backstory, Mal's ressurection seemed less permanent and that the Darkling's ultimate death could be reversed and the battle could go on forever.
And that one line, I didn't book mark it but it went something like -
"I'd murder the only one I'd ever loved and the only one who ever loved me and go back into war, wearing his bones" That line was hard as nails.
A cool thing LB continues from S&S is the shadow visiting going on between Alina and the Darkling which was a bit like what Rey and Kylo have in Star Wars, if anyone knows more books or movies which have that, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! It is so cool and I want more.
Lastly, Mal stuck his hand in the water and grabbed a fish. Talk about a power move.
Overall this read just confirms that I'm over YA. It's a fun time but not the 5/5 stars it would've been a few years ago. And sorry if this review is messy, it's 5AM and I need sleep.
<s>Also, can't wait to see Ben Barnes as the Darkling on TV</s>
This sort of picks up where S&S ended with Alina in a self pity party, which, to be fair, made sense. Life sucked but it just wasn't that fun to read. That said, this is probably the best book in the series. The story, the pacing, the characters etc, all improved so much from the S&B.
In R&R, we get to see more history which YEAH!! I love some good backstory and boy, was it worth the wait.
And that one line, I didn't book mark it but it went something like -
"I'd murder the only one I'd ever loved and the only one who ever loved me and go back into war, wearing his bones" That line was hard as nails.
A cool thing LB continues from S&S is the shadow visiting going on between Alina and the Darkling which was a bit like what Rey and Kylo have in Star Wars, if anyone knows more books or movies which have that, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! It is so cool and I want more.
Lastly, Mal stuck his hand in the water and grabbed a fish. Talk about a power move.
Overall this read just confirms that I'm over YA. It's a fun time but not the 5/5 stars it would've been a few years ago. And sorry if this review is messy, it's 5AM and I need sleep.
<s>Also, can't wait to see Ben Barnes as the Darkling on TV</s>