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A review by xcrissy67x
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
After finishing the King Of Scars, I was so excited to read this book and I was not disappointed at all. I do think I prefer the first book, however, this does not mean that this book is far behind.
Following the sequences of the last book, the Darkling has returned and war is being brought to the kingdom. Now they must find a way to prevent Ravka being destroyed and the king overthrown as well as keep the Darkling from causing destruction.
I have many thoughts on this but the main one was WHY ARE THERE SO MANY POVS. Being thrown around from one POV to the other was rather disorientating at times and when I was getting into the flow of a storyline, I'm suddenly in a whole different kingdom. I did get frustrated because I actually quite like multiple POVs but this was a little excessive.
Despite this, I did love pretty much all of the characters. The banter always made me smile and I felt so connected with most of the main characters. I was absolutely thrilled at the appearance of the characters from Six of Crows.
I also loved the development of some characters. However, a theme I started to notice was how rushed some things were. My main example being Hanne and Nina. Literally had me rolling my eyes. Doesn't mean the development wasn't there, but it was just so sudden.
The plot had me hooked for the most part. The politics were simplistic enough for a slightly slow person like myself to follow, and trust me. I really hate politics. There were some sections where I felt it added nothing to the story or it dragged a little, so I do admit that this book took longer than I wanted. However, by the end I was bouncing in my bed and internally screaming.
One criticism I have is that there was just so much going on that I was getting a little muddled. I mentioned the excessive amount of POVs, some of which I think we're unnecessary. But there were many plot points that got lost in the middle of the rest of the plot points. Some things just completely disappeared altogether, while some things made an appearance, disappeared and then suddenly came back at the most random time. I completely forgot who the Apparat was by the end of the book.
Though I had to flick back a few times to wrap my head around what was going on, I did enjoy this book a lot. The characters had my heart aching and the plot was intriguing, though a little confusing at times. It felt as though there was going to be more coming in this book universe and I look forward to reading more from Bardugo.
Following the sequences of the last book, the Darkling has returned and war is being brought to the kingdom. Now they must find a way to prevent Ravka being destroyed and the king overthrown as well as keep the Darkling from causing destruction.
I have many thoughts on this but the main one was WHY ARE THERE SO MANY POVS. Being thrown around from one POV to the other was rather disorientating at times and when I was getting into the flow of a storyline, I'm suddenly in a whole different kingdom. I did get frustrated because I actually quite like multiple POVs but this was a little excessive.
Despite this, I did love pretty much all of the characters. The banter always made me smile and I felt so connected with most of the main characters. I was absolutely thrilled at the appearance of the characters from Six of Crows.
I also loved the development of some characters. However, a theme I started to notice was how rushed some things were. My main example being Hanne and Nina. Literally had me rolling my eyes. Doesn't mean the development wasn't there, but it was just so sudden.
The plot had me hooked for the most part. The politics were simplistic enough for a slightly slow person like myself to follow, and trust me. I really hate politics. There were some sections where I felt it added nothing to the story or it dragged a little, so I do admit that this book took longer than I wanted. However, by the end I was bouncing in my bed and internally screaming.
One criticism I have is that there was just so much going on that I was getting a little muddled. I mentioned the excessive amount of POVs, some of which I think we're unnecessary. But there were many plot points that got lost in the middle of the rest of the plot points. Some things just completely disappeared altogether, while some things made an appearance, disappeared and then suddenly came back at the most random time. I completely forgot who the Apparat was by the end of the book.
Though I had to flick back a few times to wrap my head around what was going on, I did enjoy this book a lot. The characters had my heart aching and the plot was intriguing, though a little confusing at times. It felt as though there was going to be more coming in this book universe and I look forward to reading more from Bardugo.