steimerr 's review for:

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Ruin and Rising is an outstanding ending to such a fun series. Leigh Bardugo did a wonderful job at bringing it all together in the sense that the characters and their strengths, weaknesses, and triumphs are apparent and key to the conflicts that they face. The journey and stakes are well established and my emotions were all over the place while reading. Definitely a series worth getting into if you enjoy YA fantasy.

"Suffering is cheap as clay and twice as common. What matters is what each man makes of it."