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King of Scars
by Leigh Bardugo
King of Scars: 4.75/5
Wow, this book was everything I expected AND MORE. Starting this wonderful book felt like reuniting with old friends. It was nostalgic, fun, and kinda sad to see how everybody changed. This is definitely a book that will be living RENT FREE in my head until Rule of Wolves is out next month.
King of Scars is a new Grishaverse duology that follows three main characters: Nikolai Lantsov, the King of Ravka, Zoya Nazyalensky, his general, and Nina Zenik, a soldier in his army. Of course, if you have read Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows these names should be familiar to you. I do want to point out you cannot read King of Scars without reading these two series prior. King of Scars heavily weighs on the reader having the knowledge of the past two series under their belt.
Throughout King of Scars, we follow two to three different plots throughout with the three perspectives being Nikolai, Zoya, and Nina. I do have to say the first part of this book is slow as we are being reintroduced to the world, and how these new characters are functioning together. Since this takes place a few years after Shadow and Bone, we have not seen Nikolai and Zoya for a little bit. This pacing is the reason for my 4.75/5 instead of 5/5. This book SERIOUSLY takes off like the wind in part two, and will never stop. The reader is hit with plot twist after plot twist to the point where my jaw was HANGING OPEN.
Of course, we all know Bardugo is a fabulous writer and storyteller but I seriously believe every book she writes gets better. How she continuously comes up with fantastical new characters while still following the rules of the old world we have come to love? It is nothing short of magic. I am consistently in awe of her and the way she makes her worlds come to life right before the readers' eyes. It is escapism at its finest. Furthermore, the way Bardugo is able to hold onto the personality of her old characters but simply breathe more life into them in a way that is genuine and true to themselves takes my breath away. Her writing is so unique to her which is why she is one of my top auto-buy authors. She will never disappoint!
Ultimately, I cannot believe I have to wait a whole month for Rule of Wolves. How will I survive? The ending is simply cruel. All the way until the LAST SENTENCE. Please March 30th come faster!
Wow, this book was everything I expected AND MORE. Starting this wonderful book felt like reuniting with old friends. It was nostalgic, fun, and kinda sad to see how everybody changed. This is definitely a book that will be living RENT FREE in my head until Rule of Wolves is out next month.
King of Scars is a new Grishaverse duology that follows three main characters: Nikolai Lantsov, the King of Ravka, Zoya Nazyalensky, his general, and Nina Zenik, a soldier in his army. Of course, if you have read Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows these names should be familiar to you. I do want to point out you cannot read King of Scars without reading these two series prior. King of Scars heavily weighs on the reader having the knowledge of the past two series under their belt.
Throughout King of Scars, we follow two to three different plots throughout with the three perspectives being Nikolai, Zoya, and Nina. I do have to say the first part of this book is slow as we are being reintroduced to the world, and how these new characters are functioning together. Since this takes place a few years after Shadow and Bone, we have not seen Nikolai and Zoya for a little bit. This pacing is the reason for my 4.75/5 instead of 5/5. This book SERIOUSLY takes off like the wind in part two, and will never stop. The reader is hit with plot twist after plot twist to the point where my jaw was HANGING OPEN.
Of course, we all know Bardugo is a fabulous writer and storyteller but I seriously believe every book she writes gets better. How she continuously comes up with fantastical new characters while still following the rules of the old world we have come to love? It is nothing short of magic. I am consistently in awe of her and the way she makes her worlds come to life right before the readers' eyes. It is escapism at its finest. Furthermore, the way Bardugo is able to hold onto the personality of her old characters but simply breathe more life into them in a way that is genuine and true to themselves takes my breath away. Her writing is so unique to her which is why she is one of my top auto-buy authors. She will never disappoint!
Ultimately, I cannot believe I have to wait a whole month for Rule of Wolves. How will I survive? The ending is simply cruel. All the way until the LAST SENTENCE. Please March 30th come faster!