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A review by wooflee90
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this fantasy trilogy that was recommended by a coworker. A lot of fantasy novels follow the same trope -- an orphan or overlooked character either has hidden magic or skills that are uncovered or they are called on a grand adventure with existential implications. And that is exactly how this trilogy began (which really isn't giving away any of the plot).
But this series deviated from the norm and honestly surprised me multiple times. Just when I thought I knew where the plot was heading, a twist would come and I would be left wondering at the new direction. Also, rather than being set in the normal medieval European world that a lot of fantasy novels use as their baseline world, Bardugo chooses to set her fantasy world in a different realm, which shares commonalities with Russia and Russian myths.
But this series deviated from the norm and honestly surprised me multiple times. Just when I thought I knew where the plot was heading, a twist would come and I would be left wondering at the new direction. Also, rather than being set in the normal medieval European world that a lot of fantasy novels use as their baseline world, Bardugo chooses to set her fantasy world in a different realm, which shares commonalities with Russia and Russian myths.