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A review by yas_sezer
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
3.0
3.5 stars (*** update 3 stars)
reading this book was honestly such a breeze, but definitely didn’t give me the 5 star feeling. the characters and the world are very comforting for me now, and i feel as though i don’t have to use any brainpower to learn or keep up with the politics or magic which makes it so much easier to focus on and of course i have grown to adore the world. however, something did fall a little flat for me in this, but it’s hard to pinpoint if it’s one thing or just a bunch of little things.
first, i’ll acknowledge that having this from zoya, nikolai and ninas povs was very fun, i really like them all, even zoya who i didn’t pay that much attention to previously. i’m waiting for a romance to blossom between her and nikolai buttttt it might be a bit too soon for that.
nina and matthias, i’m never going to get over that. i didn’t realise how much matthias being gone broke me, but at the start of this book i was sobbingggg when she was hearing his voice in her head (kinda wish it was his voice and not her just imagining it, but that might be me struggling to let go as well).
the actual plot lines of this were fun and i enjoyed having multiple different things happening at once coz it kept it interesting since it’s such a fat book. also having the shift from character based, to a heist, to extremely political in this duology was a fun change of pace. nina with the dead in the factory and the girls who are being BRED and pumped full of parem. so messed up but so intriguing. also why is jarl brum back this man just doesn’t disappear does he.
nikaloi and zoya. look tbh, in the shadow and bone trilogy, i felt robbed of nikolai’s character coz of the demon, and it is still happeninggggg. a lot of his pov was taken up by isaac (rip miss u), but i just want him!!! i want to see more of him, which i think i will get in rule of wolves. it just feels like i keep getting him stolen and his chatacter isn’t getting a chance to develop enough. but nevertheless, the plotline for him with the darklings demon magic still in him was interesting and very harry potter-esque so i loved that. felt familiar. andddd now the darkling is back in yuri? i hope he is tbh, i never wanted him gone to begin with.
i want to also add that i liked the addition of the saints in the fold (especially since i just read the lives of saints as well, very insightful) butttt why did juris and grigori have to die ): elizaveta really just pulled a 180 and betrayed everyone.
i am looking forward to reading the final book in this universe and i’m praying that it won’t disappoint (surely a 5 star somewhere???)
this is a series that i will 100% recommend despite it not being a 4-5 star series. the world and characters have stuck with me, but i feel like after committing for 9 books (now on 10) that’s bound to happen
reading this book was honestly such a breeze, but definitely didn’t give me the 5 star feeling. the characters and the world are very comforting for me now, and i feel as though i don’t have to use any brainpower to learn or keep up with the politics or magic which makes it so much easier to focus on and of course i have grown to adore the world. however, something did fall a little flat for me in this, but it’s hard to pinpoint if it’s one thing or just a bunch of little things.
first, i’ll acknowledge that having this from zoya, nikolai and ninas povs was very fun, i really like them all, even zoya who i didn’t pay that much attention to previously. i’m waiting for a romance to blossom between her and nikolai buttttt it might be a bit too soon for that.
nina and matthias, i’m never going to get over that. i didn’t realise how much matthias being gone broke me, but at the start of this book i was sobbingggg when she was hearing his voice in her head (kinda wish it was his voice and not her just imagining it, but that might be me struggling to let go as well).
the actual plot lines of this were fun and i enjoyed having multiple different things happening at once coz it kept it interesting since it’s such a fat book. also having the shift from character based, to a heist, to extremely political in this duology was a fun change of pace. nina with the dead in the factory and the girls who are being BRED and pumped full of parem. so messed up but so intriguing. also why is jarl brum back this man just doesn’t disappear does he.
nikaloi and zoya. look tbh, in the shadow and bone trilogy, i felt robbed of nikolai’s character coz of the demon, and it is still happeninggggg. a lot of his pov was taken up by isaac (rip miss u), but i just want him!!! i want to see more of him, which i think i will get in rule of wolves. it just feels like i keep getting him stolen and his chatacter isn’t getting a chance to develop enough. but nevertheless, the plotline for him with the darklings demon magic still in him was interesting and very harry potter-esque so i loved that. felt familiar. andddd now the darkling is back in yuri? i hope he is tbh, i never wanted him gone to begin with.
i want to also add that i liked the addition of the saints in the fold (especially since i just read the lives of saints as well, very insightful) butttt why did juris and grigori have to die ): elizaveta really just pulled a 180 and betrayed everyone.
i am looking forward to reading the final book in this universe and i’m praying that it won’t disappoint (surely a 5 star somewhere???)
this is a series that i will 100% recommend despite it not being a 4-5 star series. the world and characters have stuck with me, but i feel like after committing for 9 books (now on 10) that’s bound to happen