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A review by daumari
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
I... really liked this one, and I feel like Bardugo's getting better with each volume! There's some elements of a Beauty and the Beast sort of tale within here (but not explicitly drawn), along with spycraft and deception with other points of view. I really do like seeing how the world has changed after the events of both the original trilogy as well as the Crows duology, and how people who were side characters there have grown (though I'd never consider Nina a side- she's a dish unto herself!)
Much like [b:Six of Crows|23437156|Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1651710803l/23437156._SY75_.jpg|42077459], the ending leaves me hungering after the second part of the duology for resolution (though each plot did resolve elements on their journeys).
Based on the title of the next one ([b:Rule of Wolves|36307674|Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1598133584l/36307674._SY75_.jpg|57978381]), I do wonder if Nina's Fjerdan adventure will take a larger share of the narrative (versus Zoya & Nikolai in this one), but who knows! I guess I will, when I get a copy from the library/make a bigger dent in my too large TBR.
Much like [b:Six of Crows|23437156|Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1651710803l/23437156._SY75_.jpg|42077459], the ending leaves me hungering after the second part of the duology for resolution (though each plot did resolve elements on their journeys).
Based on the title of the next one ([b:Rule of Wolves|36307674|Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1598133584l/36307674._SY75_.jpg|57978381]), I do wonder if Nina's Fjerdan adventure will take a larger share of the narrative (versus Zoya & Nikolai in this one), but who knows! I guess I will, when I get a copy from the library/make a bigger dent in my too large TBR.