A review by olivia_elise_reads
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The best series I have ever read. Seriously, there will never be another piece of literature that I consume that consumed me back the way this did. I wish I could just hug Leigh Bardugo and tell her how much this series changed the way I look at reading and the way I look at life. I was such an amazing series with amazing setting and vibes, the way the characters were written were out of this world and I connected to them in a way that it feels like I am shutting my best friends in a book and stuffing them away in a bookshelf. Definitely going to reread this on my own and to all my children and grandchildren lol. Also this book was the best one out of them.

The end was the best ending possible. Giving Mal and Alina a fair and happily ever after ending was amazing. I also love that throughout the series, things didn't end up ironically convenient for Alina just because she was the main character/protagonist.