A review by lilencius
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

why would you revive the Darkling!!! It doesn't make any sense!!! Leigh Bardugo has such a talent in writing stories about characters that aren't necessarily interconnected, but that live in the same universe, and can find each other through cameos, she really didn't have to revive the feeling from the first trilogy!!! It was so unnecessary and below her talents!
that aside, I enjoyed the writing style in this book. I really liked Nikolai's and Nina 's, specially, perspectives! Those were really fun! I'm looking forward to see Nina's sapphic romance blossom!! Zoya's perspective felt a little flat for me sometimes, and I think it's because I don't really have connection with her character, but I really appreciated the flashback to her backstory during the beginning of the second part of the book. That was really well written and I really enjoyed it, it really showcased the author's talent!
I am definitely reading the second one, but I'm not really excited about where the plot is going. I still think it has potential, though!
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