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A review by glh2004
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
3.0
I really like the way Leigh Bardugo tells her stories. They really rope you in and you experience them firsthand. Her writing has a nice flow to it and captures what she is trying to portray really well. The plot of this final book was well developed, but I had a few things that I would have liked to be different. There was little to no resolution between Mal and Alina over what they experienced in the last book, and I found Mal's attitude strange. Another thing was that I did not expect what would happen at the end. That's a good thing, because it wasn't obvious, but I was kinda hoping that
The Darkling's character was so deep and complicated. He was so well written and developed. He was evil and did horrible things, but at the same time made you want to redeem him, and forgive.
I didn't like the ending, but that's not the fault of the author, it's just personal preference. Overall I enjoyed the book, but I'd say that my favorite one from this trilogy is by far the first one. I'm glad I got to read the conclusion in this one though. My favorite of Leigh Bardugo's books so far, is still the six of crows.
Spoiler
He didn't want to talk to or to touch Alina, but then he'd randomly kiss her. He never fully apologized either. I found that I would have liked to have seen more of him as a person and also I really wanted them to sort out their problems.Spoiler
there would be a final battle against the darkling. Or that Alina's powers would be enhanced by the amplifiers long enough to beat him, and then they'd disperse into the other people afterwards. I thought it was cool that her powers had left her and spread into the normal people. It was a cool message about how just because they aren't Grisha doesn't mean their lesser.The Darkling's character was so deep and complicated. He was so well written and developed. He was evil and did horrible things, but at the same time made you want to redeem him, and forgive.
I didn't like the ending, but that's not the fault of the author, it's just personal preference. Overall I enjoyed the book, but I'd say that my favorite one from this trilogy is by far the first one. I'm glad I got to read the conclusion in this one though. My favorite of Leigh Bardugo's books so far, is still the six of crows.