A review by seastheday
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

My main gripe with this book was the lack of time. It was utterly confusing how fast things went and how many days everything took. I had no idea how much time was passing. It left me with many questions like how did their messages, missives & intelligence get places so fast? How long does an airship take to cross Ravka? How long is it from Fjirda to Os Kervo / Os Alta? The only time we understood the length of time was when the story found its way to Ketterdam.

Other than that, I really enjoyed this book. I loved how it has crossovers and so much unexpected growth.

However, the ending was incredibly predictable. In every sense for every storyline. It was saddening since the end of Six of Crows had such sastifying, unpredictable endings.
Spoilers below!
I loved this ending to the duology. I wish Nina was able to reconnect in a better way. And she didn’t have last words like I wanted.

I’m also so so excited about the prospect of getting more of Kaz & the crows in the future!!!! I really how she follows through on it. I don’t want more books like The Familiar.
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