King of Scars
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- Author：Leigh Bardugo
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Summary
Face your demons。。。 or feed them。
The dashing young king， Nikolai Lantsov， has always had a gift for the impossible。 No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war--and he intends to keep it that way。 Now， as enemies gather at his weakened borders， Nikolai must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers， forge new alliances， and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army。
Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger， threatening to destroy all he has built。 With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha general， Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him。 He will risk everything to save his country and himself。 But some secrets aren't meant to stay buried--and some wounds aren't meant to heal。
The dashing young king， Nikolai Lantsov， has always had a gift for the impossible。 No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war--and he intends to keep it that way。 Now， as enemies gather at his weakened borders， Nikolai must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers， forge new alliances， and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army。
Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger， threatening to destroy all he has built。 With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha general， Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him。 He will risk everything to save his country and himself。 But some secrets aren't meant to stay buried--and some wounds aren't meant to heal。
Reviews
mila ✨
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I feel like I'm failing Nikolai with this rating。。。。。。。 I still love him tho I feel like I'm failing Nikolai with this rating。。。。。。。 I still love him tho 。。。more
Ashley Schwebel
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A little hard to get through in the beginning， but the end was worth the wait！
Moon 🌙
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 EXCUSE ME ？！！ I mean， when I said I wasn’t satisfied with his death I DID NOT MEAN BRING HIM BACK。。。 I would like to watch him die again and please make it BRUTAL THANKS。 Also I’m very confused about my feelings for this book like。。。。 （okay I CHANGED MY MIND。 I’m giving it a 4/5 cause I’m starting to get annoyed that the Darkling is back man nah。。。。 i feel delving into the Saints would have been more interesting and making one of them or several the villain would have been better。。。 but i wouldn EXCUSE ME ？！！ I mean， when I said I wasn’t satisfied with his death I DID NOT MEAN BRING HIM BACK。。。 I would like to watch him die again and please make it BRUTAL THANKS。 Also I’m very confused about my feelings for this book like。。。。 （okay I CHANGED MY MIND。 I’m giving it a 4/5 cause I’m starting to get annoyed that the Darkling is back man nah。。。。 i feel delving into the Saints would have been more interesting and making one of them or several the villain would have been better。。。 but i wouldn’t have minded if the story was just about Nikolai finding a cure and then fighting to keep his country afloat with lil side plots。。。 my mind is running right now aksjksks） Also， QUEEN NINA？！！ BISEXUAL QUEEN ？！！ TAKING DOWN THE ICR COURT NO MOURNERS NO FUNERALS BEECH ONCE A CROW ALWAYS A CROW 😭。 。。。more
Nikeshi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An enjoyable read， especially with the feature of the beloved characters from both shadow and bone and six of crows。Plus Nina can’t help but fall for tall， gorgeous fjerdans with a talent for soldiering。
Molly
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Rating: 3。5/5As Nikolai， Zoya， and Nina are among my favorite characters， I loved getting to see more of them。 Nikolai and Zoya’s backstories were certainly more fleshed out and getting their narration gave me a better understanding of their characters that I think was missed in the Shadow and Bone trilogy。 For all three characters， King Of Scars was a much needed continuation of their stories。 For the most part， I liked how Nina’s grief was handled。 I definitely liked how Nikolai and Zoya were Rating: 3。5/5As Nikolai， Zoya， and Nina are among my favorite characters， I loved getting to see more of them。 Nikolai and Zoya’s backstories were certainly more fleshed out and getting their narration gave me a better understanding of their characters that I think was missed in the Shadow and Bone trilogy。 For all three characters， King Of Scars was a much needed continuation of their stories。 For the most part， I liked how Nina’s grief was handled。 I definitely liked how Nikolai and Zoya were forced to confront their demons… both literally and metaphorically。 I loved getting caught up in all that’s been happening in Ravka and getting to watch Nikolai， Zoya， and Nina grow and heal。However， there were some aspects of King Of Scars that I didn’t like。 I found the first half of the book to be slow。 Most of the action was towards the end。 I also didn’t like just how separate Nina’s story was from Zoya and Nikolai’s。 Switching between two plotlines every few chapters made it harder to really get into the story。 Nina’s story started out really strong。 We got to see her dealing with her grief over Matthias’ death。 Matthias’ burial scene was beautifully written。 My only problem was that it seemed like Nina buried her grief with him。 After the burial scene， her grief isn’t really mentioned again which I don’t feel is entirely realistic。 Her new love interest is also introduced immediately after。（view spoiler）[ Probably my biggest complaint is the Darkling’s return。 I think it made the conclusion of the Shadow and Bone trilogy seem pointless。 I also don’t think it made a lot of sense。 The way he was brought back was just too much of a stretch。 （view spoiler）[ （hide spoiler）] （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
camille
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OH MY GOD
Stalfos
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Not without its flaws， but Bardugo is really hitting her stride。
Casey
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I was just moseying along enjoying the princely pirate exploits and then that ENDING！！
clara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3 - 4 depending on the chapters/points in the bookpros: - interesting characters （both old and new） - well written storyline and plot- chapter 6 and 8 made me crycons: - could've been shorter- there wasn't anything especially outstanding abt it- the writing was mediocre sometimes imo- kinda predicable- the whole grishaverse stories are dragging on sm （just give us happy endings and get on with it 🙄） 3 - 4 depending on the chapters/points in the bookpros: - interesting characters （both old and new） - well written storyline and plot- chapter 6 and 8 made me crycons: - could've been shorter- there wasn't anything especially outstanding abt it- the writing was mediocre sometimes imo- kinda predicable- the whole grishaverse stories are dragging on sm （just give us happy endings and get on with it 🙄） 。。。more
Katharine
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It was kind of slow at first， but really picked up towards the end！
Beata
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4。5The Six of Crows books still have my heart， but this was a really good read。 You can really see that Leigh Bardugo has hit her stride since The Grisha Trilogy - this book has great characterization， great worldbuilding， and yes， great relationships。This is， really， two books wrapped up in one。 On the one hand， we have a story about Nikolai， Zoya and their friends attempting to hold Ravka together while everything that could possibly go wrong， goes wrong。 You can tell how fiercely these people 4。5The Six of Crows books still have my heart， but this was a really good read。 You can really see that Leigh Bardugo has hit her stride since The Grisha Trilogy - this book has great characterization， great worldbuilding， and yes， great relationships。This is， really， two books wrapped up in one。 On the one hand， we have a story about Nikolai， Zoya and their friends attempting to hold Ravka together while everything that could possibly go wrong， goes wrong。 You can tell how fiercely these people love their country， and how much they want to protect the Grisha。 I loved learning about the politics of this world， even if I wasn't quite as into the stuff about the magic system。And then there's the other storyline: Nina dealing with the events of Crooked Kingdom and fulfilling the promise she made。 I'll admit it took me a while to really get into this storyline， but once it clicked， I looked forward to every one of Nina's chapters。 I can't share much without spoilers， but WOW， Nina blew me away in this book。 Every character she interacted with was amazing， too， and I'm just。。。 in awe of how good the worldbuilding was in her chapters。 I'm so， so excited to see where this goes。Splitting a book into two different storylines like this is always a risk， and here it kind of works and kind of doesn't。 Following two stories at once keeps you engaged， making sure the suspense is dragged out over many pages and it's very difficult to put the book down。 But the storylines never really converge， and that makes the book feel a bit disjointed。 I'm glad I waited a bit before reading this。 If I'd gone into this expecting something like Six of Crows， I would have been frustrated and disappointed。 Instead， I went in with an open mind， and I ended up loving it。 。。。more
Eva
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I have finals this week and a 200 point essay due tomorrow， and yet I just took over an hour out of my day to finish this book。priorities？ i think yes
Kasia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mam mieszane uczucia odnośnie tej książki。 Z jednej strony mi się podobało （nawet bardziej niż trylogia）， ale z drugiej nie jestem do końca przekonana。 Jak na książkę Nikolaia było go tu stosunkowo mało， ale i tak więcej niż się spodziewałam， że go będzie。 Uważam， że powinna to być historia Zoi， która zupełnie skradła moje serce i jeszcze bardziej ją pokochałam。 Z przyjemnością czytałam jej rozdziały i wyczekiwałam co będzie dalej。 Pod tym względem się nie zawiodłam na Bardugo i uważam， że wątek Mam mieszane uczucia odnośnie tej książki。 Z jednej strony mi się podobało （nawet bardziej niż trylogia）， ale z drugiej nie jestem do końca przekonana。 Jak na książkę Nikolaia było go tu stosunkowo mało， ale i tak więcej niż się spodziewałam， że go będzie。 Uważam， że powinna to być historia Zoi， która zupełnie skradła moje serce i jeszcze bardziej ją pokochałam。 Z przyjemnością czytałam jej rozdziały i wyczekiwałam co będzie dalej。 Pod tym względem się nie zawiodłam na Bardugo i uważam， że wątek Zoi naprawdę dobrze jej wyszedł。 Co do Niny， która jest moją ulubioną postacią kobiecą ever， również się nie zawiodłam。 Płakałam przez większość jej rozdziałów， co z jednej strony jest dobre， ale z drugiej trochę smutne。。。 Bardzo podobały mi się jej losy w Fjerdzie i sam fakt， że zdecydowała się dotrzymać obietnicy złożonej Matthiasowi zawsze sprawia， że robi mi się ciepło na sercu。 Kocham ją najbardziej na świecie i cieszę się z tego， jak została tu przedstawiona。 Nie jestem do końca pewna， czy podoba mi się wątek z Fałdą， Zmroczem i Świętymi。 Niby fajnie， ale z drugiej strony。。。 na początku nie byłam przekonana， ale nie czytało mi się tego źle - wręcz wkręciłam się w to bardziej niż w losy Isaaka。 。。。more
Haley
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I am having an extremely hard time breathing after that ending。 As soon as I read those last words， I slammed the book shut， waved it around maniacally， and screamed。 I am in shock and complete awe。 Leigh has done it yet again！Now， I don’t want to spoil anything， so I’m going to try to forget that ending and move on to other things。 So， let me just start by saying Nikolai is my boy， and I knew I would love this book immensely simply because he has a major role in it。 I love his cocky， sarcastic I am having an extremely hard time breathing after that ending。 As soon as I read those last words， I slammed the book shut， waved it around maniacally， and screamed。 I am in shock and complete awe。 Leigh has done it yet again！Now， I don’t want to spoil anything， so I’m going to try to forget that ending and move on to other things。 So， let me just start by saying Nikolai is my boy， and I knew I would love this book immensely simply because he has a major role in it。 I love his cocky， sarcastic swagger and the way he uses it to hide his scars。 Every second he was on the page， I had this huge grin on my face。 And every second he wasn’t， I missed him deeply。 And yet， I loved every page of this book。 I loved seeing Nina be a badass spy and cope with the loss with Matthias （which I am still not over btw！）。 I especially loved Zoya and getting to know her character better and watching her grow。 I loved seeing familiar characters that I missed immensely。 And I loved the plot of this story and all its twists and turns。 I cannot wait to read Rule of Wolves！！ 。。。more
Dorothy Goodfellow-Jones-Iles
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I will not be writing a review for this but all you need to know is that you will finish this book saying "What the fuck" and then want to pick up Rule of Wolves right away。 AHHHHHH！！ I will not be writing a review for this but all you need to know is that you will finish this book saying "What the fuck" and then want to pick up Rule of Wolves right away。 AHHHHHH！！ 。。。more
Mariana Zurita
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3。75
Hareem
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This book just has my heart。🥺🥺💞
Lann♡
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can't believe I said that this book was disappointing。 I take it back can't believe I said that this book was disappointing。 I take it back 。。。more
Elle Dunne
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Respectfully， and not to be mean: what the hell did I just read。 I don't really know how describe my dislike with this book。 I knew I signed up for a slow dive into Ravka's political problems。 But still， what？？ Nina's story felt completely disconnected from Zoya and Nikolai's。 Every time I'd get really invested in one of the two， it would switch， and I'd have to begin the process all over again。 I just didn't really see the point of any of it？ Especially whatever the heck was happening with the Respectfully， and not to be mean: what the hell did I just read。 I don't really know how describe my dislike with this book。 I knew I signed up for a slow dive into Ravka's political problems。 But still， what？？ Nina's story felt completely disconnected from Zoya and Nikolai's。 Every time I'd get really invested in one of the two， it would switch， and I'd have to begin the process all over again。 I just didn't really see the point of any of it？ Especially whatever the heck was happening with the Saints。 Is there a metaphor there？ Yes， duh。 Do I understand it？ Absolutely not。 ALSO。 THAT ENDING。 WHAT THE HELL。 I'm so frustrated with the weirdly abstract but still strangely dull path this book took。 There was no buildup， no payoff; just a monotonous read from a typically very engaging author。 Since the cast is entirely comprised of the coolest characters from Shadow and Bone （and Nina， who was my favorite from Six of Crows）， I expected a little more energy。 But even as the book was exploring their grief， each scene just dragged。Though， one bright side that kept this from becoming a 1-star read: the WOMEN。 Zoya and Nina are the loves of my life and I'm so happy to see a potential sapphic romance for Nina。 I'm still going to read Rule of Wolves and keep up with the series， but jeez， this is not what I wanted。 。。。more
Alexa S
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It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat but it wasn't good enough that I'm sad it's over。。。 like I'm not wishing I could return to Ravka at the moment。 It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat but it wasn't good enough that I'm sad it's over。。。 like I'm not wishing I could return to Ravka at the moment。 。。。more
Jackie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。3-4。5/5✨I really enjoyed this book although there were certain parts of the plot that felt VERY rushed/a bit out of nowhere。 I can definitively say that the ending shook me up and spit me out。 I can also now add Juris to my list of favorite characters from the grishaverse。 Pour one out for the dragon。
Tavia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i loved this book。 i’ve had it for so long and watching the show and rereading six of crows finally got me to read it。 i love nikolai so much and zoya。 as i read: the idea that it’s been three years is kinda wild to me。 i already love zoya and nikolai and just nikolai in general honestly。 nina talking about matthias and how she lost him and how she misses him makes me cry。 genya and david are so sweet。 i know zoya and nikolai are gonna be everything。 i feel so bad that he has to lock himself up i loved this book。 i’ve had it for so long and watching the show and rereading six of crows finally got me to read it。 i love nikolai so much and zoya。 as i read: the idea that it’s been three years is kinda wild to me。 i already love zoya and nikolai and just nikolai in general honestly。 nina talking about matthias and how she lost him and how she misses him makes me cry。 genya and david are so sweet。 i know zoya and nikolai are gonna be everything。 i feel so bad that he has to lock himself up in chains at night。 me literally sobbing when she buries matthias ughhh it’s so unfair。 ahhhh david and genya are married。 i also just love how he literally will be doing his own thing but then stand up for genya and just go back to his thing like she’s all that can disrupt what he’s doing。 （i also saw part of a spoiler saying something happens to him in rule of wolves and i’m not okay with that） when zoya was in danger and that’s all nikolai cared about ahhh i love them。 i love nina with my whole heart but i just want her with zoya and nikolai cause i like their story better rn。 i feel bad for isaak but i rlly like him。 like him and ehri were fast but i like them。 i NEED zoya and nikolai to kiss and be together in the next one。 overall i really loved this and i just love nikolai and i’m happy they’re back with the gang。 。。。more
AK Bentson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Soooooo this book surprised me a lot！ Zoya is literally my queen like hell ya dragon girly！ Nikolai is always amazing！ Ninas story it cool but I felt like I was reading two separate books。 Also like THE DARKLING？？ Rip Isaak
Magdalena
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Od połowy podejrzewałam， jak to się skończy， ale omg！！！！！
Hannah Degn
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Six of Crows still reigns supreme。 There is also NO kissing in this book which yes， was disappointing。
Lana
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3。5 stars "I suppose the secret is that I cannot stand being alone。 But there are some places no one can go with us。"I have mixed feelings about this book。 I feel like I was expecting it to live up to Six of Crows。 And the plot and characters definitely had the potential to be as good， yet there's a few things as I was reading it that made it， well， not live up to my expectations。 I think the biggest thing that I disliked was how there was two completely separate storylines， and through-out the 3。5 stars "I suppose the secret is that I cannot stand being alone。 But there are some places no one can go with us。"I have mixed feelings about this book。 I feel like I was expecting it to live up to Six of Crows。 And the plot and characters definitely had the potential to be as good， yet there's a few things as I was reading it that made it， well， not live up to my expectations。 I think the biggest thing that I disliked was how there was two completely separate storylines， and through-out the book it kept switching from one to the other。 While you were getting to the exciting part of one of the storylines， it would skip t another chapter following a different storyline。 And maybe this would have been alright if it was two excellent storylines。 However， as much as I LOVE Nina， her quest in Fjerda， especially the second half， just bored me。 I mean， good for her， but low-key was more interested about Nikolai， Zoya and Isaak。 If you took away Nina's storyline， maybe I would've given it four stars。 OR at least， made Nina's storyline interlink with Nikolai's。 However， it had nothing to do with it and I couldn't help but just speed read through her chapters。Don't know what to expect of Rule of Wolves 。。。more
camila ʰᵉʳᵒⁿᵈᵃˡᵉ
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Okey， AMO AMO AMO。 Como， supongo， la mayoría de ustedes saben， hace unas semanas salió Shadow and Bone， serie de Netflix， basada en los libros Shadow and Bone con personajes de Six of Crows de Leigh Bardugo。 Bueno， amé la serie y decidí que quería volver a Ravka， así que decidí leer King of Scars， porque pues， duh。 Pequeños spoilers de Shadow and Bone y gran spoiler de Six of Crows Bueno， en este libro seguimos dos principales líneas de historia， la primera sigue a mi amado Nikolai si Okey， AMO AMO AMO。 Como， supongo， la mayoría de ustedes saben， hace unas semanas salió Shadow and Bone， serie de Netflix， basada en los libros Shadow and Bone con personajes de Six of Crows de Leigh Bardugo。 Bueno， amé la serie y decidí que quería volver a Ravka， así que decidí leer King of Scars， porque pues， duh。 Pequeños spoilers de Shadow and Bone y gran spoiler de Six of Crows Bueno， en este libro seguimos dos principales líneas de historia， la primera sigue a mi amado Nikolai siendo el rey （con tremendo demonio en su interior） que es。 Y la segunda a Nina， después del trauma de （view spoiler）[LA MUERTE DE MATTHIAS， FUCK， SIGO LLORANDO CON ESA MIERDA （hide spoiler）] y cómo lo ha sobrellevado ayudando a grishas a escapar de lo ¿ferdanos？He leído a muchaaaas personas quejándose de que al inicio es muy lento y esto， y lo otro。 Es cierto， pero a mí siempre me gustó。 Me encantaba saber la parte política de todo a la que se enfrentaba Ravka， yo estaba VIVIENDO por eso。 La parte de Nina， fue un ¿meh？ no sé aaa。 PERO todo mejoró de sobremanera en la segunda parte del libro。 Hubieron más plotwist （EL PLOTWIST DEL FINAL， OH MIERDA） y más desarrollo de personaje。 También se introdujeron nuevos personajes （QUE AMÉ Y ODIÉ）， *chef kiss*Y HABLEMOS DE ZOYA， SI？ LA AMO， LA AMO， LA AMO， LA AMO。 Y AMO EL "ROMANCE" QUE HAY ENTRE ELLA Y NIKOLAI。 Y LA TENSIÓN DEL FINAL ENTRE ELLOS？？ DE LO QUE PODRÍA PASAR？？LFNICJSERJCEFRBDGVNQ， MUERO BIEN MUERTITA。También adoré a Zoya， creció muchísimo como personaje desde S&B y progresó demasiado en este libro。 EL FINAL TAMBIÉN LLEVA UN TREMENDO CLIFFHANGER， CREES QUE SABES TODO PERO NO ES ASÍ， NEMO， NO ES ASÍ。 GRAN SPOILER DE KoS （view spoiler）[PINCHE OSCURO DE MIERDA， MORÍ DE UNA VEZ， BASTARDOOOOoO [irónicamente， Nikolai es el verdadero Bastardo lol]， Y LA PROMETIDA DE NIKOLAI？？ NOOOOOO :（ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
yasmin lightwood
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5⭐Eu amei esse livro mas os capítulos da nina realmente me irritaram， principalmente no meio do livro， eu não estava gostando。ZOYALAI = TUDO PRA MIMamo mais que tudo o nikolai e a zoya pqp eu queria mais capítulos deles！！！Isaak é mt fofo e não merecia ter morrido， que ódio que eu sentiLEIGH BARDUGO VOCÊ ME PAGA ！！！！！！
Nath
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Siento como si duré una eternidad leyendo este libro， es super lento y algunas veces un poco aburrido， pero por esas ultimas 200 páginas， soporto todo。 Es simplemente maravilloso， porque estaba narrado desde tres perspectivas y yo me enganchaba de la historia de Nina y la historia de Isaak， pero después venía Zoya o Nikolai y ahí volvía yo a engancharme， es que todo estaba tan intenso y podría pasar cualquier cosa en cualquier momento。 Hablemos de esos plot twist， ¡omg！ yo estaba alucinando y má Siento como si duré una eternidad leyendo este libro， es super lento y algunas veces un poco aburrido， pero por esas ultimas 200 páginas， soporto todo。 Es simplemente maravilloso， porque estaba narrado desde tres perspectivas y yo me enganchaba de la historia de Nina y la historia de Isaak， pero después venía Zoya o Nikolai y ahí volvía yo a engancharme， es que todo estaba tan intenso y podría pasar cualquier cosa en cualquier momento。 Hablemos de esos plot twist， ¡omg！ yo estaba alucinando y más con ese final， ese Darkling que no se muere por nada del mundo XD。Necesito ya leer el siguiente！Zoya es tan maravillosa y su personaje， lo amo muchísimo， el libro parecía más de ella que de Nikolai， pero estoy conforme， porque me encanta su historia y todo lo que pasó para salir adelante es simplemente increíble。Nikolai en este libro， estaba un poco diferente y entiendo porqué， pero amé que nunca perdió su encanto y en los últimos capítulos volvió a ser tan fabuloso como siempre me pareció。 Leer a Nina sin Mathias es como una flecha incrustada en el corazón constantemente， su sufrimiento era mi sufrimiento y amo lo fuerte que se volvió y cómo le dio buen uso a su inteligencia y su nuevo poder。 Por último quiero decir que el personaje de Isaak tenía intenciones tan buenas y un corazón tan bonito y no merecía morir， me dolió mucho que muriese de esa forma。 。。。more
rach
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the characters really drove this book lol。 the plot was kind of a mess but i still enjoyed this so much because i love these characters so much。nikolai and zoya are the two of the most interesting characters from the grisha trilogy and i love reading about them！！ more please！！！i love nina but idk if her plotline here was very relevant。 it feels more like it should be in some sequel to crooked kingdom rather than here。 especially cause it started off slower than the main plot going on with nikola the characters really drove this book lol。 the plot was kind of a mess but i still enjoyed this so much because i love these characters so much。nikolai and zoya are the two of the most interesting characters from the grisha trilogy and i love reading about them！！ more please！！！i love nina but idk if her plotline here was very relevant。 it feels more like it should be in some sequel to crooked kingdom rather than here。 especially cause it started off slower than the main plot going on with nikolai and the triumvirate and it kind of obstructed the pace of the book。 anyways as her story developed it got more and more interesting！！ i look forward to what happens next！！speaking of interesting plotlines， i found the sudden transition halfway through the book with nikolai， zoya and yuri very random。 that plotline was confusing and it came out of nowhere， worldbuilding/explanations for that happening didn’t make sense。 it felt like the whole thing with the saints was just to create more action in the story tbh。 if that hadn’t happened and it was just zoya and nikolai arguing over what to do with yuri for 100 pages i would have loved it anyway。 but anyways i’m glad zoya got more powerful cause of it！！！ i’m also glad we get to see more of zoya and nikolai’s backstories。 why they are the way they are， giving them more humanity than the original trilogy had portrayed （zoya especially）。 i love them so much。 the plotline i really enjoyed was isaak and ehri’s。 that was very well done。 and it was so interesting to read about all the strategies and politics from the king/triumvirate’s pov。 i’m so interested to find out what happens next - with nina， with ehri。 i’m literally gonna buy rule of wolves tomorrow skfkd let’s go！！！ 。。。more
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