Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3) (Grishaverse, #3)

by Leigh Bardugo

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went and looked over the reviews before starting mine and I see a lot of disappointment with how the series ended. I don’t agree I think the final twist really made the story unexpected. If the series had ended with the firebird being the amplifier like we been strung along to think then we would have missed out some truly heartbreaking scenes. This story really stands out as a treasure to me as we have two orphans who been told they are nothing and not unique at all. By the time we get to the final book, they are all that stands between the darkness of the darkling and utter destruction. For a story to really stand out your characters need to be unique and they should change from book to book. For a bit, I was unsure what the king of scars was going to be about other than Nikolai but I wasn’t sure how since he changed so much in this book from a human to one corrupted by this dark magic from the Darkling. By the end I do so I am excited in a few weeks to pick that one up from the library. Their lots of to love in this story and the ending worked for me for others not so much. You just have to pick this one up and give it a go for yourself.