Reviewed by alindstadtcorbeax on
5/29/18- okay. I change my rating to 4 stars. Nikolai ran this shiz okay?!? And omfg he’s one of my favorite characters ever, ever, ever. The character building there, too; knowwhatimean!? Just epic. He may have just charmed me more than even anyone actually in the novel ;-). I miss him already// blah. I could talk forever about how fabulous & amazing he is but you probably get the idea.
There’s no denying this book did not feel like it held its own. It was for sure just a bridge to gap beginning to end. It just did not feel complete on its own as a novel.
Again Mal just does NOT do it for me here. Bland & whiny & I feel bad for saying that, really, I do- bc Alina loves him so much. But *shrugs* you want the truth don’t you?! Mal is sulky & broody & bland no matter how many Grisha he fights.
*eye roll*
Mal is a bit extra. JS.
The Darkling... so much for THAT. Lol. One way train to crazy town (as if he wasn’t already there), much?!
Still think he’s a way too powerful, dangerous, lonely, thousands of years old, EMO KID .
In all, Nikolai is a dream & is the only thing that kept me reading this one, honestly.
Alina continues to surprise & grow on me, especially in her interactions with supporting characters here.
Both Mal & The Darkling need a freakin’ WAHHH-mbulance.
Oh & the world building & writing just continue to be positively mesmerizing...
but sometimes that just isn’t enough?
Still loved it though.
Ms. Leigh Bardugo... *bows* I want to personally thank you for Nikolai Lantsov.
That is all. 😉
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