Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Siege and Storm (Grishaverse, #2) (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)

by Leigh Bardugo

*The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series!*

Enter the Grishaverse with book two of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by number one New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. Maas.

Now with a stunning new cover and exclusive bonus material: Nikolai Lantsov character art and a Q&A with Leigh Bardugo.

Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Alina Starkov's power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner - hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. But she and Mal can't outrun their enemies for long.

The Darkling is more determined than ever to claim Alina's magic and use it to take the Ravkan throne. With nowhere else to turn, Alina enlists the help of an infamous privateer and sets out to lead the Grisha army.

But as the truth of Alina's destiny unfolds, she slips deeper into the Darkling's deadly game of forbidden magic, and further away from her humanity. To save her country, Alina will have to choose between her power and the love she thought would always be her shelter. No victory can come without sacrifice - and only she can face the oncoming storm.


Read all the books in the Grishaverse!

The Shadow and Bone Trilogy
(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)
Shadow and Bone
Siege and Storm
Ruin and Rising

The Six of Crows Duology
Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

Reviewed by alindstadtcorbeax on

4 of 5 stars

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3.5 stars... on to ruin and rising so once again RTC ;-)

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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