Reviewed by bumblingbookworm on
Actual rating - 4.5 stars
After finishing Ruin and Rising, I had to jump straight into this book - I needed more Grishaverse! What can I say, Bardugo delivered because this book is phenomenal. It was kind of like the movie Oceans 11, except in book form, which I loved. I love Bardugo's writing style and the world that she builds. This time we focus on other countries in the Grishaverse and it was fabulous to see that world being expanded.
While I had a few issues with the pacing of this book, it didn't stop me from putting it down and indeed I struggled to put it down for the last 200 pages or so. The twists and turns, none of which I saw coming, were super exciting, and the characters were far more likeable that those from her first trilogy set in this universe. Kaz is so precious, I adore him! And I also love that Bardugo wrote in elements of her disability into Kaz, it was great to see a main character with a physical disability, and he wasn't the only diverse character in the book. I loved this, and the ending was such a cliffhanger, I can't wait to read Crooked Kingdom! 4.5 stars.
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Reading updates
- Started reading
- 8 February, 2018: Finished reading
- 8 February, 2018: Reviewed