King of Scars is a great book but... it could've been greater.
I love Leigh Bardugo. I really do. When i read the Six of Crows duology, i comp3.5 stars
King of Scars is a great book but... it could've been greater.
I love Leigh Bardugo. I really do. When i read the Six of Crows duology, i completely fell in love with her writing. And i was looking for that captivating and magical writing of hers and the amazing plots she is so expert in creating. But this book lacks that energy.
The plot is amazing but the pacing is off. I mean it takes at least 250 pages for the story to start. But when it does start it's pretty engrossing. It's not that action packed, full of plot twists book like Six of Crows. But there's a mystery about Nikolai's demon and dark things happening all around Ravka and who or what is causing all these mysterious happenings. It's pretty terrifying once you get clues about who actually may be behind it all (view spoiler)[when i got the clues about The Darkling's return, and how mysteriously and gradually he would be coming to power, man that scared the shit out of me. (hide spoiler)]
The main reason I read this book was.. Nikolai! Who wouldn't fall in love with that golden haired sassy ass King?? Oh i did (forgive me for being creepy but i i have a tendency of falling for fictional characters and i can talk about them all day though i'm not gonna bore you with that now) I mean the moment he showed up in the Grisha Trilogy I was smitten!! (again forgive me) I was looking forward for all the charm and humour but.. i was let down. He's still funny and sassy but he's missing that spark which i fell so hard for in the Grisha Trilogy. There's something lacking in his character. This Nikolai walked but the Grisha Trilogy Nikolai ran. He shined. All that said I still liked that we got to know more about his past, how his childhood was as a prince and how he gradually became the charming and mastermind Sturmhond. But somehow the depth dimmed his character. But I still love him, he still shines and he's still
[image] My second favourite character is of course Zoya. She's such a badass and powerful heroine. So confident! And the banter between her and Nikolai was so fun. I totally ship them. And i really liked the depth was added to the character. I liked reading about her past and it explains why she is the bitch that she is today lol. But i think she takes it to too much extent in some moments. I mean i understand being confident and emotionally repressed but she's too rude to others sometimes. And also the explanation why she chose Alina's side in the Grisha Trilogy was much appreciated (cuz I lost all my brain cells trying to understand that sudden change of heart.)
Nina's character was completely different from the Six of Crows duology. And i understand why and I'm still hurt about that. Honestly everytime Mathias's name was mentioned my heart hurt! He did NOT deserve that ending! And that scene when she finally says goodbye to him, i mean i knew it was coming but.. *excuse me while I go cry it out into my pillow* I did think Nina's storyline would eventually link to Nikolai and Zoya's but that didn't happen. But her storyline was pretty dark and awesome though. It actually gave me chills.
There were four POVs in this book. At first when i read Isaak's story, i thought it was useless and messed with the flow of the story. But in the end it made more sense and i actually loved it tbh. (view spoiler)[it gave us a glimpse of how the others were handling the country while Nikolai was gone. And Isaak was cute tbh and i thought he'd survive but RIP (hide spoiler)]
I don't know how I feel about the ending yet. I mean i liked a *certain* character's return (and it scared me a bit tbh) (view spoiler)[The Darkling is back omg he IS BACK!!! He's my favourite villain but he's pretty scary tho (hide spoiler)] but the way it all happened seemed rushed and didn't make much sense. Idk i guess I'll just have to reread the book. *like that's ever going to happen*
Overall I didn't get what i expected but I think the second book is gonna make up for it all. I'm pretty excited to read what's gonan happen next. Kinda scared to. And i absolutely love the characters so I'm really looking forward to read more about them.
So I'll see you soon Nikolai!
Merged review:
3.5 stars
King of Scars is a great book but... it could've been greater.
I love Leigh Bardugo. I really do. When i read the Six of Crows duology, i completely fell in love with her writing. And i was looking for that captivating and magical writing of hers and the amazing plots she is so expert in creating. But this book lacks that energy.
The plot is amazing but the pacing is off. I mean it takes at least 250 pages for the story to start. But when it does start it's pretty engrossing. It's not that action packed, full of plot twists book like Six of Crows. But there's a mystery about Nikolai's demon and dark things happening all around Ravka and who or what is causing all these mysterious happenings. It's pretty terrifying once you get clues about who actually may be behind it all (view spoiler)[when i got the clues about The Darkling's return, and how mysteriously and gradually he would be coming to power, man that scared the shit out of me. (hide spoiler)]
The main reason I read this book was.. Nikolai! Who wouldn't fall in love with that golden haired sassy ass King?? Oh i did (forgive me for being creepy but i i have a tendency of falling for fictional characters and i can talk about them all day though i'm not gonna bore you with that now) I mean the moment he showed up in the Grisha Trilogy I was smitten!! (again forgive me) I was looking forward for all the charm and humour but.. i was let down. He's still funny and sassy but he's missing that spark which i fell so hard for in the Grisha Trilogy. There's something lacking in his character. This Nikolai walked but the Grisha Trilogy Nikolai ran. He shined. All that said I still liked that we got to know more about his past, how his childhood was as a prince and how he gradually became the charming and mastermind Sturmhond. But somehow the depth dimmed his character. But I still love him, he still shines and he's still
[image] My second favourite character is of course Zoya. She's such a badass and powerful heroine. So confident! And the banter between her and Nikolai was so fun. I totally ship them. And i really liked the depth was added to the character. I liked reading about her past and it explains why she is the bitch that she is today lol. But i think she takes it to too much extent in some moments. I mean i understand being confident and emotionally repressed but she's too rude to others sometimes. And also the explanation why she chose Alina's side in the Grisha Trilogy was much appreciated (cuz I lost all my brain cells trying to understand that sudden change of heart.)
Nina's character was completely different from the Six of Crows duology. And i understand why and I'm still hurt about that. Honestly everytime Mathias's name was mentioned my heart hurt! He did NOT deserve that ending! And that scene when she finally says goodbye to him, i mean i knew it was coming but.. *excuse me while I go cry it out into my pillow* I did think Nina's storyline would eventually link to Nikolai and Zoya's but that didn't happen. But her storyline was pretty dark and awesome though. It actually gave me chills.
There were four POVs in this book. At first when i read Isaak's story, i thought it was useless and messed with the flow of the story. But in the end it made more sense and i actually loved it tbh. (view spoiler)[it gave us a glimpse of how the others were handling the country while Nikolai was gone. And Isaak was cute tbh and i thought he'd survive but RIP (hide spoiler)]
I don't know how I feel about the ending yet. I mean i liked a *certain* character's return (and it scared me a bit tbh) (view spoiler)[The Darkling is back omg he IS BACK!!! He's my favourite villain but he's pretty scary tho (hide spoiler)] but the way it all happened seemed rushed and didn't make much sense. Idk i guess I'll just have to reread the book. *like that's ever going to happen*
Overall I didn't get what i expected but I think the second book is gonna make up for it all. I'm pretty excited to read what's gonan happen next. Kinda scared to. And i absolutely love the characters so I'm really looking forward to read more about them.
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