brooklynnb103's review against another edition
2.0
the first 2 chapters were really good and the last 2 chapters were really good. most of the chapters in between were long and boring. overall not my favorite book. not a fan of mal, alina is pretty cool, and nikolai is my favorite. (2.5)
gbrooks15's review against another edition
5.0
Wow wow wow!! I have all the thoughts/feelings and just need a second to process everything that just happened. What a wild ride! Excited for book 3!
bripukish's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
swiftreader_'s review against another edition
2.0
i finally finished this book and the only positive was nikolai (best character by a mile) <33
having loved the first book i was kind of disappointed at how slow this was. the first 100 pages were very boring but it did pick up after that. maybe i would’ve preferred this having watched the series first, i don’t know but it just didn’t work for me. mal went from slightly annoying in book 1 to extremely annoying and i just couldn’t stand him.
anyway thank you again nikolai for carrying this book!!
~2.5 stars
having loved the first book i was kind of disappointed at how slow this was. the first 100 pages were very boring but it did pick up after that. maybe i would’ve preferred this having watched the series first, i don’t know but it just didn’t work for me. mal went from slightly annoying in book 1 to extremely annoying and i just couldn’t stand him.
anyway thank you again nikolai for carrying this book!!
~2.5 stars
alisonlaun's review against another edition
3.0
3⭐️
the series is progressing nicely! i just wish there was more spice… Alina and Nikolai… i kinda ship it. excited to start the last book
the series is progressing nicely! i just wish there was more spice… Alina and Nikolai… i kinda ship it. excited to start the last book
tms98's review against another edition
4.0
Het tweede boek is nog een grote verbetering tegenover het eerste. De plotwendingen zijn maar zeer licht op voorhand te voorspellen waardoor veel van het boek gewoon compleet onverwachts lijkt te zijn. Een zeer goed middenste deel van deze trilogie!
berryy_oz's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jollyy13's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the concept of the book a lot and how interconnected it was at the beginning, but it kind of fell apart after the hundred page mark. It moved way too fast at the beginning and I feel like if there was more of a buildup to the entire darkling kidnapping alina again situation, it would have been better. Especially during the part where they found and captured the sea whip. (That felt way too rushed; pretty sure it happened in one or two chapters.) In my opinion, that was the probably the climax of the story. This book didn’t really have a plot, and most of it was kind of irrelevant BUT I loved Nikolai a lot. Not that excited to read the third book, but I will just to get some closure. (And maybe because I really want to start six of crows)