Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - Ruin and Rising

This. Is. AMAZING. I cannot stress enough how much I love this book. If you’re reading this because you’re not sure whether to read the grishaverse (although that would be odd considering this is the 3rd book), please do. Do it for this book. Leigh, thank you for this masterpiece.

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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talislibrary's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

*big sigh* Why was this book so so good? This bumped the series as a whole from a solid 4 to a 5 star read. I am just in love with ending, and the way in which characters arcs were completed. I just loved it so much and will definitely be re-reading this series as a whole!

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rorikae's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

'Ruin and Rising' is a disappointing final chapter in the Grisha trilogy.
My favorite aspects of this trilogy has been the worldbuilding, particularly the magic system and mythology. Where I felt the other installments did a good job of fleshing out the world as we learned more about the Grisha's power and the mythology of Ravka, a lot of that felt dashed in this last book. Certain explanations just didn't quite make sense and the ending felt wrapped up in an undeserved bow. So much hinges around Mal, despite him being the most frustrating and least interesting character in the series. I also think that the pacing in this book was off. The first half of the book felt on pace with the other installments, steady progress as we moved toward the big battle at the end. Then the second half of the book felt too fast while also feeling like too little happened. This is a book that suffers because of its focus on the love story instead of the plot.
Though I'm happy to have read the series and to get the base understanding for the rest of the Grishaverse, the end does really bring down the whole. I am glad that this is widely regarded as the worst series because I do really like the world and can't wait to see it explored more in Six of Crows and King of Scars. As Nikolai was one of my favorite characters in this series, I am very excited that he gets his own duology.

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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aviery's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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