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Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

19 reviews

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Woa, what a roller coaster. I think, that this book was the best of the three, but I though the ending was a little disappointing… 
I think the trilogy improved with each book.

The ending with the Darkling was very emotional and sad, but I don’t know if I like that Alina ended up with Mal. Especially in this book she keeps talking about how she has changed and is not the same anymore, but then she still ends up with Mal and opens an orphanage. I also think that Mal being revived takes the meaning out of his death and sacrifice. :/ But oh well, I didn’t completely hate the ending either, it just felt a little unfitting.

Otherwise I think the story was really well told and super exciting! Poor Nikolai though ;^; I loved Zoyas character development in this book!

I was so happy that Genya and David got a happy ending!!!  Why did he have to die in the show ToT ?!?!?

Also Oncat <3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and War

Minor: Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

evie_lumby's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

Great plot, lots of plot twists coming up that there is no way you could guess. Beautiful ending. Keeps your attention the whole way through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

lujisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Abandonment, and Alcohol

seren's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Alcohol

jenarae's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

classicism, victim blaming, discrimination, persecution for witchcraft, PTSD, self-sacrifice, sickness, scars, explosion, knife violence, physical assault and poisoning captivity, blackmail, hostage situation, exile and banishment

therobinjoyce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I’m dead. How do I even start any other book after this one? This series has been incredible so far with the love triangles, the fantasy landscape, and the cast of wonderful characters, but this last book has truly ended the series with a bang.

So many twists and turns, a slightly slow start but once it picks up it is pretty much non-stop until the end. Tears were shed, books were *almost* thrown at walls, squeals were heard near-constantly while reading, and my face looked pretty much like this →

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kitza2000's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This book broke my heart into so many pieces, I loved the series with all my heart and gave me strong characters I will always be able to relate to and made me believe that one person can change the world, but they cannot do it alone.
I don’t understand the hate that this series, I hold it very dear in my heart, and genuinely didn’t want it to end 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail