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A review by ruekeyronay
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
I have a heavy heart as I write this review. I discovered this series long after everyone had already read it and it's spin offs. But I couldn't bring myself to care because I fell in love.
Shadow And Bone drew me in expertly. It left me gasping and my heart beating too fast to be normal. Siege and Storm was more personal, funnier, emotional, the risks higher, it made me fall harder. After those two, which I think I read almost back to back, I decided to take a break. Because I knew if I read Ruin and Rising right away, I would not be okay.
Yes, yes, I know. It's just a book, just a series but I have a special space in my heart for these characters, these stories, the love I felt, the sadness, the anger. While reading this book I laughed, I sputtered in surprise and I cried. I really did cry. Not the kind where you just write about it. I lay in bed at 2 AM and I had tears streaming down my face as I thought about those characters' journey, my journey.
I loved this last part more than the other two. Shadow and Bone was amazing but since it was the first part, I spent a lot of time just trying to get used to and understand the world. Siege and Storm was just as good but at times, I felt as if the plot may have dragged a little. But Ruin and Rising did no such thing, from start to finish it did not fail to summon the appropriate emotions out of me.
The thing that warmed my heart the most was the rag tag group of friends. Every book or series has a certain group working together towards one goal and those people are what you look for in each book. In the first two parts though, I realized there wasn't one. Characters came and they left, the only common factor was Alina. But in Ruin and Rising we finally have a team and what an amazing one it was. I loved their interactions more than anything else and I will treasure them dearly.
So, I know alot of people dislike Mal but though I did somewhat already like him in the first two books, he really stood out in this part. He took charge, he grew in to a person of his own and he proved that Alina really was what he cared about most in the world.
Alina's interactions with the Darkling and Nikolai were fascinating as well. I love how we got more deeper and deeper as the end came close. Every character in this book was worth reading about and I think that's incredible.
I'll admit, I did expect a big battle at the end but I'm not disappointed with how things went either. Also, can I mention how beautifully Leigh Bardugo writes the before and after parts of the book? Just thinking about the After right now makes my throat close up, the little details, so, so incredible.
Normally, the conclusion to a series does tend to make you emotional but I will always hold this trilogy close to my heart and I thank Leigh Bardugo for allowing us to have such a fantastic story.
Shadow And Bone drew me in expertly. It left me gasping and my heart beating too fast to be normal. Siege and Storm was more personal, funnier, emotional, the risks higher, it made me fall harder. After those two, which I think I read almost back to back, I decided to take a break. Because I knew if I read Ruin and Rising right away, I would not be okay.
Yes, yes, I know. It's just a book, just a series but I have a special space in my heart for these characters, these stories, the love I felt, the sadness, the anger. While reading this book I laughed, I sputtered in surprise and I cried. I really did cry. Not the kind where you just write about it. I lay in bed at 2 AM and I had tears streaming down my face as I thought about those characters' journey, my journey.
I loved this last part more than the other two. Shadow and Bone was amazing but since it was the first part, I spent a lot of time just trying to get used to and understand the world. Siege and Storm was just as good but at times, I felt as if the plot may have dragged a little. But Ruin and Rising did no such thing, from start to finish it did not fail to summon the appropriate emotions out of me.
The thing that warmed my heart the most was the rag tag group of friends. Every book or series has a certain group working together towards one goal and those people are what you look for in each book. In the first two parts though, I realized there wasn't one. Characters came and they left, the only common factor was Alina. But in Ruin and Rising we finally have a team and what an amazing one it was. I loved their interactions more than anything else and I will treasure them dearly.
So, I know alot of people dislike Mal but though I did somewhat already like him in the first two books, he really stood out in this part. He took charge, he grew in to a person of his own and he proved that Alina really was what he cared about most in the world.
Alina's interactions with the Darkling and Nikolai were fascinating as well. I love how we got more deeper and deeper as the end came close. Every character in this book was worth reading about and I think that's incredible.
I'll admit, I did expect a big battle at the end but I'm not disappointed with how things went either. Also, can I mention how beautifully Leigh Bardugo writes the before and after parts of the book? Just thinking about the After right now makes my throat close up, the little details, so, so incredible.
Normally, the conclusion to a series does tend to make you emotional but I will always hold this trilogy close to my heart and I thank Leigh Bardugo for allowing us to have such a fantastic story.