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Siege and Storm (The Grisha Trilogy #2)

Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author)

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Darkness never dies.

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land. She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. She can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold wi ...more

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Published June 4th 2013 by Henry Holt and Company

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Aug 15, 2015 Jesse (JesseTheReader) rated it really liked it

This was loads better than the first book. I loved the new characters that were introduced & I'm digging the direction the plot is going in. I'm interested to see what happens in the final book in this trilogy!

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Dec 08, 2014 Katerina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

Yup, I'm still insanely in love with the Darkling. I'm going to burn in Hell. Or rule the world with him as his Queen of Darkness, whatever comes first.

“I know the truth in your heart. The loneliness. The growing knowledge of your own difference. The ache of it.”

Alina tried to deny it, the connection and the similarities with him, but she could't hide from the truth. Her purpose seemed clear; rebuild the Second Army, defeat the Darkling, destroy the Fold, free Ravka, find the third amplifier ...more

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Jan 28, 2018 Emma Giordano rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobooks

5 stars!

I really loved Siege & Storm! I had not delved into the Grishaverse Trilogy since reading book one in 2015, and I am saddened that it took me so long to go back to this amazing world!

I definitely struggled with the beginning of this book, but I feel it is a reflection of myself instead of the quality of the book. I’ve realized that jumping into sequels of books I haven’t read in years via audiobook is a habit I should break as I don’t retain much from the beginning on the story, but ...more

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May 22, 2012 Steph Sinclair rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: Duh. Everyone. #hairflip

Shelves: macmillan, i-need-to-buy-this-book, young-adult, 2013-release, cool-author, 2-am-or-later, 2013-reads, 2013-favorite, action-packed, all-time-favorites

I always go into a second book in a series with fears that it will have the dreaded "Second Book Syndrome". I worry that the characters will regress, the plot will stall and surmount to overall ridiculousness, and in the end, become boring and lathered in disappointment. So even though The Grisha series is a new favorite for me, I still had these concerns. You cannot even imagine my glee when I discovered Siege and Storm did NOT suffer from any of these things. On the contrary, it was even bette ...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Emily May rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, coverly-love, 2013

This rating might come as a surprise after I was so excited to get reacquainted with the Darkling in my early status update. However, if it hadn't been for the scenes with the Darkling, this book would have probably only received one star - it's only his characterisation, his different layers and, let's face it, his sexiness that convinced me to rate this at two stars. Maybe I could stretch to 2.5 if I close my eyes and picture the Darkling like this:

I usually approach the sequels to three star

I usually approach the sequels to three star reads with some trepidation but I confess that my hopes were high for this one. Despite the flaws present throughout Shadow and Bone, I found it wildly entertaining in parts and a very easy page-turner. I had also hoped that Alina would mature and grow once she harnessed her power and realised that some things are more important than beauty and looks - this realisation never came. In fact, I believe the relationship between beauty and power to be even more apparent in this sequel and I struggle to sympathise with a girl who discovers she is incredibly powerful but still can't see her worth beyond her plain appearance.

This I just mentioned is nothing new and was a problem for me in the first installment which has unfortunately carried over into the second. However, the main difference between the two that overrides everything else and is way bigger than my problems with the beauty issue - which I may have otherwise been able to look past - is that I found this second book incredibly boring. Or I did at least after the first quarter where the Darkling disappears for a huge chunk of the book (honestly, he is the only interesting thing about this series). Gone was the fun I had while reading book one, gone was the exciting mystery and sexual tension. This book introduced several new characters who I never came to care about, whilst also bringing Alina Shallowkova and whiny Mal back into the spotlight.

Mal is a dull character. He is whiny, uninteresting and I can see no reason why anyone would think the sun shines out of his backside... yes, even Alina. Though, saying that, he is radiantly gorgeous and I suppose Alina doesn't need any more of a reason to put someone on a pedestal. I was so bored by their relationship that I couldn't even summon the energy for my standard eyeroll reserved for fictional couples that are annoying. I'm not even sure what Mal does for most of this book aside from standing by and being jealous of every man that Alina talks to.

I admit that I was far less engaged for the second half of the book, so if someone would like to come and tell me that something awesome happened while I was away floating on a cloud of not caring, that really wouldn't surprise me. Most of it was read without interest, some bits were even skimmed. I think it's fair to say that I won't be returning for the next book. Such a shame because I was genuinely very excited for Siege and Storm. ...more

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Aug 21, 2014 Kiki rated it liked it

Shelves: awesome-heroine, meh, could-have-been-worse, will-read-the-next-one, ya

The Good:
1. Alina and her inner dark anti-hero
2. Nikolai
3. Nikolai's face
4. Nikolai's clothes
5. Everything Nikolai said
6. Everything Nikolai did
7. The last 10%, in which some stuff actually happened

The Bad:
1. Mal
2. Mal, cause I seriously hate that asshole
3. The confusing and vague nature of Alina's powers
4: MAL

The Ugly:
1. How oddly fixated I am with this strange series and how invested I am in it despite lukewarm pacing and plotting and holes in the worldbuilding

All I want from the next book is ...more

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Jan 21, 2018 Catriona (LittleBookOwl) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned

I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the first book, and I think it's partly because of my dislike for Mal, and partly because I found the moments between the high action points to be too slow/dull for my taste.

My favourite thing about this book was some of the new characters we meet, especially Sturmhond! I was also a little sad we didn't see quite as much of the Darkling, he is such an interesting character.

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Dec 25, 2015 Cait • A Page with a View rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, russian-inspired, high-fantasy, favorite-worlds, ya-fantasy

I was worried about rereading this book in case it wasn't as wonderful as I remembered... most of my early favorite YA books have turned out to be something I might not give an enthusiastic 5 stars to if I found them today. But this story was somehow EVEN BETTER than I remember.

The world is incredible, but I think it's the precious characters that make this series such a favorite. I don't know how Leigh Bardugo managed to turn a side character into an incredibly well-developed, complex, hilario ...more

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May 18, 2016 Christine Delilah (Maramochabooks) rated it it was ok

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“The Darkling had told her he was destined to rule. He had claimed his throne, and a part of her too. He was welcome to it. For the living and the dead, she would make herself a reckoning.
She would rise.”

PLOT RUNDOWN:(Now featuring more Dan and Phil!)

The irrelevants(Alina and Mal) are captured by King D(The Darkling)

And the Darkling being the Darkling

Alina being.... uh? Mal's body guard? In love?
Let's just say she's pretty useless for the first half.

(+ love triangle a ...more

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Mar 21, 2018 Elise (TheBookishActress) rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-star, read-2018, 2015-or-pre-releases, genre-series-books, genre-high-fantasy, audiobooks

how can this book have been so much better than book one and yet still not good

“You just punched a prince, Alina. I guess we can add one more act of treason to our list.”
I shook out my sore hand. My knuckles smarted. “First of all, are we so sure he really is a prince? And second, you’re just jealous.”
“Of course I’m jealous. I thought I was going to get to punch him. That isn’t the point.”

Again, very mixed feelings, so I’m going to start by talking about why this book is BETTER!

First of all, w ...more

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Jan 10, 2013 Wendy Darling rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2013-publication, june, macmillan, fantasy, young-adult, gorgeous-prose, crush-worthy-boys, 2013-favorites, read-2013, mythic-and-fairy-tale-ish

Our Conversation with Leigh Bardugo is up, along with an opportunity to win our Siege and Storm ARC!

4.5 stars Siege and Storm is an exquisite jewel of a book. The second installment in Leigh Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy is full of adventure and magic--and in my view, it's even better than Shadow and Bone.

There are flying ships. A thrilling, poignant scene with a magnificent white ice dragon. A whirling, frenzied volcra attack in the night. A sobering ride through the city of Novokribirsk, where name ...more

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Dec 12, 2015 Brittney ~ Reverie and Ink rated it it was amazing

Shelves: absolute-favorites, favorite-villians, favorite-heroines, fantasy, steampunk-ish, favorite-couples, best-audiobooks

Holy freaking crap.

You know when a book is so good... so captivating.. that you cannot find the words to even give it a worthy review? Even now, I find myself without many words to express how much I love this series.

So I'm just going to leave you with a few reasons this book is totally legit.

1. PIRATES. Snarky ones.
2. STEAMPUNK STEAMPUNK STEAMPUNK!!!!
3. BADASS MAGIC
4. YES, this book is much darker than the first.
5. Mind games. Crazy ones. The struggle is real [and swoon worthy]
6. Alina's cha ...more

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May 17, 2017 Chelsea Humphrey rated it liked it · review of another edition

Now listen here, I'm still on board with the series but about 70% of this book was SLLLLLOOOOOOWWWWWWWW........

*super minor spoilers

While this was definitely an informative middle chapter to the trilogy, I can't help but be slightly disappointed that there just wasn't more. I found myself really excited in the final chapters with the sudden blaze of action, but couldn't help feeling like Bardugo saved all the fun stuff for the end in an attempt to make sure no one gave up on the series mid way. ...more

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May 22, 2012 Kat Kennedy rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, fun-fantasy, kat-s-book-reviews, leaves-awesomeness-behind, to-ya-or-not-to-ya, ya-pnr-maddness

Sequels are really hard to write reviews for. Mostly because people don’t want to read them for fear of spoilers, but keeping them spoiler free makes it difficult to properly discuss the book. So now I’m going to have to do this review in code.

In Siege and Storm Alina and Mal are on the run from the Darkling. They meet Pumpkin who has the ability to help Alina defeat the Darkling. Problem is, Mal and Pumpkin don’t get on at all. Also, the Darkling can now line dance which adds a level of complic Sequels are really hard to write reviews for. Mostly because people don’t want to read them for fear of spoilers, but keeping them spoiler free makes it difficult to properly discuss the book. So now I’m going to have to do this review in code.

In Siege and Storm Alina and Mal are on the run from the Darkling. They meet Pumpkin who has the ability to help Alina defeat the Darkling. Problem is, Mal and Pumpkin don’t get on at all. Also, the Darkling can now line dance which adds a level of complication. As well as line dancing, which makes a dark and creepy addition to the novel, the Darling drives a wedge between Mal and Alina by knitting. Also, I think he may be losing the plot a little.

Twilight gone mad

Firstly, Bardugo’s writing has dramatically improved. Siege & Storm is a far smoother novel, both in terms of writing craft and pacing. The tension is always ramped up, the drama meter is set to erupt and before you realize what is happening, it all explodes in your face, leaving you clutching at the tattered remains of your heart and an ego that is no longer ashamed to see you crawl onto twitter to cry on Bardugo’s shoulder.

I can’t really talk too much about the characters without giving it away – but Alina kicked butt in this installment. Especially when she got hold of her aardvark. No more doe-eyed victim. She really struggles and grapples with her goiter. What does her goiter mean for her? For Mal? For the future of Ravka? And was the Darkling right about that Chinese finger box between Mal and Alina? Mal struggles the most in this novel as he is a salt mine. And in his salt mineyness he deteriorates and loses a lot of faith. I have a feeling he learned a lot about himself in this novel.

Everyone grows and changes, even the Darkling a little and I wonder if he’ll let Alina continue to cross stitch, or if he’s finally going to seriously back stitch her? Or has his line dancing finally started to shake him up? So many questions, so many moral and ethical dilemmas.

There is little doubt that Pumpkin stole the show and I applaud Bardugo for his inclusion. He certainly made life interesting and added a great comedic element to the book. Overall, Siege and Storm managed to be a stronger novel than the first. Now I absolutely can’t wait for the next!

*This review also appears on my blog, Cuddlebuggery Book Blog.*

An ARC was provided to me by Macmillan for reviewing purposes. No money or favors were exchanged for this review. ...more

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Jun 04, 2013 Mitch rated it liked it

I think I might’ve been the only person who had one foot in each of the ‘Shadow and Bone is awesome’ and ‘Shadow and Bone is mediocre’ camps. Siege and Storm was supposed to be the book that made up my mind, but instead, it's causing me to do the split... I truly do see why so many friends have raved about Leigh Bardugo's series - a part of me absolutely feels the same way - yet at the same time, another part, maybe a bigger part, has so many issues with the story I also have half a mind to angr I think I might’ve been the only person who had one foot in each of the ‘Shadow and Bone is awesome’ and ‘Shadow and Bone is mediocre’ camps. Siege and Storm was supposed to be the book that made up my mind, but instead, it's causing me to do the split... I truly do see why so many friends have raved about Leigh Bardugo's series - a part of me absolutely feels the same way - yet at the same time, another part, maybe a bigger part, has so many issues with the story I also have half a mind to angrily reject everything about this. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be the odd man out with my half love half loathe view toward this sequel, but I don't think I've ever read a book that's left me so utterly frustrated between my mixed reactions.

To put it another way, I once compared Shadow and Bone to a masterfully constructed house of cards, and that's still true of Siege and Storm. It's a beautiful view, and I'd be dishonest if I said I didn't enjoy every minute of looking at it while it stood, and yet, at the same time, when I'm poking around, the whole thing falls apart, and I'd be dishonest too if I said that doesn't bother, nay, enrage me. Here's the thing, Leigh Bardugo is an excellent (some would say superficial) writer in the sense she can pull together character, setting, myth, and plot in a way that's epic, exciting, compelling, and just feels like reading a modern day folk tale, and that got to me, it really did. I'm not going to say I didn't feel what my raving friends felt, because I did - cool world building, tough heroine, epic fantasy, what's not to like?

But at the end of the day, Bardugo's talent is really making something out of nothing, because all those great qualities, if you think about it, is just that, nothing. Take for example Alina, who seems like this multifaceted character who has a complex relationship with power, but you know, she can't even answer the most basic question about her character - why is she doing any of this, taking charge, going up against the Darkling? Love of country? Nope, that's not it. Mal? Ha. The Darkling? Are you kidding me? Bardugo does a great job of fabricating this illusion of Alina as a complex and reluctant heroine, but behind the (admittedly awesome) writing, I just didn’t get a sense her character had any drive besides her relationship with Mal or whatever the plot demanded, and it seemed like to me she’s the kind of one dimensional character who can’t exist outside of being swept up by the plot.

As for the other characters, the Darkling's this well written, interesting evil character, but behind the facade is... nothing at all. Seriously, we know nothing about the Darkling or his motivations. I’m disappointed because Siege and Storm gave us zero development for his character, and all the praise seems to be directed at a blank slate who’s been the lucky beneficiary of some massive transference. And Mal (a.k.a. uninteresting designated love interest), I honestly don’t know why I tolerate him as much as I do, because his character really doesn’t exist outside of causing Alina angst, this time with well received new guy Sturmhond, who, if you think about it, is just an amalgam of every bad boy stereotype ever in one well written but blatantly cliched package (with one early confrontation scene between him and the Darkling leaving me steaming). Yet I'll admit, Bardugo has skills and she pulls all of this off, creating these seemingly complex characters that shouldn't be, but while part of me has no qualms with liking them, the other part's just irked by how superficial they are.

Then again, my view of the plot is just as equally conflicted. On one hand, the pacing, beyond a bizarre turnabout involving the Darkling's reappearance in the first chapter or two, totally worked and had me hooked the whole way through, wondering if Alina could truly beat her nemesis - it's just that riveting. On the other, the plot blatantly screams 'quest to find MacGuffin' and 'obvious rehash of the first book' with pretty much the same structure down to the same convenient nonending, and you know, I liked working my way through the story at the same time that I hated it. Like I said, it's a testament to Leigh Bardugo's skill as a writer that she can make such blatantly shallow elements work in her book, and I love that they work but hate how I can so easily recognize what she's done.

Anyway, I have a feeling everyone who loved the first book will love this too. I'm also pretty sure those who didn't will laugh this one off as well. And that leaves me in the middle with my conflicted opinions, anticipating the final book yet griping about my dissatisfaction at the same time. ...more

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Jun 18, 2017 ~Poppy~ rated it really liked it

“I have loved you all my life, Mal," I whispered through my tears. "There is no end to our story.”

“Why won’t you leave me alone?” I whispered one night as he hovered behind me while I tried to work at my desk.
Long minutes passed. I didn’t think he would answer. I even had time to hope he might have gone, until I felt his hand on my shoulder.
“Then I’d be alone, too," he said, and he stayed the whole night through, till the lamps burned down to nothing.”

I really liked it but few chapter in the mi “I have loved you all my life, Mal," I whispered through my tears. "There is no end to our story.”

I really liked it but few chapter in the middle they were boring!!But I'm so excited because now I have a team!!

So we have Mal(childhood friend- current lover), the Darkling(handsome-evil guy) and Nikolai(Pirate-Prince)..It's not love triangle anymore. I don't know how we call this..Love square? :P I don't know..

So what team am I?

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Aug 17, 2017 Grace (BURTSBOOKS) rated it liked it

Shelves: reviewed

3.5 stars.

Hello. Considering this is a sequel I’m just gonna jump into my thoughts… beware spoilers ahead that I’m not tagging because literally anything I write in this review is going to be in some way or another a spoiler. (If you want a synopsis or actual coherent thoughts check out my review of Shadow and Bone)

While reading the first book of this trilogy(Shadow and Bone) I was always entertained but I had a big problem getting into the world and the book and just being invested in what was ...more

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Dec 04, 2017 Emily (Books with Emily Fox) rated it liked it · review of another edition

The first book was a surprise for me - I had low expectations as I was basically reading this trilogy to read the Six of Crows duology.

I was excited to continue and this book fell short. 4 guys, 1 "oh so plain" girl... you get it.

I still love the magic system and the world and I'm hoping things will get better in the third book!

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Jul 13, 2016 Kaylin (The Hiatus Queen) rated it liked it

Shelves: almost-great, fantasy, memorable-male-characters, young-adult

3ish Stars

Overview:

This is really hard to rate, because I really liked some parts, and really disliked others. ~~Like Mal.~~

I really enjoyed the first book, but this series can go in two directions and I’m not sure I like one of them.

In the first novel, Alina constantly called herself a scrawny, 'useless' orphan girl. She had some major self-confidence problems, and her unrequited feelings for the golden-boy (Mal) didn’t help. But then she discovered her powers, met The Darkling and just came int ...more

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May 25, 2017 Bentley ★ Bookbastion.net rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Shadow and Bone: ★★★★★
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This might be the biggest let down of the year for me right now.

As good as the first book was, and as much as I was looking forward to the sequel, I just wasn't feeling it. If you'll forgive me for being a bit blunt, because I hate to say it, but a fair chunk of this aside from the beginning and end was straight up boring. Plot movement is almost totally sacrificed in favor of propping up events that are s ...more

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Jan 15, 2016 Darth J rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series

It starts with pirates.

There's an unconventional dragon.

Alina realizes that she must find a certain 3 amplifiers to defeat the Darkling.

With 2 amplifiers so far, her powers are heightened.

And a climactic battle at the palace ensues.

My other reviews for The Grisha series:
• Shadow and Bone
• Ruin and Rising
• Six of Crows

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Jun 26, 2016 Sana rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: boring-af, fantasy, cut-my-left-nut-off-instead, romance, pukeworthy-romance, young-adult, i-dont-get-the-hype, literal-garbage

This book was such a massive disappointment, considering I actually really enjoyed the first book. Half of the time reading this book was me pissed-fucking-off and filled with all bullshit in the world I can't fucking even. Also, there are going to be spoilers ahead for this book. You have been warned.

※Bullshit #1: Mal. Ew.

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What an annoying little mother fucker. You should probably know by now I fucking hate this guy more than anything in the world. WHY IS HE EVEN A PART OF THIS SERIES? Ugh he p ...more

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Jul 25, 2013 Natalie Monroe rated it liked it

Shelves: not-worth-the-hype, way-too-many-love-interests, not-as-good-as-i-expected, i-spy-something-pointy, feminist-but-not-really, he-s-so-bad-but-he-does-it-so-well, pants-are-snowmen-and-they-are-june, your-spesual-is-showing, when-sparks-don-t-fly, awesome-author

“Watch yourself, Nikolai,” Mal said softly. “Princes bleed just like other men.”

Nikolai plucked an invisible piece of dust from his sleeve. “Yes,” he said. “They just do it in better clothes.”

I'd like to say Siege and Storm's higher rating is because of the better writing and Alina's exploration of her dark side, but who am I kidding? They're for Nikolai, aka Prince Perfect, aka "sweetheart or handsome", aka Thief of Whatever's Left of My Heart After Kaz Fucking Brekker Raided It.

He's the per ...more

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Feb 22, 2013 ♥ Becky 22 rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, awesome, best-of-13, fave-covers, kickass-series, loved-it, so-so-so-good, recent-awesomeness, 22

!! This review contains (huge) spoilers for Shadow & Bone (The Grisha #1) !!

Shadow & Bone is one of my favorite books ever, and I couldn’t wait to read Siege & Storm. And, guess what? I wasn’t disappointed at all.
This book was fantastic.

Surprise, surprise, the Darkling survived the attack in the Shadow Fold. I knew it. (But then, who didn’t?) Darkness never dies. (Don't you just love that tagline?)

I’ll admit it: I love the Darkling. Way more than I like Mal. (Sorry, Mal.)
Unfortu ...more

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Oct 31, 2016 Mary ~Ravager of Tomes~ rated it it was ok

Shelves: owned, audiobook, year-2016, 2-star

Actual Rating: 2.5 Stars

*CAUTION: SOME SWEARING BECAUSE I'M KINDA ANGRY*

ALSO THERE MAY BE MILD SPOILERS FROM BOOK 1, I TRIED TO TAG THEM! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

The reason I'm giving this a 2.5 stars is because I really enjoyed some of the characterization present here. I really don't care about what's going on with the central plot, unfortunately. I think Bardugo did a better job fleshing out her world in this installment, and when I say that I mean the locations mentioned and the political atmosph ...more

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Dec 25, 2015 Sofii♡ (A Book. A Thought.) rated it really liked it

Shelves: dystopia, fantasy, young-adult, romance

“I've seen what you truly are," said the Darkling, "and I've never turned away. I never will. Can he say the same?”

This has been very good indeed!

I have many mixed feelings about this book, I feel very happy about the love that has content, the position that Alina takes was very good,she is getting stronger and is much more determined about what she wants
But at the same time I have this discomfort by the lack of things on it like The Darkling mainly lol. And that clearly is a book that is dis ...more

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Aug 09, 2014 karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: why-yes-i-ya

so, yes - i found this book much more satisfying and original than the first volume. for one, i thought the writing was better, but also the themes are darker and truer than those in the first. there's more tension in this one, as alina ascends into a position of even greater power which separates her from her old life, and complicates her relationship with mal. accustomed to being the more capable of the two, mal is forced to accept that alina has responsibilities that are beyond him, and altho ...more

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Jun 09, 2014 Jessica ❁ ➳ Silverbow ➳ ❁ Rabid Reads-no-more rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: creeptastic, diabolical, favorite-secondary-characters, jerk-of-my-dreams, not-your-ordinary-creatures, rabid-reads-reviews, some-kinda-magic, ya, fantasy, it-came-from-the-sea

Reviewed by: Rabid Reads

I was Team Mal to the death in SHADOW AND BONE.

Yeah, the Darkling was hot in a not-so-vaguely sinister way, but friends-to-lovers will win over Bad Boys every time.

HA.

You'd think that by now I'd've learned not to speak in absolutes . . . but you'd be wrong.

SIEGE AND STORM, the second installment of THE GRISHA trilogy, begins with Alina and Mal on the run after the big showdown with the Darkling at the end of SHADOW AND BONE.

The showdown in which the Darkling's true natur ...more

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Feb 25, 2017 may ❀ rated it it was ok

Shelves: 400-pgs, buddy-read, bye, clichéd-to-death, fantasy, love-triangle-ugh, meh, n-o-p-e, trilogy, in-the-trash-you-go

Ahhhhh, and I had so much hope for this one.

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If I had to sum this entire book up in one word, it would be. . . meh

Siege and Storm was AWESOME for the first 50% . . .
. . . and then . . .
. . . it ALL went down hillllllllll.

Uuuughhhhhh, I hate having to talk bad about one of my FAVOURITE authors BUTTTT there were just so many flaws with this book.

Mainly being the characters, I mean, I was CONSTANTLY annoyed by EVERYONE.

Mal – why is he still here, like what’s his purpose exactly?

Alina – fo ...more

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Feb 08, 2017 Khadidja rated it liked it

Shelves: 2017-reading-assignment, dystopian, falling-in-love, favorites, the-power-of-love

Okay so I finished this book yesterday and I had so many feelings: Anger, frustration, sadness you name it. i'm just glad that i have the third and last book in this series in front of me or i would have lost my freaking mind!

Spoilers are coming y'all

The basic components of this story are fascinating. Truly. The first and last 100 pages were AWESOME. let me tell you about the 232 in between:
If Leigh bardugo could just stop reminding us that Alina is the most powerful Grisha of all time. that wou ...more

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Leigh Bardugo

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Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling and USA Today bestselling author of the Six of Crows Duology and the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, as well as the upcoming Wonder Woman: Warbringer (Aug 2017) and The Language of Thorns (Sept 2017).

She was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Los Angeles, and graduated from Yale University. These days, she lives and writes in Hollywood where she can occasion ...more

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