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Ruin and Rising

(The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #3)

Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author)

4.16 · Rating details · 98,325 ratings · 13,194 reviews

Limited collector's edition of the final book features an exclusive Darkling prequel story!

Before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy of extraordinary power. Get a look into the past that forged a brutal and brilliant leader.

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Published June 17th 2014 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

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Jul 12, 2014 Khanh, first of her name, mother of bunnies rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: why-do-i-hate-myself

I AM SO PISSED. I AM SO PISSED.

Please allow me the indulgence of using an extended metaphor to describe this series.

The first book is the first stages of love. It's not true love, but infatuation. You are ensnared by his looks, enamored by everything he does. His quirks are adorable. His faults are overlooked because it's a part of who he is. It's part of what makes him special. So what if he has a habit of scratching his ass in public? It's cute.

The second book is the "settling in" stage of the ...more

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Feb 26, 2013 Wendy Darling rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2014-publication, macmillan, young-adult, fantasy, june, historical-fantasy, 2014-favorites, read-2014, made-my-heart-hurt, russia

They had an ordinary life, full of ordinary things--if love can ever be called that.

<3

4.5 stars

Oh, and Leigh Bardugo talked to me about the glorious, glorious food of the Grisha trilogy here during this fairy tale lunch: http://www.themidnightgarden.net/2014...

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Feb 11, 2018 Emma Giordano rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks

la la la la la tis impossible for me to say anything coherent about the Grisha trilogy because I love it so much. What a wonderful conclusion. I'm so happy I finally continued with this series this year.

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Oct 16, 2015 Jesse (JesseTheReader) rated it liked it · review of another edition

That was an interesting conclusion to the trilogy. I can't say I'm super satisfied with how things came together, but it was still enjoyable! My main gripe with this series is it's lack of plot. I wanted more from the story, all three books feel like this build up to the ending, but nothing happens during those build up moments. (obviously this is just my opinion, you don't have to agree with me!)

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Dec 12, 2015 Brittney ~ Reverie and Ink rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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

Holy shit. This was brilliant and terrible and I have so many feels I can't even begin to describe.

Ok ok, listen. I know there are so many conflicting reviews on this book. But as for me? I literally could not choose how I wanted it to end.

I know, I might be a terrible person but I was totally OK with all three ending scenarios. At the beginning of this book, I was literally rooting for Alina to save the Darkling (or turn dark herself), Alina with Nikolai, and Alina and Mal. Ugh, I need all thr ...more

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Jul 20, 2013 Aqsa rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: disappointment, kill-it-with-fire, avada-fucking-kedavra-this-piece-of, anyways, i-give-up-lmao-bye

UPDATE 2019:
i swear the more years pass- the more embarrassing this review gets lmao.

august 2018 update:

I have to admit, while Acomaf beat this ^ trash book in regards to storytelling, Acowar (Acotar #3) kinda sucked a lot so like... tread carefully and if anything- enjoy Acomaf only because I see that book as a standalone anyway.

Also, fuck this book & the author lmfao.

UPDATE:
Okay so for those of you (like myself) who were disappointed with this ^ piece of trash- GO READ
"A COURT OF MIST AND
UPDATE 2019:
i swear the more years pass- the more embarrassing this review gets lmao.

august 2018 update:

I have to admit, while Acomaf beat this ^ trash book in regards to storytelling, Acowar (Acotar #3) kinda sucked a lot so like... tread carefully and if anything- enjoy Acomaf only because I see that book as a standalone anyway.

Also, fuck this book & the author lmfao.

UPDATE:
Okay so for those of you (like myself) who were disappointed with this ^ piece of trash- GO READ
"A COURT OF MIST AND FURY" in particular, I should say-- as the book really sets the stage and it beats this in every way and is everything r&r could have been but miserably failed to be.

All the past angst and bitterness is beyond this spoiler tag.
(view spoiler) ...more

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Sep 24, 2018 Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

”They will starve for you, lay down their lives and their children’s lives for you. They will make war without fear and die rejoicing. There is no greater power than faith, and there will be no greater army than one driven by it.”

Three books and I still hate the Apparat! *lol* Guess that says enough about him and his despicable character. XD Despite everything he unfortunately has a point though. Now that Alina has become Sankta Alina for so many people they think that she’s the answer to all t ...more

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Dec 08, 2014 Katerina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, favorites

*5 “you might make me a better man” stars*

“I will strip away all that you know, all that you love, until you have no shelter but mine.”

Agony. Pain. Tears. Heartbreak. Acceptance. This is the way the Grisha trilogy ends.

A masterpiece. A gem. Leigh Bardugo gave everything she had in this grand finale. I'm numb and empty inside. I want to sit in silence and contemplate what happened and figure out the reasons why. I came to the conclusion that things were meant to end this way from the start. A ...more

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Dec 27, 2015 Cait • A Page with a View rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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

It's been a few years now and I still can't find the words to review this masterpiece of a trilogy. The worldbuilding was so much fun. The characters were hilarious & real. The plot twists were incredible.

I loved every single thing about it... SO I now present to you the feels broken down in annoying gifs:

How I feel about Nikolai:

How I feel about The Darkling:

How I feel about Mal:

The beginning of this book in the caves:

The third amplifier twist:

THAT ENDING:

Actually, I'm fine with the end. I ...more

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Jul 05, 2013 Ashley rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: i-wanted-to-like-it, never-going-to-get-over-it, what-kind-of-ending-was-that

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Apr 23, 2017 Kaylin (The Re-Read Queen) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, finished-but-wish-i-hadn-t, memorable-male-characters, unpopular-opinions, young-adult

2 Stars

Overview:

Then he cupped my cheek, his thumb tracing my lip."You are all I've ever wanted," he said. "You are the whole of my heart.”

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^My face right now.

Let me preface this roast by stating-- my problem isn’t the love triangle. (If you can even call it that.) I’m not upset things didn’t turn out like I wanted, I’m frustrated the conclusion was a hot mess of nonexistent plot and unwinding character development. (Though I do obviously hate one of the love interests with all of my soul ...more

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May 27, 2018 Elise (TheBookishActress) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: elise-s-audiobooks, read-2018, released-2016, genre-high-fantasy, genre-series-books, 2-star

There’s a repeated problem within this novel where the time skips. The first book ends with the leads off to a new adventure. That new adventure is compromised and they are in the same old situation as before the finale less than twenty pages in. The second book ends with the lead characters in a bad situation. They are out of that bad situation less than forty pages into this book. It’s a really weird element and makes this story feel really unpolished.

Now, you might be thinking, Elise, I love ...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Andreea Pop rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: annoying-man-lead, awesome-romance, dark-atmosphere, badass-heroine, creepy-abilities, epic-battles, good-vs-bad, read-in-2014, immortals, in-curand-in-romania

REVIEW:

Actual rating: 3.5 Stars

So. I am conflicted. I initially gave Ruin And Rising 4 stars. After like half an hour of deliberating and second-guessing my rating, I switched it to 3 stars. If you'll ask me in a week, I'll probably say it was a 4 star read. So to be honest, I think it's a 3.5 from me. There are several reasons why I did this to the last book of one of my favorite series EVER and I'm gonna complain about every one of them, so if I start writing in CAPS, please understand that I' ...more

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Jun 07, 2017 Chelsea Humphrey rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book was everything. 💔🖤💔🖤💔🖤 I'm so emotional right now *SOBS UNCONTROLLABLY*

I'll try to review this tomorrow when I can see out of my puffy, blurry, traitorous eyes. 😭😭😭

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May 01, 2016 Melanie rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, magic, read-in-2016, romance, young-adult

1.) Shadow and Bone ★★★★★
2.) Siege and Storm ★★★

This book was a whole lot of ruin and not enough rising.

This review is going to have mild spoilers, especially with information about Shadow and Bone and Siege and Storm, so please proceed with caution if you haven't read this trilogy.

Moral of this story:
If you want the super hot guy you've been fantasizing about for years, make sure you never show that you can be more powerful than him in any aspect of your life.

Mal wanted her powerless and he ...more

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Aug 26, 2014 Kiki rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: could-have-been-worse, mayhem-and-misogyny, lolwut, lost-the-will-to-live, choking-noises, ya

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. If good high fantasy is a living body - blood pumping, juices flowing, joints moving, a hundred thousand tiny synapses and capillaries and white blood cells rushing and sparking and knitting together to form a natural machine - then this series is an empty ribcage, browned with age and disrepair. There are no lungs inside it; it doesn't creak and sigh with every nonchalant breath. It's just a pile of bones haunted by the ghosts of what it might have been.

The world building in this series is tru If good high fantasy is a living body - blood pumping, juices flowing, joints moving, a hundred thousand tiny synapses and capillaries and white blood cells rushing and sparking and knitting together to form a natural machine - then this series is an empty ribcage, browned with age and disrepair. There are no lungs inside it; it doesn't creak and sigh with every nonchalant breath. It's just a pile of bones haunted by the ghosts of what it might have been.

The world building in this series is truly awful. Nothing is stated unless it serves the plot, which makes for a seriously skimpy experience if you're into the intricacies of high fantasy worlds (which I am. Call me crazy, but I like details. I like to be taken on an adventure, not just feel like the author is trying to rustle up something worthwhile to give me in exchange for my money). Granted, my copies of this book and Siege and Storm sincerely erred on the side of functionality, being UK copies and thus devoid of any fancy fonts, page numbers, chapter headings or maps, but that's no excuse for such a soulless ending to a series. If this were a middle book and it had sat at this quality, then that would be different. But this is the last hurrah, and I'm totally not feeling it.

We have a whole lot of nothing happening early on, except a couple of Mauve Shirts dying and some strange interactions between the Darkling and Alina. Then The Thing happens to Nikolai, and it's gratuitous as fuck, because there is absolutely no plot or character development linked to it. I don't even know why the author bothered. The Darkling turned Nikolai into...something (I totally don't understand the magic systems, the Darkling's power, or anything really; what the fuck is merzost? No idea) and it was awful, but there's no dealing with it. It just happens, and then it stops happening, and Nikolai is a broken shell of a man, left alone and sad and I suppose it's supposed to generate sympathy? But we already like Nikolai. He's super likeable. He's the only character worth giving a damn about. And I suppose he needed to be punished for that?

I don't get how Mal is suddenly the third amplifier, but I won't lie and say I wasn't stoked when he died. Unfortunately, this is the cheesy side of YA, and we can't have any female characters (a) ending up alone, (b) allowing themselves to be powerful, or (c) choosing the greater good over a dude who makes their thighs twitch. Bonus points if our lovebirds have stilted sex once and then are sure that that's the same sex they want to have forever. Bonus bonus points if the heroine is a virgin who ends up with the first guy she sleeps with (because ladies, once you give it away, you can't get it back again! You're spoiled! Sucks for you).

Of course, Alina trades in all of her power and ends up living an intensely ordinary life in the town she hated as a child, and it's not the actual A to B of this ending that really bugs me - it's that, in Alina losing her power, Mal gets everything he ever wanted. The S&S Mal would be puffing out his chest right now, grinning, feeling really fucking pleased with himself, because all he ever did was beat his chest and cry about Alina being more powerful than him, and act all "emasculated" (just a side note: "emasculation" is the most ridiculous concept in the entire cosmos, and I want to punch anyone who uses that word seriously in a sentence, because it is fucking nonsense). So, good for Mal, I guess. He got what he wanted. Somehow he still managed to be the star of the show.

Look, I knew this series would not go out with the sort of bang I enjoy (teehee) but I sort of expected more. It took me forever to get through, was dull, was nonsensical, and to be honest, I feel like the author got bored and stopped caring. I don't blame her. I would. What started as sort of a semi-cool concept devolved into another lame quest for magic objects that obviously is solved by the power of love or some such unrealistic shit. Yeah, I know this is high fantasy, but what makes high fantasy relatable and enjoyable is the realism in it. We're dealing with wars and revolutions and tyrants and our world, our real world, has had its fair share of wars and revolutions and tyrants. Those things aren't fantastical, so I expect them to be handled with a little more finesse.

Oh, and more bonus points for treating death with an almost sociopathic apathy: Harshaw dies and we don't even see it happen. Half a sentence is dedicated to it during the battle, another half a sentence a chapter after that, and then who fucking cares! It was just the crazy guy! Never mind. Alina and Mal got their happily ever after, and that's all that matters!

(Don't give me shit about Alina lighting a fucking candle. Harshaw and Ruby and all those people who followed her gave up everything they had for her, and all we get is some horseshit epilogue about how they paint their ceilings and frolic in meadows with children orphaned by border wars that are continuing to rage. What did those people die for? A broken, lonely king and a liar who fakes her own death so that she doesn't have to deal with the fallout of the massive revolution that she led. Blech.)

I give this book two stars because of Zoya, and the writing, which was okay. It's not Austen, but it'll do. It's better than The Young Elites which literally made me want to sleep for a year. It was so dead, it felt like ashes. It was so dead, it tried to suck me into the underworld.

Alas, this book was a lacklustre ending to a series that I have already mostly forgotten about. It was limp and tasteless, like lettuce that's been sitting out for too long. Actually, that's the perfect way to characterize this whole series. Wilted lettuce. Unappetizing to look at, weak in flavour, and the last thing I'd pick up if I had any alternative.

Fin. ...more

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Oct 14, 2016 Dorreh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I'm like a bubble of explosive happiness right now! That was incredibly perfect I can't really find the proper words!!!

But I'll try to anyways...........

"What two things are infinite? The universe and the greed of men."

This little point emphasized so much throughout this series. I adored every moment I spent reading this series. Although in my own experience I always love the first book in a series the most, because everything is so new and fresh. There is a certain giddiness associated with get I'm like a bubble of explosive happiness right now! That was incredibly perfect I can't really find the proper words!!!

But I'll try to anyways...........

"What two things are infinite? The universe and the greed of men."

This little point emphasized so much throughout this series. I adored every moment I spent reading this series. Although in my own experience I always love the first book in a series the most, because everything is so new and fresh. There is a certain giddiness associated with getting to know everyone and becoming familiar with the pattern of thought of an author, better yet if you have never read the authors work before this. It's like treading into unknown territory, the excitement and the euphoria of the unknown. The last books always seem to bear a certain melancholic air about them. HOWEVER; this wasn't at all true about ruin and rising. This book is by far the best ending to a series I have ever read! And although I am a perky and expressive persona when it come to describing books in general, this book took me a level even farther.

The story continues where siege and storm left of with a terribly rattling cliff hanger. So much tension built up around the beginning of the book that it gave me slight hand tremors at times. It's one thing to feel anticipation, it's another entirely to feel consumed or in my case suffocated by it. The best part about the two last books was Nikolai. I felt that between a charming yet eternally noble character like Mal and an indulgent yet troubled heroine like Alina, a aloof yet witty and clever character was definitely required. Although I don't particularly adore love triangles, I found the one Leigh Bardugo created wasn't the least bit perverse. It boarded well with the circumstances and only aided in further complicating the decisions and sacrifices.

The dark humor however probably did me best. It was the perfect combination of inappropriate and contrary. There is nothing like the threat of imminent death and destruction hanging over ones head to make you feel like you should use every possible moment. The way the story unfurled its wings and began to soar was inexplicably delightful.

"He’d wanted me to believe in his ruthlessness.
Then I remembered his words from so long ago: Make me your villain."

There are many villains, every story needs a villain truly. In this series however I rooted for the villain maybe more than once. The darkling was a uniquely meticulous character, one that although devious and evil per say, was burdened by the eternity of loneliness. Some characters are meant to be hated, but for me the darkling had a right to empathy. Bardugo created a character carefully drawn between the lines of good and bad, a perfect shade of grey.

Overall I think it's needless to say I loved everything about this book. The way the author allowed the characters to build their alternate realities of what could have been like the shared story moments in the abandoned house just before the outbreak of war, or the third person BEFORE and AFTERS that started and ended every book. The last after actually brought a mist to my eyes, the good kind of pain. The types that stings your heart but fills it with a sad kind of joy. I so loved this series! ...more

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Jun 20, 2015 C.G. Drews added it · review of another edition

Shelves: epic-fantasy, read-2015, young-adult

WELL, 'SCUSE ME. BUT I'M RIDICULOUSLY UNHAPPY. I've had a weird mix of feelings about this series. I liked the first book but...never felt emotionally engaged? But then Siege and Storm was 5-star worthy. FIVE FREAKING FANTASTIC STARS. I fell in love with the world building and Nikolai and the magic and the science and Nikolai and Nikolai and also NIKOLAI. *ahem* And then Ruin and Rising? WHAT. HAPPENED.

For me, it was:
+ boring and slow
+ the first 100-pages made me want to nap
+ i didn't love any o ...more

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Jun 14, 2014 Sofs rated it it was ok · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Ok, now that I'm relaxed I will try a to write a better review because I wrote the previous one in a moment of anger.

So, here I was. A girl that loved S&B and thought S&S was a little boring and offered almost nothing but I was "It's ok. R&R will be da bomb" well, it was more like "da hell?"

This book is RUIN AND RISING and I agree with 50% of the title. This book ruined the trilogy and it is not rising it anymore to my favorite trilogy. I'm so sorry for this trilogy. This book just s ...more

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Jun 29, 2017 ~Poppy~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

“You are all I’ve ever wanted,” he said. “You are the whole of my heart.”

“He leaned against the window, and the gilded frame came into sharp focus. “Do you think it would be any different with your tracker beside you? With that Lantsov pup?”
“Yes,” I said simply.
“Because you would be the strong one?”
“Because they’re better men than you.”
“You might make me a better man.”
“And you might make me a monster.”

I really wanted to give 5 stars.I did! But from the beginning of the book until the middle it “You are all I’ve ever wanted,” he said. “You are the whole of my heart.”

I really wanted to give 5 stars.I did! But from the beginning of the book until the middle it was boring :'(
But afterwards, it was so good!!! Finally, the redemption for all the characters!!It was the best ending she could give!!

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Sep 17, 2016 TheCrazyWorldOfABookLover rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

THIS SERIES IS BEING TURNED INTO A NETFLIX SERIES AND HOLY SHIT MY EXCITEMENT CAN NOT BE CONTAINED!!!!!!!

description

“Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay."

Why you should read the Grisha trilogy:

1. The Darkling
2. Mal
3. Pirates and demons and magical birds
4. The Darkling
5. Nikolai
6. The Darkling
7. Mal and Alina
8. Mal
9. MAL
10. Malyen Fucking Oretsev

If you haven't gotten it yet, I'm kind of in love with Mal. And I know some people preferred the other heroes o ...more

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Aug 17, 2017 Grace (BURTSBOOKS) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed

3.5 stars

Book Stockholm syndrome took me hostage with this series and now that it's over I don't know what to do. I started off this series not caring at all and by the middle of this third book I was sobbing on my kitchen floor. I guess you could say the series got better as it went along. I’m not sure about that but I do know half this book ripped my heart out. The other half pissed me off but if you read my review’s of Shadow and Bone and Siege and Storm that isn’t exactly rare for this se 3.5 stars

Book Stockholm syndrome took me hostage with this series and now that it's over I don't know what to do. I started off this series not caring at all and by the middle of this third book I was sobbing on my kitchen floor. I guess you could say the series got better as it went along. I’m not sure about that but I do know half this book ripped my heart out. The other half pissed me off but if you read my review’s of Shadow and Bone and Siege and Storm that isn’t exactly rare for this series.

The rest of this is gonna be a mess of unorganized spoilers. This is your warning.

So, obviously, the most important part of this series is Nikolai (some people argue that it’s Alina and Mal’s relationship but lol let’s be real). I, like everyone else that has read these books, love him and he was, of course, the cause of my sobbing on my kitchen floor that I mentioned earlier. He was the most interesting and devastating part of this book series and I will forever be bitter about the shit he had to go through in this book. I know he didn’t have to kill the love of his life or anything but arguably he had the biggest struggle of any character in this series with that bullshit The Darkling did to him and it hurts my heart. Also because of The Darkling’s stupid treachery, Nikolai wasn’t nearly as present in the story as he should have been and I’m bitter. Where is the Nikolai trilogy???? I need it immediately. I need more Nikolai content after this drought of a book.

Anyway, moving on. I really enjoyed that a lot of the characters that were mostly background in the previous two books really came to life in this book. Zoya and David ended up being hilarious characters and I totally didn’t see that coming.

I still don’t get why everyone loves The Darkling. I mean half the time he made me want to rip my hair out and Alina killing him was possibly the best thing that happened the entire series but also he’s a really interesting antagonist and I begrudgingly admit that reading this story from his point of view would’ve been enthralling. I mean just imagine for a second: this story being told by him instead of Alina. Like damn that would change everything.

Speaking of Alina, maybe I should talk about her and by extension Mal. Here we are, you all saw it coming. I can’t simply talk about this series without talking about how utterly uninterested I am in Alina and Mal’s romance. It’s just boring and overdone idk man.

The worst part is I really enjoyed the concept of Mal as the third amplifier, I totally didn’t see it coming and it made me feel actual emotions towards their relationship. Like I was actually worried for Mal. Can you believe it? Idk maybe it makes me fucked up but I’m a sucker for sacrifices like that and the angst surrounding it was the perfect mix of satisfying and heartbreaking.

I honestly didn’t think Alina had it in her to kill Mal but she did and I was super impressed and upset and just satisfied with the story being done so well. You can imagine how cheated I felt when Mal suddenly was coming back to life. Like hello????? I’m still confused about how that even happened. Also, it was super annoying and convenient that Alina lost her powers just like Mal had always wanted. Oh yay, they can be together now! Yes, that was exactly what I wanted from this book! Ugh, I feel played.

Other than that little fact, I thought this book was great and it put me on an emotional roller coaster, which sadly I don’t get to experience much in my reading life. I’m happy I finally read this trilogy. I finally feel like I’m part of the club and I’m ready to move on to Six of Crows. The grisha verse is a rich, captivating world. The politics are super dark and twisted but so interesting to read about and I can’t wait for Leigh Bardugo to pull a Cassandra Clare and just continue this world forever. ...more

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Feb 14, 2014 Demi rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2014, favorite-villains, gorgeous-covers, 2-stars, forced-romance, gross-mysogyny-warning

Moral of the story: A woman should never show more strength and power than her boyfriend. Ladies, you must give up everything so you can be with your man.

The end.

....

Also, fuck any defense for this ending. The fucking title is "Ruin and Rising", and by naming the book this, Leigh Bardugo completely misled everyone into believing this book would be something its not.

Read this if you like heavily contrived romance that the actual plot suffers for.

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Jul 22, 2013 Dulcie rated it it was ok · review of another edition

This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
T.S. Eliot

What a perfect encapsulation of this miserable conclusion.

I thought I had prepared myself mentally for the worst of scenarios. Even as I prayed desperately for a satisfying ending to my favorite YA series of all time, I readied myself for every possible emotion: For devastation. For despair. For my soul to be raked over the coals until it became a shriveled, blackened thing so that I could never feel happiness again.

I was ...more

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Jan 15, 2016 Darth J rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: series, disappointing, longer-than-necessary

In this finale, you'll find more incomprehensible nouns.

A previously important phoenix plot that quickly fizzles out.

Some weird girl who used to be beautiful is now ugly muddled body positivity message.

Mal gets a dumb tattoo on his back that roughly translates to "I am become a blade" or some other crap, and it just makes me think of a lot of my millennial friends who have regrettable tats just because they think it makes them look badass.
What they think they look like:

What they actually look l ...more

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Aug 03, 2013 Natalia rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1st-person-pov, published-in-2014, frustrating-heroine, love-triangle, wtf, young-adult, lost-interest

I've never been more disappointed with a book in my life. Probably because I've invested too much of my heart into this story and I expected to get at least something in return. This isn't the worst book out there, but the amount of potential squandered, the idea of what it could have been - it all makes me want to weep. I expected so much more from Leigh, but in the end, it turned out to be just another trope-ridden YA series.

More rant coming later.

***

We have a true cover, and everything is on ...more

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Dec 25, 2015 Sofii♡ (A Book. A Thought.) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, dystopia, young-adult, romance, favorites

“I will strip away all that you know, all that you love, until you have no shelter but mine.”

This will be difficult to explain because in fact I feel very nostalgic by the end of this trilogy that won my heart without my noticing it. But now that I am saying goodbye to the characters seriously I can say that I already miss them so much

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This book has won all the stars in my opinion for the great growth of the characters through it. They have been courageous and strong at all times and I loved ...more

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Jan 14, 2019 may ➹ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-reads, 4-star, buddy-reads, diverse, fantasy, girls-kissing-girls, important-messages, lgbtqiap, library, hardcover

can you believe I had the NERVE to actually enjoy this book when I didn’t like the first two books I’m so disappointed in myself

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Jan 28, 2017 Sana rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: boring-af, fantasy, pukeworthy-romance, young-adult, literal-garbage, i-dont-get-the-hype

This review is mostly gifs bc I just cannot write proper English words and the only English word that I am able to write is the word "fuck" and there is enough of that if you scroll down.

Mal
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Alina

The Plot
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The Darkling
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The Ending
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If you don't want a whole fuck migraine, don't scroll down. :))

*eye twitches*
*closes book and stares off into the distance*
*takes a deep breath*
*implodes*

Literally trying not to fucking throw my fucking Ipad across the room. FUCK THIS BULL FUCKING SHIT.

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK ...more

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Apr 30, 2017 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-all, own, young-adult

Okay, so apparently The Six Of Crows duology are the only two I love to death!

I couldn't decide on my star rating and finally decided on 2 stars. It's just not my thing. So many of my friends love this trilogy and I'm so happy for them. There is nothing like loving a book. =)

I liked and didn't like the ending. I can't say why because of spoilers.

The rest of the book was just mehhhhhh for me. I don't know what it was exactly and it doesn't really matter.

I still love Tolya and Tamar, they were ...more

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Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels and the creator of the Grishaverse. With over three million copies sold, her Grishaverse spans the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology, The Language of Thorns, and King of Scars—with more to come. (To hear about new releases, tour dates, and giveaways first, sign up for Leigh's newsletter here.) Her short stori ...more