OMGOMGOMG. I just wanna scream with excitement! This book is everything I wanted from Leigh Bardugo. She just read my mind and was like, "Yeah, let's give Elke the freaking book she wants". The perfect story and twists and turns and wittiness and omg I cannot keep on raving about it!
This is gonna be a review full of spoilers because there is just sooooo much to talk about that got me this pumped up!!! So apologies in advance for the use of capslock and the amount of explanation marks hehe.
Woooooow, what a story! I don't even know where to begin. So much to process. I loved A L L of it. In King of Scars, I wasn't the biggest fan of Nina, but oh boy did she bloom! Finally, I felt that she was still thinking of Mattias. I was afraid that she moved on so quickly, but when she encountered the boy who actually killed him I was so happy to see so much emotion in her! And then her confiding in Hanne and how brave she was. OMG, Hanne is just going through life now as a freaking prince? They're so good together. Yes, girls. You are so powerful!!! Nina's character development was everything I wanted from her and she delivered! I AM SO HAPPY WITH THIS. The perfect end for her. <3
And OMG. Can we talk about Zoyalai???? Zoya and Nikolai are just perfect together.
"I would give you a crown if I could," he said. "I would show you the world from the prow of a ship. I would choose you, Zoya. As my general, as my friend, as my bride. I would give you a sapphire the size of an acorn."
This was some foreshadowing!!! I thought they would marry at the end of the book, or something when I read this quote. But oh boy was I surprised. Yeah, Nikolai is some sort of consort and will probably marry Zoya. BUT HE GAVE UP HIS CROWN FOR HER AND JUST HANDED IT OVER TO HER. Zoya is officially a queen. She already was one before, but now it's, like, legit??? He accepted being a bastard and the fate of not being a king anymore. Come on, how can you not love Nikolai??? Everyone should deserve a man like him. For real! Here is also my favorite quote from him when talking about his seducing skills that had me laughing out loud:
"I have a gift for persuasion. I once talked a tree out of its leaves."
"Nonsense."
"Well, it was autumn. I can't take full credit."
Thank you Leigh for this amazing character!!
Also, Alina and Mal made an appearance??? This book just makes me want to S C R E A M. Honestly??? How do I move on after reading all this???? The Darkling wanted to see her, and we really should thank him for that request because that's exactly the request every reader wanted????
Now, Let's move on to elephant in the room here. THE CROWS WERE IN THIS BOOK. All of them. How???? It was amazing to see Kaz, Jesper, and Wylan again! The little heist was so needed and made my heart all fluttery! I looooooved the interaction between Nikolai and Kaz. And Jesper being typical Jesper with Wylan being the voice of reason. Like, how much did all of us need to see them again??? And even though Inej was hunting slave traders and is not involved, we get a glimpse of her at the end and I just cannot. And the freakin' last sentence of the book is this???
"Get a message to the Crow Club," she said. "Tell Kaz Brekker the queen of Ravka has a job for him."
I sense a new book coming and this is gonna be the death of me.
I think I'm gonna explode with emotions of happiness! This book is worth more than 5/5⭐️'s!!!!
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