Initial Thoughts UH. WHAT WAS THAT ENDING?! This was a great welcome back to Ravka and to Nikolai, who was pretty much the major reason I rated the original trilogy so high by the end. I also loved that this was a Zoya book, because I never not loved Zoya from the very beginning. Nikolai [...]
Initial Thoughts I think at this point Leigh Bardugo can do no wrong. She can write me a retelling of a lamb moussaka recipe and it'll probably be poetic. Honestly, though, this collection of fairy tales inspired by the different places in her Grishaverse is precious, and I loved every piece (some more than others). [...]
Initial Thoughts: Well hot damn. From my thoughts about the last book, I honestly didn't think I'd be won over so well and truly with the love story that became super pervasive in all three books. I mean. I GET that it had to happen, because where would the poetry be that tied all three [...]
Initial Thoughts: UGHHHHH SECOND BOOK SYNDROME WHY YOU DO THIS. There was a lot of development of characters and world building, and the plot doesn't fully escalate until the end, which then led to the drama and hijinks with Mal and Alina--which led to a lot of bookrage (because the former refused to change and [...]
You know that chocolate dessert that is so decadent and so rich and so delicious that the very thought of partaking in it sends you into a heightened sense of euphoria? I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. This dessert is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, because let's be honest, you just can't afford it every time, or it's just bad for you. [...]
