Book Review
Feb. 17th, 2022 08:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariRuin and Rising
by Leigh Bardugo
Ruin and Rising is the final book in the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and it is a very satisfying conclusion to the story. There's a lot of action, but also a lot of emotion, and Bardugo balances both elements nicely. I may be in the minority, but I like how Alina and Mal's relationship plays out here. It's bittersweet, but also rings true. Without spoiling anything, I will say that I was prepared to be very annoyed at one aspect of the resolution, but the reasons behind it were solid and it played out so well that I ended mostly liking it. It works very well with the themes around the costs and dangers of power and the price of victory.
by Leigh Bardugo
Ruin and Rising is the final book in the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and it is a very satisfying conclusion to the story. There's a lot of action, but also a lot of emotion, and Bardugo balances both elements nicely. I may be in the minority, but I like how Alina and Mal's relationship plays out here. It's bittersweet, but also rings true. Without spoiling anything, I will say that I was prepared to be very annoyed at one aspect of the resolution, but the reasons behind it were solid and it played out so well that I ended mostly liking it. It works very well with the themes around the costs and dangers of power and the price of victory.
