Grisha book 26/28/2023 ![]() ![]() The writing is competent but low on excitement. ![]() Even Alina’s earlier time on the boat seemed to drag on too much, overly concerned with small details. There are minute details of Alina’s new life as a leader who is simultaneously guarded by everyone but in charge of decision-making and internal politics. So, unpopular opinion, I like YA fantasy as it is and often times the criticisms I see of the genre seem geared toward wanting a book to be more ‘adult’ and the attempts at making it so can result in an extra 100-200 pages of dense description. Bardugo’s writing feels different, somehow more serious and intent on description. That wondrous feeling I felt from the first book ground to a halt before long, taken down by needless monotony that I can’t even capably describe because it felt like nothing happened for hundreds of pages. The beginning and ending are fantastically entertaining but many parts in the middle didn’t appeal. ![]()
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