The ache of it.”Īlina tried to deny it, the connection and the similarities with him, but she could't hide from the truth. The growing knowledge of your own difference. Or rule the world with him as his Queen of Darkness, whatever comes first. Yup, I'm still insanely in love with the Darkling. I'm really disappointed in how much I am not a fan.īlog | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | About But I really think this series is wasted potential personified. I respect that the YA market a few years ago was very different, that we ate up that Zoya-makes-Alina-jealous plotline and weren't so invested in Alina's glorious antiherodom. I keep feeling Bardugo come thiiis close to inner darkness and antihero power and then shying away. This series is one about awful characters doing awful things in which the lead is basically slowly losing her humanity and the villain is maybe possibly doing it for the right reasons and the love interest is insecure and the princes are shitty and really, no one is doing the right thing, and certainly not for the right reasons. The problem is the narrative of this book just will not let this series get as dark as it deserves to be. īut the problem isn't even really with Mal. There’s this moment where Tamar says Mal “isn’t her type” and Alina is literally like “but Mal is EVERYONE’S type” and although A) I call bullshit on that, I also think it's absolutely hilarious that B) the line is meant to indicate Tamar is a lesbian. In my experience, Mal was just about everyone's type." More than anything, I'm simply bored by him. I actually think his motivations make a lot of sense? Yeah, he's being a dick, but he's not being an abuser (as much of the discourse on book twitter has previously seemed to imply). Who is suddenly an asshole and I understand why everyone likes Nikolai better. Mostly because the Darkling is a burnt chicken nugget and I hate him, and I might actually find his villain-y character really intriguing, but the fact that he is discussed as a viable love interest on this website is creepy.īut the issue isn't even really with the love triangle! It's with the fact that the love triangle is there to build into love drama that takes away from the seriousness of the plot. Yeah, I don't like this triangle very much. In which one of the ends is rotted, one is also maybe banging a different point of a different triangular pyramid, and one has zero chemistry with the point of the triangular pyramid but is so awesome that he’s the best option by default. Why.Īll of you failed basic geometry, because this is not a love square, it is a love triangular pyramid. Entire plot points could have been skipped. A thing happens in the first, like, four pages that negates everything that happened in the prologue or at the very end of the last book. I will admit, on a small note, I thought the beginning of this book was kind of shitty. The thing is, this book is a huge improvement over book one, but it’s still not really all that good? "I have so many good qualities," Nikolai said. "I can't decide if you're crazy or stupid." Mal crossed his arms and considered the privateer. This might have something to do with him being the only non-shitty guy in this whole love triangular pyramid. I think my mother might actually be in love with Nikolai. Wish the narrative would let this series get as dark as it deserves to be and will discuss that down below!!Īs a last note, I know everyone says this, but I love Nikolai. I suddenly like Alina! I suddenly really like Alina, who is exploring her dark side. Second of all, char-ac-ter-de-vel-op-ment. I support this political intrigue and not the bad excuse for political intrigue the first book offers. And also there’s political intrigue with Nikolai and Vasili! Except this is the non-boring kind of political intrigue. Not to be all writer-y, but you can totally tell that Bardugo knows what she’s doing with dramatic tension now. Again, very mixed feelings, so I’m going to start by talking about why this book is BETTER!įirst of all, way better plot! Bigger scope! Higher stakes! More interesting buildup! YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN EVER! I know nothing really happens, but it manages to be so high tension anyway. That isn’t the point.”Ģ 1/2 stars, again. I thought I was going to get to punch him. “First of all, are we so sure he really is a prince? And second, you’re just jealous.” I guess we can add one more act of treason to our list.” How can this book have been so much better than book one, or book three, and yet still.
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