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Oh, how I loved this trilogy! I loved the characters, the world building, the twists and turns, the love story… everything about it. This part of the story was heart wrenching at times, but the solution is fitting (and yet unexpected). I really love the ending. It was bittersweet and really lends to the humanity of the characters and the beauty of this world that Leigh Bardugo created. I definitely want to get more of her books.

“The past was full of horrors, and the future left me with that breathless, rising panic.”

“We didn‘t quite fit together. We had edges so jagged we cut each other sometimes, but… I felt a rush of gratitude so sweet it made my throat ache. Fear came with it. Keeping them close was a luxury I would pay for. Now I had more to lose.”

“People fell in love every day… But were they happy? Would they stay that way? Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay… The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach.”

Jumping right into the final book of the trilogy… #tgif

I was a little disappointed in the final showdown but overall I loved this series. Ready to read six of crows to continue the GrishaVerse

Couldn‘t wait for April #BookSpin #BookBingo after finishing siege & storm last night , & it‘s snowing this morning so mollies happy to stay in bed 🛌 & read #GrishaVerse #RuinAndRising #Shadow&Bone #BookNo3 #BookSeries #GetLostinAnotherWorld

This is the 3rd book in the series and as full of adventure and imagination as the first two. This one however, is poignant and bittersweet. The twists Bardugo takes near the end will leave your head spinning. It's up to you if you enjoy the ride.

On a roll today! I finally finished the Shadow and Bone trilogy, 3 years after completing book 2 (which was so-so). It was a good finale. It‘s brutal and violent (which I forgot about) but also definitely lives in the YA space. The ending was a little abrupt but still satisfying overall. 3.5⭐️
#Roll100 pick done!
#PopSugar - 2 languages
#RomanceReadingChallenge - YA
#BookSpinBingo - another bingo
#20in4 book2 done!

My #weekendreading currently:

Physical book: Ruin & Rising* 50% finally finishing this series thanks to #Roll100 reading challenge
Kindle: A Simple Wild* my #bookspin pick 58%
🎧 Started the epic #chunkster House of Sky & Breath!

*Both of these I might finish today

Finished the Book Nerd puzzle, so much fun!

I didn't get a bingo this month, but I got a lot read and did finish my #BookSpin book (tagged).

#BookSpinBingo
@TheAromaofBooks

I'm slowing making my way through Ruin and Rising tonight. It is good, but for some reason, it doesn't hold my attention as much as recent reads. In other news, I think somebody is glad to have me home, and I can honestly say I'm enjoying having a reading buddy.

Getting close to the halfway point in Ruin and Rising, and I think I'll get a lot more read since I'm a bit stuck. My reading buddy is fast asleep in my lap, and I hate to disturb him.

#catsoflitsy

It took some work but I managed to get a #Roll100 list completed! I'm mixing new books I want to read with books I will be unhauling if I don't finally get to them. Some have been collecting dust for YEARS 🙈

Now to see about finalizing some #TBRDeckofCards prompts

@PuddleJumper

Book 3! Can't wait to find out how this series wraps up!

Loved this series so much! Wish I hadn‘t waited so long to read it. #WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

I loved that I wasn't sure what the outcome would be for the final book in the trilogy. Bardugo has been taking out characters since maybe 50 pages into the first book ? and I can appreciate her always leaving us readers a little bit of "who next?".

Without saying too much, the end was satisfying and I wasn't sure it was possible until Bardugo made it so. The series over all was wonderful YA Fantasy material that is easy to digest.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Woohoo! Even with a chaotic week, my total points for week 4 of #scarathlon for #teamslaughter come to 5,210! I'm pretty proud of that, even if I didn't get to read as many spooky books as I wanted - the spooky season will just be continuing into November for me! (Along with fantasies, MG, and nonfiction)

Thanks to @Clwojick for being an awesome team leader! See you all for #wintergames

A diverting YA romp. No one needs a review of the third book in the series really. This delivered a suitably dramatic, fast-paced conclusion to a fun wee series. It‘s not super original, but it‘s a great escape from the real world.

I loved almost everything about this book. What I find most interesting is that there are parts that I would consider the book to be almost horror, which I somehow didn't expect going in to the series.

16 pts

#scarathlon #teamslaughter #wickedathon #fallintoreading #spookoweenreadathon #trickortreatathon #spooktober #itsbritneywitch #bookspinbingo
7*10*8=560+16=576 total pts here
@Clwojick

I love the fact that Leigh Bardugo showed a Grisha struggeling with mental health issues after a tragic loss 🔝

“I‘m just happy you‘re alive,” I said, hastily blinking my eyes clear. “Though I‘m sure you can talk me out of it.”
I can‘t with these two. I love the wit! 😍

Absolutely loved the conclusion to the Shadow and Bone series. I am so glad there are other series set in this world so I can keep reading.

A solid end to the series. Much better than the second book, overall well done.

Was super good and had the perfect ending to an amazing series that left me happy and satisfied.

#2021Book84
For the most part, this was my favorite book in this trilogy. The stakes were higher, most of the characters got more depth, and because the world-building was all done in the first book, this one could be completely plot driven. However, the ending felt like kind of a cop-out. I might be in the minority with that opinion, but it just seemed a bit forced.

It‘s more in between so-so and pick, I liked this one better than the second, and the first is still the best IMO. The ending was too neat for me.
Super excited to read Six of Crows though!

#shadowandbone #trilogy #ruinandrising

Suffering is cheap as clay and twice as common

I loved the ending of this trilogy. Well thought out and planned. The final battle between the darkling and the sun summoner has ended and there may be a few surprises for you. Now I‘m going to have to hunt up the other Grisha books!

5⭐ Wow!

He pressed a kiss to the top of my hair. "I will strip away all that you know, all that you love, until you have no shelter but me."

Amazing amazing. Beautiful conclusion. So satisfying!
Mel and Elena...what a love story!
#youngadult
#fantasyfiction

Finally posted about the tagged book and Fear Street Parts Two and Three. I‘ve been busy with work and getting into Six of Crows on my days off haha.

https://travelswithboooks.wordpress.com/blog/

A satisfying conclusion to this trilogy. Can't wait to see how they handle the rest of the story in the Netflix show.

#fantasy

Another book that I read in a matter of days! This series is so well put together and the author definitely has a great variety of plot twists in store. Not only that, but it was so easy to relate to the different characters.

One word…mind blowing. So many things (maybe this author is really good at multitasking cuz I don‘t have her focus lol) happen at once, it‘s hard to focus on one thing at a time. I constantly had to go back and reread a few chapters but even so I couldn‘t put the book down. It was too good!
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Rating: 5/5
Book description ⬇️

No Spoilers. This was good but I'm really looking for to Six of Crows because it has Jesper. My favorite character fromShadow and Bone TV show. 📺vs📖
#grishaverse

What an amazing end to the trilogy. I was amazed when I thought back to all the foreshadowing throughout the whole series. Everything makes sense now. The series is complete, everything was wrapped up neatly at the end, I don't think there could have been a more satisfying end to the story.

Am happy to know that there are more books from this universe because it is one that sticks with you and draws you in. It's truly a well-written world.

Added a non review post about my three days off! I did read, of course.

https://travelswithboooks.wordpress.com/blog/

🌓12th of july - 14th of july (2021)

4-4.5⭐️
Why did I wait so long to read this trilogy?! I loved it! I couldn‘t put this series down. Not quite sure how I feel about the ending though. I have very mixed emotions. But if you ask me how I wanted it to end, I couldn‘t tell you! 😂 Maybe because the adventure was so epic, the ending just felt a little blah to me.

After a somewhat disappointing (to me) book #2, this last installment restored my faith in the trilogy. It wasn‘t perfect, but it did include a few surprises and a satisfying ending. I want to watch the series adaptation, but I think I‘ll read the Six of Crows duology first.

“Once more,“ he said. “Speak my name once more.“
He was ancient, I knew that. But in this moment he was just a boy - brilliant, blessed with too much power, burdened by eternity.
“Aleksander.“
His eyelids fluttered shut. “Don't let me be alone,“ he murmured. And then he was gone.”

fiction
fantasy
young adult
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced

Read: March 2021