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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

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7*10*8=560+16=576 total pts here
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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

"'Na razrusha'ya. E'ya razrushost.' I am not ruined. I am ruination." ~Genya

"A man so obsessed with holy fire should pay more attention to the smoke." ~Sankta Alina

"What is infinite?" she recited. I knew that text very well. "The universe and the greed of men." I quoted back to her.

Bhagra & Alina

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!
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#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.

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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
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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📖
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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.

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🌓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.”

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Read: March 2021

Third book in the trilogy. For me this was the best one in the trilogy. A lot of action and twists. I‘m still wait to read the other 2 books before I watch the tv adaptation. As a YA fantasy this could have 3.9/4⭐️I‘m reading this series in an informal bookclub called The Forgotten BookClub. They concurred that this one was the best in the trilogy.

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I found Ruin and Rising to be the most well-written of the trilogy. If you‘ve read my other reviews, you know I haven‘t been a big fan of this series. I found it slowly paced and, worse, the main characters–Alina and Mal–to be plain annoying. Yet in this third book there was definitely growth and redemption. I loved seeing depth to the side characters more, too. We learn more about those who stayed with Alina.

I am very happy that I‘ve finished this book. I rarely finish series and also I sobbed multiple times during this book.

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I was wondering how the series will end but the writer did a great job. Although the universe of the book is it's greatest appeal but it has enough twist and turns to keep you hooked. It has some amazing action sequences. This book is thoroughly enjoyable and has a great reread value.
Will definitely read the rest of the books set in this universe!!!

I love everything about this series, the world the folklore, the action. I am so glad that I keep finding such whimsical worlds. Last year it was Harry Potter (yes, I know its late but better late than never, right?) and now this. Even though i haven't finished the series or read all the books in this universe,I would immensely recommend you read it and loose yourself in this world!!!
Also would request for more such suggestions!!

"They had an ordinary life, full of ordinary things—if love can ever be called that."

I am so emotionally invested in the characters. God. I have read a fantasy series, especially a series book after ages. Literally years and I don't regret choosing this series because God, the characters, all of them are just so good. They all have faults, have desires and darkness and all of them are so human. I loved reading this and definitely recommend it.

OMG, why did it take me so long to read this series!?!?!? Damn that was a good book!

"Hope was tricky like water. Somehow it always found a way in."
Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

This book had a strong beginning, again (in my opinion) the middle dragged, and the end was just baffling. Now after listening to all 3 books my favorite character was Zoya Nazyalensky. I thought Alina was good, but she was just really getting on my nerves and poor Mal. Then why did they have to get rid of Nikolai like that. Dang, they didn't have to bring him back🤦🏾

They had an ordinary life, full of ordinary things—if love can ever be called that.

Ps. I forgot to add this quote so I am adding it after I wrote the review, please don't mind!

I forgot to catch up on my litsy yesterday, but I finished the book yesterday and it was awesome. Some parts got me emotional and some parts made me happy by seeing the bonding between friends. This was a great book and its getting 5 stars. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Well, If i'm going to be a monster, I might as well be king of the monsters.

“If you make him believe he‘s less now, he‘ll never know he can be more.”

Ana Kuya used to tell me that hope was tricky like water. Somehow it always found a way in.

My legs gave way. I fell to my knees, my hands clasped over my mouth. A sound tore from me, too broken to be called a scream.

Na razrusha'ya. I am not ruined. E'ya razrushost. I am ruination.