Ruin and Rising - Bøkur.fo

paperback, 480 pages

English language

Published Aug. 18, 2015 by Square Fish, Bardugo Leigh.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-06316-8

(1 review)

The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.

Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.

Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost …

The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.

Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.

Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.

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BrittReads reviewed Ruin and Rising

The Warm Summer of Forever Endings

5 stars

The strongest of the trilogy, Alina struggles with her quest for more power and what the future could possibly hold once her job is done. I enjoyed the extra time we got to spend with other characters, each feeling a lot more rounded and real than previous books. The end felt odd after the busy and chaotic battle but endings are always hard. So many options lie ahead and you have to pick one but you don't get to explore what it really means.

A very different ending from the show, better. I don't dislike either ending and it's hard to compare them, especially as the show didn't really get to wrap up properly and went in such a different direction.

The final chapter with the girl and the boy felt like a warm memory of half remembered childhood summers. A stillness, a potential that stretches out forever but it's …

The strongest of the trilogy, Alina struggles with her quest for more power and what the future could possibly hold once her job is done. I enjoyed the extra time we got to spend with other characters, each feeling a lot more rounded and real than previous books. The end felt odd after the busy and chaotic battle but endings are always hard. So many options lie ahead and you have to pick one but you don't get to explore what it really means.

A very different ending from the show, better. I don't dislike either ending and it's hard to compare them, especially as the show didn't really get to wrap up properly and went in such a different direction.

The final chapter with the girl and the boy felt like a warm memory of half remembered childhood summers. A stillness, a potential that stretches out forever but it's also finite. It's over.

I enjoyed my time in this universe and intend to visit again.