My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Summary from GoodReads
Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war—and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army.
Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. But some secrets aren’t meant to stay buried—and some wounds aren’t meant to heal.
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I wanted a book about Nikolai, hell I would love to see a series of TEN BOOKS, dedicated to this privateer turned king after the brutal civil war of Ravka. King of Scars takes place three years after the end of the first trilogy and you can see that the legacy of Alina is still strong. People have turned her into a Saint yet at the same time the country is under economic turmoil and enemies have gathered in the borders threatening everything Nikolai, Zoya and the rest of Alina's friends have fought for.
Nikolai also has to fight his inner demon/volcra, which also is a threat to his future as king. So...when a mad priest named Yuri
appears with ranting about a ritual which could save Nikolai from the demon, he and Zoya will travel back into the Fold...or what left of it where more secrets await.
On the other hand, Nina, my beautiful waffle lover, works with Adrik and Leoni in the brutal land of Fredja as a spy while at the same time she tries to find a place and finally put to rest Matthias's body. I swear that scene was the most tragic I've read and I CRIED! I COULDN'T STOP CRYING! AND HIS WOLF! MATTHIAS WOLF!!
Also, Nina will come across Hanne, a strong woman who doesn't want to be the stereotype her people wish for a woman to be. That was a great storyline and very promising.
But seriously! The last chapters? OMG I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN BUT LEIGH BARDUGO IS A GENIOUS! I am sure that the second book will have lots and lots and LOTS OF ANGST AND FEELS because with these new developments there'll be no time to rest!
I am also very curious to see how the fandom will react and what stories I'll see.
So here're my questions about book two:
Will Alina appear?
Will Zoya confess her feelings to Nikolai? BECAUSE SHE IS A QUEEN DAMM IT!
Will KAZ appear? His meeting with YOU KNOW WHO would be glorious!
And what will this new power do to this world?
(on a side note I have been fan-casting the actors who COULD BE NIKOLAI! BECAUSE OF NETFLIX!!!!!!)
About the author:
She would be delighted if you followed her on Twitter, elated if you visited her web site, and fairly giddy if you liked her selfies on Instagram.
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