Siege and Storm
Leigh Bardugo
Description
Darkness never dies. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land. She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. She can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long. The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her--or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.
Review
Book 2 of 3, Shadow and Bone Trilogy
The story got better but Alina definitely did not. She's still as annoying as always but at least if you try and ignore the self-centered, victim-complexed, entitiled main character from whose point of view the story was written, the strands were fitting better. Mal is still my favorite character and I liked Sturmhond even though he's a sleazy character, he's my second fav character. I don't know why on booktok people are having crushes on the darkling and Nikolai but to each his own I guess. Personally, I have no crushes in this book, just a few (two) fav characters. I want to quickly round up this series, so I can get into something that's hopefully more interesting.
Review date:2nd August, 2024
