Author: Leigh Bardugo

Book View: Ruin and Rising

Ruin and Rising is the conclusion to a series I fell in love with at book one. Possibly not for the right reasons, although many people I talk to love the Darkling as much as I do. Alina, our main character is not the strongest character I’ve encountered but she seems to pull through in moments of need. The highlight of this last book was more of the dashing Nikolai, some intense battles and really it moved quickly and pulled me in. I struggled with the second book because it was so darn slow, this one totally makes up for […]

Posted July 30, 2014
Book Review, Book Views

Double Monster Review: Sieg..

2013 sequels and I are having a bit of a row at the moment… again. Prior to starting Siege and Storm, I picked up not one, not even two, but three sequels before settling in with Siege and Storm. Each and every one of the them presenting me with the same issue: I had no freaking clue what was going on. Oh, I am sure they are great books, but it will be a while till I get to them cause I probably will need to read the first book again. Moving on. Siege and Storm, by far, is one […]

Posted May 29, 2013
Double Monster Review

Double Monster Review: Shad..

I love books that come out of nowhere and completely sweep me off my feet. Shadow and Bone is exactly that type of read. You may not be able to tell it from the blurb, but Shadow and Bone is pure epicness. Plain and simple. It is going to be hard to accurately give my feelings on this one because I want to gush so much. Alina Starkov's world has been taken over by the Shadow Fold. A mysterious, dark mass which divides the kingdom into two separate pieces. The Shadow Fold is an area where few dare to enter, and […]

Posted July 16, 2012
Book Review, Double Monster Review