![]() The world-building is complex and with well-defined characters. Leigh Bardugo has captivated me with this intriguing tale were magic offers supreme power to those who know how to wield it. I was really excited finally dive into the Grisa Universe and I wasn't disappointed. ![]() Six Of Crows is the author's later work and clearly shows a significant characterization improvement and how the authors evolved as a person and a writer. Go read Six Of Crows (maybe my all time favourite book) it's in the same universe but the characters are incredible and compelling especially the women. It's a shame because the world is fascinating and the plot and premise is page-turning, it was ripe with opportunities of female empowerment but the author decides to keep her main charcter in a bubble and doesn't let her act like what she is, a being with God-like powers who should eventually (after some personally growth) act like that and not bow to insecure and violent men. I know the main character didn't intentionally loose her powers for a guy but the author made it so when she put the protagonist in the exact position the male love interest wanted her in. I know that author was probably going for a "he loves me just way I am" situation but a relationship where you're not able to grow as a person is not a relationship worth fighting for (certainly not one worth losing all your superpowers for). This is a YA novel and we shouldn't be telling young adults and teens that this is what love looks like, being stripped of all that makes you special so a man doesn't feel inferior. ![]() She was one of the most powerful beings in this universe and the author throws all that away so she can be with some guy. From what I've read about the other books this gets significantly worse, leading to a miserable ending. ![]() Every scene with them makes me uneasy and sad for the main characters inability to escape them and this doesn't seem to be the intention. They're both their own version of male misogyny, one being possesive, jealous and controlling, the other being murderous, power hungry and manipulative. I was disappointed in this book (and later this trilogy) mostly because both the male love interest seemed abusive. ![]()
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