Amy 
Lynnie
fantasy, young adult
Amy's Review
It did deliver more Nikolai.
However, I was often confused about other characters who I couldn’t remember from the S&B books (Lynnie later helped me realize they were from a different series) and the convoluted political/superpower climates.
Bardugo did not make me care as much about the characters in
this novel as in the original series. I
didn't really enjoy Nina’s point of view and I inwardly groaned every
time there was a Nina chapter. She was an annoying character and her storyline
was clunky and too forced. I can see how she’ll play a role in the next novel
but I really disliked having to switch out of Nikolai’s and Zoya’s stories to
be in her world.
Overall, I felt this novel was too long (because I was bored
with it halfway through) and I doubt I’ll read the sequel.
Lynnie's Review
Holy cow, this book took me forever to read.
I was really looking forward to a Nikolai-centered story as he was one of my favorite characters in the Shadow and Bone series. I had complained in my review of the third book of that series that Nikolai had been, essentially, taken out of the narrative and, unfortunately, I didn't really get the Nikolai I was expecting back. Sure, occasionally we glimpsed his charm and sass, but it wasn't enough to make me care at all about this story, unfortunately. It was nice to see Nina from the Six of Crows series but I was never drawn into her storyline and sometimes it felt forced.
I was generally just bored and had a hard time being motivated to read. I'm glad I finished it but I may have spent my final hours in the Grishaverse.
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