He represents a passionless but materially comfortable life for Alina, and thus completes the triumvirate of swoon-worthy, men: danger and power OR true love and companionship OR comfort and wealth. I would have preferred for Nikolai to have remained a strong friend and comic relief rather than hinting he did have feelings for Alina and muddling the romance plot. While the addition of a new main character / love interest for Alina was a great opportunity to read some witty and genuinely fun dialogue, his character ultimately only serves to sustain Alina’s angst.
The Apparat's intentions seemed intriguing in first book, but he just kinda…waffles out. To show how Alina's powers are limited? To make a statement about fanaticism? About imperfect allies? About how people will try to use her? These options were either explored elsewhere in the books or went nowhere. In a trilogy spanning nearly 2000 pages, the characters and theme set out in the first book were too flat to sustain growth.įor example, Alina spends a few chapters stuck underground under new imprisonment, and I'm still struggling to understand Bardugo's decision to do this. I wanted to grab all the characters by both ears and shake them, as they settled into an angsty holding pattern. The plot wobbles about in a repeating loop. While many trilogies suffer from a saggy middle book, this really took the cake. responsibility and individuality ties it all together. Some tropes are later explained in believable and imaginative ways. An interesting background cast, particularly Genya and Baghra, help flesh out the story. The Darkling has black hair and grey eyes.
It’s the type of book where you can predict the characters personalities by their hair color (Mal has brown hair and green eyes.
The characters are compelling, if a bit one-dimensional. The love interests have perfect jaws and lean muscles and piercing eyes.īut it’s fun. YA troupes abound: there is a plain, insecure, yet plucky heroine named Alina, who it just so happens, is The Chosen One.
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