Shadow and Bone Trilogy: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, 1-3)

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Bardugo can write. I got though the second and third even if I threw it down a few times in frustration. But this series would have benefitted GREATLY by being a two-book series. Then again…I am 27. Angsty teen me might have loved all the insubstantial fluff.

Das ist der beste Band der Reihe, da alles neu und faszinierend ist. Vom Plot her beginnt es aber wie jede ander Fantasy Jugendbuchgeschichte auch. Die Welt macht es zu was besonderem. Allerdings gibt es in diesem Band zu wenig Worldbuilding. Besonders die Schule wird kaum erklärt. Es stellen sich so viele Fragen, die nicht beantwortet werden, da Alina sowieso nicht lange dort bleibt. Es schien alles so schnell abzulaufen, obwohl angeblich einiges an Zeit vergangen sein soll. Kommen wir erstmal zu äußerlichen Gestaltung des Schubers. Ich war schon auf den Bildern super begeistert und habe mich sehr gefreut, dass sie den englischen Covern entsprechen. Die Aufmachung des Schubers ist auch wunderschön, erst recht mit den goldenen Details von Außen. Es sieht wirklich hochwertig aus und ist ein absoluter Eyecatcher. Ich bin wirklich begeistert und ich gebe auch zu, dass das Design mich teilweise wirklich dazu motiviert die Reihe zu lesen. Ich muss sagen ich habe mich sehr gefreut, als ich erfahren habe, dass die berühmt berüchtigte Grisha Reihe als Schuber erscheinen wird. Ich wollte unbedingt erfahren, ob die Reihe den Hype wirklich wert ist und was es mit der allgemeinen Begeisterung auf sich hat. Filled with lush descriptions, intriguing magic, and plenty of twists, this memorable adventure offers action and intrigue mixed with an undercurrent of romance and danger." -- Publishers Weekly on Shadow and BoneI always love characters who are scarred yet triumphant. Those who wear their scars like jewelry. The Darkling didn't do that, certainly. The scars he bore that not many people paid close enough attention to see and yet has always been there driving his ambition further. He carried the name he game to himself well. And yet there was something about his darkness that drew you in. Maybe because I feel like there is always a darker part of ourselves where we seek comfort and found refuge. Alina felt it too, with the Darkling. That feeling of surety that drew her to him. But I felt it was not just because of the he was an amplier; but because they were the same. Unique in the world. I wondered what would've happened if she stayed by his side, if she trusted herself to help him become a better man. I always believed that some of his actions were sincere well hidden in his shadows. While there are many themes in The Grisha Trilogy, the biggest is the struggle for power. You see it between the three nations - Ravka, Shu Han and Fjerda. You even see it between Alina and the Darkling, Nikolai and his brother and father (the royal family), the Grisha and everyone else. But there’s also Alina’s struggle with herself and her identity. Before she became Grisha and the Sun Summoner, she was an orphan who didn’t fit in anywhere, who was in love with her best friend and wanted something that was just hers and hers alone. Over the course of the story, Alina becomes a person almost completely unrecognizable from who she was when we first met her. She becomes less naive and feeble, becomes much more brutal and strong and Martyr-like than even the Darkling or the Apparat could have expected. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Follow Alina Starkov through Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, and Ruin and Rising as she discovers her dormant powers and is swept up in a world of luxury and illusion. As Alina struggles to fit into her new life, a threat to the kingdom of Ravka grows—one that will test old alliances and challenge the very limits of magic, one that will forge a leader from a frightened girl. I was glad that the Darkling was killed, although I was also sorta sad. I had been hoping he would turn out to see things from Alina's POV and that he and Alina would then have a future together.. But sadly, it was not to be.

I was sad that the Darkling survived, but I suppose something more needs to be left for book three! I finished Shadow and Bone - for maybe the 3rd time! - on March 13th after starting it on March 11th. I both read my edition of it and listened to the audiobook! I'm going to increase my rating to the full five stars. Alles in allem war dieser Band nicht unbedingt nötig. Es wurde nichts vorbereitet, sondern fast nur aufgeholt was eigentlich in den ersten Band gemusst hätte, daher hätte man es da auch einfach einbauen müssen und diesen Band sein lassen sollen. Aber während des Lesens habe ich es trotzdem nicht ungern gelesen.See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone. Just wait for the daring rogue Nikolai to join the fold in Season 2 — covering explosive events of both Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising — streaming now! die Grisha-Trilogie ist spürbar mehr Jugendbuch als das Krähen-Duo, in dem die Protagonisten zwar ein ähnliches Alter hatten wie Alina und Mal, aber deutlich erwachsener und reifer, komplexer und vielschichtiger auf mich wirkten. Hinzu kommt, dass ich mit den beiden Hauptcharakteren Alina und Mal nicht recht warm wurde, ich fand sie blass und mich ihre wie auch immer geartete Beziehung genervt hat. Dennoch gibt es auch in dieser Reihe tolle, spannende und faszinierende Figuren, bei denen ich mich auf eine Wiederlesen freue … auch wenn nicht alle meine Lieblinge das Ende der Trilogie erleben durften. And Mal…what happened? He gets flattened out so that he is no longer a real character….he is a tool. He literally says so and gets it tattooed on himself *gags*. I liked him in the first book. He seemed to have a life outside of worshiping Alina. That's a plus to me, for an intriguing romance (likely why there are so many Darkling and Nikoli shippers out there). Again, there is a quasi-explanation offered, but it was cold comfort and didn't make much sense to me: his destiny was tied to Alina's, sure, but he could still have developed as a character rather than regressed to a tortured troupe. Ich habe die Trilogie bereits vor ein paar Jahren gelesen und fand es relativ durchschnittlich. Seitdem habe ich aber die Krähen Dilogie geliebt und allgemein die Welt lieben gelernt. Deswegen wollte ich dieser Trilogie noch eine Chance geben.

Leigh Bardugo is certainly an evocative writer who could capture our hearts even with just a few words. I, however, had such high expectations for this trilogy since her other series, Six of Crows, were there in my all time favorite shelf. I guess I should've read this first before that. So, here is a review of the first book: When reading a book, I can usually come up with my own picture in my mind of the characters, settings, and events of said book. I couldn't really do that with this. I was too busy always comparing it to the show that came out last year (which I love). That is why I like to read the book before I see a movie or show. I love to compare the two. And I got to say, spot on so far! Now I can't wait to finish the next book and possibly get the accompanying books that the show was based on- The Six of Crows Duology and The King of Scars. Downgrading my rating on reread due to this trilogy being marketed to teens. (See the last paragraph.)Le troisième tome commence en plein chaos. Encore et toujours la même rengaine. Les troupes ont été ébranlées, les ennemis ou les alliés sont éparpillés. Tout fout le camp. Mais la ferveur populaire est plus vibrante que jamais. Leigh Bardugo is the New York Times-bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse, which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy (now a Netflix original series), the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology, The Language of Thorns, and The Lives of Saints - with more to come. Her short stories can be found in multiple anthologies, including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Los Angeles. Die Nebencharaktere sind leider zu sehr in den Hintergrund geraten, sodass ich mir sie weder merken konnte, noch wusste warum viele von ihnen eigentlich da sind, weil sie zu nichts beigetragen haben. Ich mag Nikolai (neuer Charakter) wirklich gern. Er ist einer der Charaktere, die am meisten Charakter haben. Aber er hat so viel Platz eingenommen, dass keine Zeit für die anderen übrig blieb. Außerdem war sein und auch ein paar andere Charaktere etwas zu übertrieben. this scene just broke my heart! Probably the most unforgettable across the entire series! Followed by that scene where he told Alina her name. The one tattoed to his heart. The name he never told anyone and only his mother knew of.) Die Idee an sich fasziniert mich, da nicht viele Geschichten in einem ähnlichem Land wie Russland spielen. Der Schreibstil und die Atmosphäre gefallen mir sehr gut. Auch hier haben sie mir das Lesen angenehm gemacht. Das gilt für die gesamte Trilogie.

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. 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. 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. And why, at this point, are we even trying to pretend there is a choice? Oh yeah, because we have to pump out a trilogy….and the Darkling has been taken off the board at this point as anything but a spicy interlude. Aside from being the first book my boyfriend ever bought me, I’m pretty sure that Shadow and Bone was one of the few books I’ve ever chosen just because of the cover. Let’s be real though - the cover art on every single book in The Grisha Trilogy is phenomenal. Not only is it gorgeous but it ties in with the words underneath the cover. I can definitely say that the covers are what drew me into this beautiful world that Leigh Bardugo created. It was her characters, her words, her stories that kept me there. I didn’t expect to love this trilogy as much as I do. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Follow Alina Starkov through Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, and Ruin and Rising as she discovers her dormant powers and is swept up in a world of luxury and illusion. As Alina struggles to fit into her new life, a threat to the kingdom of Ravka grows--one that will test old alliances and challenge the very limits of magic, one that will forge a leader from a frightened girl. L'Invocatrice de Lumière a été élevée au grade de Sainte. Morte ou survivante ? Son nom fait soulever les foules. Pourtant, Alina est brisée. Son pouvoir est en train de la détruire, son avenir lui échappe et une décision grave s'impose.The Darkling did not just drew Alina in, he was drawn to her too. She wasn't just supposed to ber his equal, ruling beside him. He found a companion in her, someone to finally understand the uniqueness of their power; someone to be with him in the dark. Over hundreds of years he waited for someone who was different like him. And that was just sad, really. He was just like some of us. Alone in the world and misunderstood. Wanting to be loved and be remembered. He loved Ravka in his own way. Build a home, a haven, for the Grisha to have a safe place to be. He build the Second Army and made the Grisha important and protected his own country the way he knew how. He wasn't all evil. And whether the like it or not, he certainly left a mark in his world before he was gone. Man merkt hier, dass das der Debütroman (eigentlich Debüttrilogie, da man es in allen Bänden merkt) der Autorin ist. Manches war recht unbeholfen oder einfach ein Klischee. Ich hatte das Gefühl, dass einiges nur drin war, weil es zu der Zeit eben in allen Jugendbüchern war. Alina,” the Darkling repeated, his fingers seeking mine. I was surprised to find fresh tears filling my eyes.