Kuna ma alustasin Leigh Üks tibatilluke asi, mis aga mulle täiega pinda käis, olid tema vene keelest tuletatud nimed ja sõnad, mis kohati olid minu jaoks silmakriipivad. Ja ma annan endale täiesti aru, et fantaasiamaailmas keelt luues on autoril vabad käed ja see ei ole tegelikult probleem, aga see häiris. Mind. Olen kindel, et suurem osa lugejaid naudib lugu 100% :)
('Sol koroleva' ... uhh, ma ütlen. Hea vähemalt, et polnud 'korol'. Ilja on Morozova, Zoja on Nazjalenski. Ärge pange tähele, torisen siin omaette :D) ( )

I LOVE EVERY BOOK IN THE SERIES, the world-building is impeccable. All of the characters are so complex. ( )

Quick read. Was able to read all 3 books in less than a week. How the Sun Summoner battles The Darkling. Good character development. Definitely aimed at YA. ( )

Cross Hunger Games with Harry Potter and set it in world of Russian mythology and mystery; add vividly described real world scenery, truly scary threats and monsters, and “the boy and the girl” united in a mysterious past and bound to an even more mysterious future. The protagonist’s teenaged points of view are well-drawn (and definitely teenaged), and the antagonist is enjoyably dark and mysterious (though not always as mature as his position suggests). The storyline might seem sometimes predictable, but unpredictable locations and backstory drive the plot forward. There are mysteries to be solved, enemies to be overcome, and allies to be made in this well-drawn world of magic and power. I really liked the world-building and had to start each book as soon as the other was finished to find out what would happen next. Big books but quick reads and enjoyable.

Disclosure: I got them for Christmas and I enjoyed them. ( )

This trilogy is a gem I discovered while browsing Amazon one day. The first five chapters of the first book, Shadow and Bone were being offered for free. All the reviews were good, which prompted me to download it. The first chapters hooked me as a few of the pivotal characters are introduced and they enter "The Fold". Believe me, you will want to know what that is. The feelings of fear, unrequited love, overwhelming exhaustion and confusion, expressed by Alina Starkov, are easily conveyed to the reader. Within an hour, I was downloading the whole Grisha Trilogy.

The Grisha Trilogy has is all. A war, monsters, spies, an all powerful villain and a love story (or maybe two?). The author, Leigh Bardugo, creates a world that you can not only see in your mind's eye but also feel. The cold and brightness of the snow will have you drawing your sweater closer to you. Your fingers can almost stroke the richness and colors of the kafkas the Grisha proudly wear. And the treatment of the Grisha by the warring factions will leave you outraged and hoping they make it to Ravka. The plight of the protagonist, Alina Starkov will leave you breathless. I love a good book that not only will place their characters in jeopardy, but is not afraid to take that precarious step and eradicate characters we have come to know and may like. Characters who do more than exist in the periphery of the story. The antagonist, The Darkling, in spite his name, is not all darkness. Even when his actions are beyond the pale, it's hard to dislike him because we are made to understand what drives him. A few times as the story unfolds, I found myself hoping the Darkling and Alina wound up together. I thought the union would give the Darkling the balance he was lacking.

I have read this trilogy several times now. It never seems to grow tiresome. I'd definitely recommend the Grisha Trilogy to one and all. ( )