I think I love the second book more than the first, even though it's rare in trilogies, but Siege and Storm was more slow-paced with more depth and richer texture to the characters. If we take Shadow and Bone as an introduction to the series, this is the book we now can learn more about the characters. I think some additional love interests of Alina weren't really necessary, don't get me wrong, Nikolai might be my favorite character in this series (CAN'T WAIT FOR KING OF SCARS) but I don't picture him as having a crush on Alina, however it's understandable even if he does and that is what I love about this book. The characters' actions are justifiable by their own reasoning, even when the readers don't approve what they're doing cough Mal cough. By the way, I think Alina could have cared more about the ordinary people, the First Army and even the pilgrims. I mean the pilgrims might believe in things that are not true and even capable of hurting Alina unintentionally but also they'd give up their own life for her.
Anyway, I have final exams to study but I'm a fool so I'm going to directly move on to Ruin and Rising!!
I think I love the second book more than the first, even though it's rare in trilogies, but Siege and Storm was more slow-paced with more depth and richer texture to the characters. If we take Shadow and Bone as an introduction to the series, this is the book we now can learn more about the characters. I think some additional love interests of Alina weren't really necessary, don't get me wrong, Nikolai might be my favorite character in this series (CAN'T WAIT FOR KING OF SCARS) but I don't picture him as having a crush on Alina, however it's understandable even if he does and that is what I love about this book. The characters' actions are justifiable by their own reasoning, even when the readers don't approve what they're doing cough Mal cough. By the way, I think Alina could have cared more about the ordinary people, the First Army and even the pilgrims. I mean the pilgrims might believe in things that are not true and even capable of hurting Alina unintentionally but also they'd give up their own life for her.
Anyway, I have final exams to study but I'm a fool so I'm going to directly move on to Ruin and Rising!!