(Cover and blurb taken from Goodreads)
Official blurb:
Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.
Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.
My rating: five out of five stars
I was a little hesitant to pick up this book because of the hype, but I have to say it definitely lived up to my expectations.
The Grisha magic is my kind of magic. It’s elemental and comes from within, and I love it!
I also love a good chosen-one story.
The Darkling is also my kind of villain: dark, yet likeable at times. The relationship between him and Alina was really interesting to me. Plus, the suspenseful romance!
And the epilogue was my favorite part!
I’m glad this is a trilogy because I feel like there is still so much left in this world to be explored.
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