Wow! I actually liked this book a lot more than I thought I would! I definitely like Six of Crows better though!
Thought On the Characters:
Alina Starkov (Sticks, Sun Summoner, Alina the Merciful, Alina the Bright, Sankta Alina of the Fold, Sol Koroleva, Daughter of Karamzin, Daughter of Ravka, Daughter of the Fold, Rebe Dva Stolba): A lot of people don't like her, and I understand why, but I don't like her. I LOVE her! While her romantic choices are annoying, she is still pretty awesome!
Malyen Oretsev (Mal, The Tracker, Otkazat'sya): Aaahh!! He is so cute! He is a tad bit too protective of Alina. I mean, she can take care of herself. I am reading Siege and Storm right now (May 7, 2021), so I definitely do NOT ship Darklina anymore. Malina forever!!
The Darkling: Aarrgghh!!! He makes me so angry!! In the beginning, I was like "Hmm... He isn't so bad." And then I got farther in the book. I HATE him. I mean, did he ever actually like Alina?
Favorite Quotes:
“I missed you every hour. And you know what the worst part was? It caught me completely by surprise. I'd catch myself just walking around to find you, not for any reason, just out of habit, because I'd seen something that I wanted to tell you about or because I wanted to hear your voice. And then I'd realize that you weren't there anymore, and every time, every single time, it was like having the wind knocked out of me. I've risked my life for you. I've walked half the length of Ravka for you, and I'd do it again and again and again just to be with you, just to starve with you and freeze with you and hear you complain about hard cheese every day. So don't tell me why we don't belong together," he said fiercely.”
“Make me your villain.”
“I don't care if you danced naked on the roof of the Little Palace with him. I love you, Alina, even the part of you that loved him.”
“Mal,” I whispered into the night.
“What?”
“Thanks for finding me.”
I wasn’t sure if I was dreaming, but somewhere in the dark, I thought I heard him whisper, “Always.”
Yes! Mal and Alina are so cuteee