#kos2

[stromuprisahat]

There are so many people praising Leigh Bardugo as a great writer, doing crazy stuff... And I just don't get it? OK. Six of Crows is great! But the Grisha Trilogy overall is average, with tons of issues that I won't name here, because you already know them pretty well. Although, let's say that overall, if you turn off your brain, the trilogy works. (Even if, between us, such a thing comes out today, it gets demolished) The books around, like the storybook, or the story of the Darkling (especially this one) are pretty neat. But the King of Scars duology is a monumental disaster that just shatters everything the previous books have presented?! And yet, this duology is considered by many people as the best part of the Grishaverse?! Wtf?! I have seen extremely sharp people in terms of analysis and reflection find these fabulous things! I saw a girl on healthy relationships be team Mal?! Why do people fall so deeply into these bullshit books?!

#reply #Grishaverse #grishanalyticritical #anti Leigh Bardugo #I have nothing to add here. #Perhaps just: #It be like that sometimes. #I know one (1) very clever person #who likes KoS2 #but she's very kind and willing to allow a benefit of doubt to both the author and characters. #I am not.

[sweetqueenpigeon]

FORESHADOWING!?!?!?

#shadow and bone #row spoilers #rule of wolves #rule of wolves spoilers #nina zenik #hanne brum #kaz brekker #inej gahfa #matthias helvar #soc #ck #six of crows #crooked kingdom #king of scars #kos #kos2

[i-can-stab-you-in-the-eye]

RULE OF WOLVES SPOILERS

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-" Zoya will live a very long life," the Darkling said- "Despite the demon, you may not do the same."

- "Then I will love her from my grave."

NIKOLAI JUST SAID THIS

I'm fucking crying right now

#leigh bardugo #grishaverse #the grishaverse #rule of wolves #king of scars #row #kos2 #nikolai lantsov #zoya nazyalensky #the darkling #zoyalai #nikolai x zoya #rule of wolves spoilers

[seleyyn]

Was I the only one that found the darkling‘s journey in row absolutely hilarious?? Like the dude comes back from the dead expecting a huge fan club dedicated to him as a saint only to find a couple peaceful monks that do not share his bloodlust at all?? Mans really was humbled in this book and I‘m living for it

#row spoilers #rule of wolves spoilers #row #rule of wolves #the nikolai duology #king of scars #king of scars 2 #kos #kos2 #the darkling #aleksander morozova #the starless saint #the grishaverse #grisha trilogy #six of crows #leigh bardugo #shadow and bone netflix #shadow and bone #s&b netflix

[chaoticallybookish]

Has this been done yet?

#tsc #tlh #chain of iron #grishaverse #rule of wolves #tgt #row #kos2 #coi #nikolai lantsov #zoya nazyalensky #nina zenik #cordelia carstairs #matthew fairchild #alastair carstairs #james herondale #thomas lightwood #christopher lightwood #lucie herondale

[zoya-nabri-lantsov]

let me rant abt how nikolai is the most talktative person alive yet he said

"what can i say to make you stay?"

#kos #kos2 #nikolai lanstov #nikolai x zoya #zoyalai #row #rowspoilers

[alinasaleks]

me thinking leigh will actually make alarkling endgame in kos2

#the grisha verse #shadow and bone #alina starkov #the darkling #alarkling #darklina #nikolai lantsov #zoya nazyalensky #kos2 #kos

[harmonicaorange]

stop asking for soc3 what we really need is one last book that brings all 3 parts of the grishaverse together to tie them all up and finish the world off

#honestly with the way kos was set out #i understand leigh writing the duology as an ending #everythings so big and epic in the world now #especially with the discovery that grisha arent confined to one order #like thats a massive revelation that changes everything #and leigh said row was gonna be 160k #mine #kos2 #rule of wolves #grishaverse #soc #six of crows #ck #crooked kingdom #natasha reads

[dregstrash]

I am now going to scream into oblivion

#kos2 #king of scars sequel

[lyriavsuniverse]

Rule of wolves is released tomorrow

Grishaverse fandom, how are we feeling?

#rule of wolves #kos2 #king of scars #grishaverse #shadow and bone #freaking anxious that’s how I’m feeling

[stromuprisahat]

I something I don't understand are darkling's mothers motavations. Why does she do what she does? Why does she force darklings hand? What does she get out of this? Does she not want the grisha to have a home? I'm so vonfused about her motavations

No.

We sort of came to the conclusion Baghra's immensely selfish person, who doesn't give a flying fuck about Grisha- she calls them "dust" just like other mortals- and keeps reproaching the Darkling for caring. She doesn't see a point in compassion or empathy, because one day everyone will be gone, only they will remain.

She literally kept producing and discarding children, until she got the one, who fit her requirements... 'till he developed personality that doesn't fit her needs. Baghra goes on hunger strike of sorts- she doesn't actively work against him (in books, as far as we know), but she's refusing to summon, therefore withering in front of his eyes.

The trigger for her actions in TGT is Alina's discovery. She's no longer relevant. The Darkling finally has a hope for permanent companion, who's not her (I'm gonna ignore the Kos2 sudden appearance of whole shitload of immortals.). First she tries- successfully- to turn Alina against him. When it only makes him angry and more stubborn than ever, she "guides" Alina to her doom- knowingly or not-, and commits pretty theatrical suicide to wound the Darkling one last time.

She does have childhood trauma, but my sympathy run out the moment she decided to keep being horrible person and damage others for no reason at all (How many of her students had some totally fucked up story about her "teaching methods"?).

I wanted to add few links to other analyses, but I stopped, when I got to ten and counting, so for more just go through (mostly older) posts of my anti Baghra tag.

#reply #Grishaverse #Baghra Morozova #Shadow and Bone #grishanalyticritical #The Darkling #Alina Starkov #anti Baghra

[evasjacks]

wanna know why Zoyalai is such a great ship?

because it wasn't meant to happen.

because these two characters are their own people. they've each got their own separate pasts, personalities, goals. they were not designed for each other.

usually in books, authors specifically create a character to perfectly round out the sharp edges of our mc. that's why we have stereotypical relationships. that's a great way to make a pair but it's unrealistic.

whereas Zoyalai was never intended to be a ship at all. zoya was just there to cause rifts between Alina and Mal. Nikolai was there to further Alina's plot and solve Ravka's political issues. Nikoali became the privateer prince, then the king of scars. Zoya was the squallor then the storm witch.

their growth had nothing to do with each other.

and then one day Leigh decided they could do well together.

and this is why Zoyalai is the best (and most realistic) pairing in all of ya.

thank you for coming to my ted talk.

#Zoyalai #Grishaverse #Leigh Bardugo #King of Scars #Nikolai Lantsov #Zoya Nazyalensky #Six of Crows #The Grisha Trilogy #kos #kos2

[sunnsummoner]

Excuse me while I simply pass away

#zoya nazyalensky #nikolai lantsov #zoyalai #six of crows #shadow and bone #the grisha trilogy #kos2 #king of scars #rule of wolves

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RULE OF WOLVES SPOILERS

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yes, kids, zoyalai endgame

#leigh bardugo #grishaverse #the grishaverse #king of scars #rule of wolves #kos2 #row #nikolai lantsov #zoya nazyalensky #zoyalai #nikolai x zoya #rule of wolves spoilers

[seleyyn]

Rule of wolves spoilers without context:

#rule of wolves spoilers #row spoilers #rule of wolves #king of scars 2 #king of scars #row #kos #kos2 #the nikolai duology #nikolai lantsov supremacy #king nikolai #zoyalai #zoya nazyalensky #zoya x nikolai #the grishaverse #grisha trilogy #six of crows #soc #shadow and bone #shadow and bone netflix #s&b netflix #nina zenik #the darkling #aleksander morozova #leigh bardugo

[murphismycat]

Imagine if Rule of Wolves ends with Kaz "Dirtyhands" "Bastard of the Barrel" Brekker showing up and being like "it was all part of my plan" and then he just sails away owning Ravka

#it's not impossible #just improbable #that's some nikolai humor for ya #is it even that improbable though #would not be surprise #kaz brekker #dirtyhands #bastard of the barrel #has decided to take on world domination #rule of wolves #king of scars #kos2 #six of crows #grishaverse #nikolai lantsov #leigh bardugo #soc #shadow and bone #s&b #s&b netflix