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notawheelwalker · 10 months

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Chosen one fem characters choosing to give up their magic/powers is problematic because often these characters are making a “correct” choice of beings someone’s partner/mother and living a domestic life. Feminism is about choice, no doubt about it, but when an author is coding those messages into every story it at the very least sends a message that should you have power, you should never consider keeping it for yourself.

This does not, however, apply to Alina Starkov in my opinion. For a number of reasons, but the primary one being that giving up her powers wasn’t her choice. She didn’t know that putting the third amplifier on was going to strip her of her powers. Alina clearly didn’t like being put into the chosen one position, made into a symbol a savior a god a match worthy of a king, but she wasn’t sacrificing herself or trying to rid herself of her abilities. And even if she chooses to live a domestic life with her partner afterwards, she misses the power she lost. She still tries to call the light. And she feels hollow when it doesn’t answer.

#sab #shadowandbone #Alina starkov #sun summoner #ruinandrising

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lifeisjustablurblog · 1 year

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Ruin and Rising Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 /5 I like this one more than the 2nd and it had a good ending which definitely elevates the whole series for me. However, it started slow again - like 100 pages of nothing in the beginning and didn’t really start to pick up until the last 100. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! Let’s talk about Mal for a second. I know some people love him and some people hate him. I’m torn with how I feel about Mal being more than human because it actually makes sense but also kind of changes completely what we thought his character was for most of the series. Even though I was on the side of not loving Mal as a character (don’t hate him either, he's just kind of frustrating), there was this sense of Mal “keeping Alina human” and he was always good enough for her because they loved each other whether she had power or not, and this kind of dismisses that a bit? I am glad that Mal did die and I’m low key upset they undid it bc I think it makes it more adult (ik ik this is YA) and real if he truly had to die. Also I’m not really buying how he was brought back. However, I do like the final loss of Alina’s powers and how they got their “happily ever after” similarly to how Katniss and Peeta (Hunger Games) did, in that it's realistically happy for the lives they had lived, not some fairy-tale ending. A few other issues I had were that we waited way too long to really introduce Harshaw’s character and what he went through in his past and why he was fighting with them; and it got so annoying how much time Alina spends being in and out of consciousness in this series. I was also upset that we never get ANY kind of explanation for how Alina was born with her power after we learn she's not related to Morzova. Even like 1 line being like “I guess the universe created me to restore balance” would’ve been something. But if that is the case why did the universe wait so long! All this being said though I did enjoy it, but I didn’t love it. I’m hoping Six of Crows is better. I’d give the series as a whole 4 / 5 stars. - - - #ruinandrising #shadowandbone #shadowandbonenetflix #seigeandstorm #grishaverse #malina #alinastarkov #maloretsev #bookreview #grisha https://www.instagram.com/p/CqMNjH0LP7e/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ruinandrising #shadowandbone #shadowandbonenetflix #seigeandstorm #grishaverse #malina #alinastarkov #maloretsev #bookreview #grisha

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bookperusing · 1 year

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taylor-reads-books · 2 years

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“The problem with waiting is that it makes us weak.” —Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone •——————————————————————————————• You know what a great way to celebrate 10 years of Shadow and Bone and the Grishaverse? Giving us season 2 already!! •——————————————————————————————• #bookworm #constantreader #readmorebooks #becauseofreading #reader #readersofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbooks #bookobsessed #shadowandbone #seigeandstorm #ruinandrising #leighbardugo #thegrishaverse #yalit #yabooks #fantasybooks #bookstack https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf651OULhjn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bookworm #constantreader #readmorebooks #becauseofreading #reader #readersofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbooks #bookobsessed #shadowandbone #seigeandstorm #ruinandrising #leighbardugo #thegrishaverse #yalit #yabooks #fantasybooks #bookstack

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theunchosenpotato · 2 years

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7. Alina Starkhov #alinastarkov #inktober #inktober2022 #shadowandbone #leighbardugo #ruinandrising #fanart #alina #sunsummoner #thedarkling #traditionalart #copics https://www.instagram.com/p/CjaPnDxOzZm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#alinastarkov #inktober #inktober2022 #shadowandbone #leighbardugo #ruinandrising #fanart #alina #sunsummoner #thedarkling #traditionalart #copics

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biancascorneroftheworld · 2 years

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Progress: Page 430/536 "Who would dare defy death itself? I will" -Inej Fall is coming! This morning I did some reading with my dog after breakfast. I can see why there are both lovers, and haters of this book. But I must say, while both sides are valid, I am on the loving side. I have my critics, but I've fallen in love with these characters, because I see a small piece of myself in every one of them. Also, the symbolism in this book, purposeful or not, like Inej's skill on the wire or Matthias and his association with wolves...I'll get more into it when I finish the book, but I really adore it. - - - - ♡ #crookedkingdom #sixofcrows #kazbrekker #leighbardugo #inejghafa #grishaverse #ninazenik #jesperfahey #wylanvaneck #shadowandbone #matthiashelvar #bookstagram #grisha #kanej #kingofscars #ruinandrising #soc #alinastarkov #nikolailantsov #books #thedarkling #wesper #shadowandbonenetflix #ketterdam #sixofcrowsduology #helnik #thedregs #zoyanazyalensky #siegeandstorm #grishatrilogy https://www.instagram.com/p/ChhlNp3LByA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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mybookishlife2 · 2 years

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🪴 #lastbook 🪴 QOTD: is it difficult for you to finish a series? These are all the series I’ve started over the years and have yet to even finish the very last book. There’s a couple other series that I have more than just the last book to finish. 😅 Can someone PLEASE tell me WHY I do not finish the last book? 😭 trust me, it’s not that I don’t want to finish, I really really do. Send help or motivation. Thanks. 😜 🪴Tags #unravelthedusk #midnightsun #thebeautyofdarkness #seasonsofchaos #theendsoftheworld #unraveled #alwaysandforeverlarajean #ruinandrising #bookspines #bookishpost #booklife #booksbooksbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CdjMjJKrSwH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#lastbook #unravelthedusk #midnightsun #thebeautyofdarkness #seasonsofchaos #theendsoftheworld #unraveled #alwaysandforeverlarajean #ruinandrising #bookspines #bookishpost #booklife #booksbooksbooks

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nessietwihard02 · 1 year

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✨✨✨𝓗𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓸, 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓼!✨✨✨⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ 𝐐𝐎𝐓𝐃: Have you watched Shadow and Bone S2 yet? Or if you have no plans to do so, what was the last series you finished watching?⁣ ⁣ 𝐀𝐎𝐓𝐃: I’m just about to start right now and if it weren’t for a ton of work and some scheduled plans, I would have finished binge watching both seasons by now🤣⁣ ⁣ So I’m doing something I haven’t done in quite a while: posting just a photo, no animated version in sight. My internet connection’s so bad that it won’t let me post it in a carousel like I usually do🥺 I’m cutting this short today so I can get on with my Darkling feast😂⁣ ⁣ Have a great weekend, everyone!⁣ ⁣ #TheBookwormPrincess👸🏻⁣ ⁣ #bibliophile #bookstagram #books #readersofig #igreads #booklover #bookaholic #mybookfeatures #bookstagramcommunity #booklovers #PageTurnersPH #bookstagramfeaturesonly #booksbooksbooks⁣ #bookish #bookworm #grishaverse #shadowandbone #shadowandbonetrilogy #sixofcrowsduology #kingofscarsduology #leighbardugo #thedarkling #siegeandstorm #ruinandrising #sixofcrows #crookedkingdom #kingofscars #ruleofwolves #alinastarkov ⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp7yvverBSb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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memories-of-keramzin · 2 years

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mal

#shadowandbone #malyenoretsev #siegeandstorm #ruinandrising

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sosefelelekmegnektek · 2 years

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Fájdalom nélkül nem lehet élni

#leighbardugo

#shadowandbone

#ruinandrising

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nateliert · 2 years

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Best scene in R&R

#grishaverse #digitalart #fanart #nikolailantsov #shadowandbone #leighbardugo #sixofcrows #crookedkingdom #art #siegeandstorm #ruinandrising

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cillianmurphyswhore · 3 years

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So let me get this straight-The Darkling, who created the fold, murdered many people throughout his life, attempted to enslave Alina and killed everyone at her orphanage to manipulate her into submitting to him is a great guy who should be with Alina but Mal who stood by Alinas side even when she was going down a path he didn’t think she should go down, literally risked death and exile for her but because he got mad at her after he thought she was in trouble at the little palace while he was out risking his life to find a stag and watching all of his friends die only to come back and find her living in luxury with the Darkling when he thought she had been ignoring his letters all the whole time and reacted badly because he is a teenager with repressed emotions that he didn’t know how to handle is just an awful terrible person who doesn’t deserve Alina…. Like what is wrong with people.

#malyen oretsev #mal oretsev #grishaverse #shadowandbone #ruinandrising #seigeandstorm #ruin and rising #siege and storm #shadow and bone #malina #mal and alina #alina starkov

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queensuzannthekind14 · 3 years

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THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!!! GO READ IT ASAP LIKE RIGTH NOWWWW YOU WONT REGRET IT !!!😊😊😊😊❤❤Stay safe and drink water besties🙃 Bye for now

#alarkling #aleksandermorozova #alinastarkov #darklina #darkling #darklingxalina #fanfiction #generalkirigan #grishaverse #leighbardugo #romance #ruinandrising #shadowandbone #shadowandboneseries #shadowandbonetv #siegeandstorm #books #wattpad #amreading

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historicalley-art · 3 years

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A Privateer, the one who stole her heart. The King and the Queen of Ravka. Sankta Alina, Sol Koroleva and Nikolai Lantsov, The King of Scars 💕

Book!Shadow and Bone (pt.02/03)

#alinastarkov #sanktaalina #nikolailantsov #sturmhond #shadowandbone #alinakoroleva #siegeandstorm #ruinandrising #netflix #netflixshadowandbone #illustration #digitalart #fanart #fantasy

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falcvns · 3 years

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currently losing my fucking mind, how about you?

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ventureswithbooks · 3 years

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“The problem with wanting," he whispered, his mouth trailing along my jaw until it hovered over my lips, "is that it makes us weak.” - Shadow and Bone . . 🌟QOTD: what’s a TV show or series you can’t stop thinking about? . . Hello friends and happy Tuesday!! I gotta say it was soooo nice taking the weekend off and just doing nothing!! When I go to sleep I always have to have something on the TV to fall asleep and lately that has been Shadow and Bone!! I absolutely loved the show and cannot get enough of it waiting for season 2! Hope everyone has a great day! . . #shadowandbone #seigeandstorm #ruinandrising #leighbardugo #librariesofig #bookishcommunity #bibliophilelife #youngadultbooks #readersofig #lovetoreadbooks #booksofinsta #readingforfun #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagrammers #bookstagramcommunity #bibliophiles #bookwormlife #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookstagrammademedoit #bookreader #rainbowbookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/CTQSP75Lf8k/?utm_medium=tumblr

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