Reviews

This was a great read, it is a new series within the Grishaverse, and it did not disappoint after reading the Six of Crows Duology. One thing to be noted is that this book follows characters from both Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows, so if you haven’t already, read those two series first, before starting King of Scars. After finishing Crooked Kingdom, this book had a lot to live up to after the Shadow and Bone series. King of Scars explores the characters, Nina Zenik, Nikolai Lantsov, and Zoya Nasyalensky, more in depth compared to Shadow and Bone, and Six of Crows. One thing I loved about this book was Zoya’s character development arc. When the character Zoya first makes her appearance in Shadow and Bone, you generally feel that she is not very likeable, but as the series goes on, you realize that her character was really just misunderstood. After reading King of Scars, I can easily say that Zoya is one of my favourite characters in the grishaverse. Also one of my favourite characters in the grishaverse is Nikolai. I love how the plot shows how he struggles internally with dealing with the remnants of the Darkling. King of Scars' plot is also very well built, it focuses on how the three main characters, Zoya, Nikolai, and Nina, are each doing their part to rebuild Ravka after the disastrous civil war, and how Nikolai needs to fend off threats from Fjerda and Shu Han. I will say that the beginning of the book was a tad slow, but it quickly picks up the pace a little later in the book. I would recommend this book to people who love a good fantasy book with amazing worldbuilding. Overall this is an amazing book, which was a joy to read.