I am deeply connected to each of these folks, and they each deserve a piece of my gold-plated heart. We’ve made it through battles, pulled off heists, experienced love, faced death, and more. By this far along in the Grishaverse, uh, ‘verse, we’re all good friends and comrades, even if we’ve only known each other for a short time. There’s real comfort in spending time with these characters. (Yes, even though his “kingliness” is in question more than ever, thanks not just to his familial origins but also the darkness left inside him after the ritual that led to the Darkling’s return …) War’s coming to Ravka, and there’s little King Nikolai Lantsov can do to avoid it-but he’s going to try like hell to keep it from laying waste to his country and the people he loves.

It’s really quite epic, though I can imagine this up on a pedestal in a museum somewhere. The white looks like bone or ivory, and the red peeking out from under the cuts makes me think of something gory, something that should be inside a body rather than on the outside of a book. This cover pairs nicely with that of King of Scars, but it-honestly-squicks me out a little. If you’re caught up, however, feel free to continue below. If you have not read the previous book in this duology ( King of Scars ) or the rest of the books in this universe, man your battle stations turn away now, as there might be spoilers in this review. Red alert! Rule of Wolves is the second book in the King of Scars duology and references plot points and elements of both the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows duology. Bonus Factors: Cameos, LGBTQ+ Representation

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