Some call her the Sun Summoner others think of her as a holy and blessed Saint, sent to deliver Ravka from the Fold and the monsters within. With the help of the stag bone amplifier, now permanently set around her neck as a collar, Alina’s powers have grown even stronger–maybe even strong enough to challenge the Darkling himself, though he intended the collar to control Alina and her powers. Alina has the uncanny ability to call sunlight in the same way other Grisha can move water or air, and through training has learned to sharpen and hone her abilities to deadly precision.

If you have not yet read the first book in the trilogy and wish to remain unspoiled, look away! ReviewĪlina Starkov–humble, orphan mapmaker that was–has been discovered as a Grisha of rare and terrible power. Warning: This review contains unavoidable spoilers for Shadow and Bone. Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and part of the overall Grishaverse Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her-or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. But she can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret.

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