Shadow and Bone
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The first was immediately obvious.
Six of CrowsandCrooked Kingdom, meanwhile, were not uncut gems.
They popped out of Bardugos pen fully formed, glittering adventures standing on their own, emotionally devastating merits.
The deal is the deal.
This Kaz looks like a lot of bark, minimal bite.
Hes not irredeemable, though, hilarious as that may sound.
Nobody fears this Kaz Brekker, and being feared is Kaz Brekkers whole deal.
Its too much, too soon, and I, for one, am uncomfortable.
To his credit, Kazdoestry to stop Inej and Jesper and Mal?!
This boat has everything: Ivan summarily executing the entire dignitary attache when their bodyguards attempt to fight back.
Kaz knocking Jesper out of the way of Kirigans Cut when Jesper tries to shoot him.
Inej fighting a Heartrender and getting saved by Zoya, of all people.
Alina on the ground reaching dramatically for Mal without even trying to crawl toward him.
Ivan trying to kill Alina and getting shot overboard by Jesper.
Kirigan bellowing mortifyingly campy lines like, Ive survived for centuries!
Did you really think you could kill me?
and How do you claim such power?
Your past will do it for me!
(So much for Mals evolved masculinity.)
No mourners, no funerals!
), the new supergroup debriefs and deliberates on its next moves.
Inej fangirls over Alina, who thanks her with a new dagger.
This time, I dont know how hes going to hold onto that grudge.
(Iinterviewed him back in 2016about the rise of professional conlangers in Hollywood.)
This is now a Jesper fan blog.
(Still couldnt shoot the pretty face.
Ive gotta stop doing that manages to be both funny and blithely queer.)
Speaking of Matthias, did we all notice his mournful gaze at the wolf taxidermy at the inn?
When Zoyas telling Feliks that her aunt lives in Novokribirsk, and he asks, Youhave family there?
thats a microaggression, right?
The way she responds, Yes, my familys Ravkan, certainly suggests as much.
Zlatan is a very, very silly (new) character.
Thenichevoyaare so much bigger than I expected!
Theyre like a cross betweenHis Dark Materials spectres andthe black goofromLittle Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.
Engulf any harbor, consume any city, destroy every rival, until you find your dream!
