

I’m going to start off by saying that I was a bit underwhelmed by King of Scars. I read the Grisha trilogy in 2015 and found that I needed to read some recaps to remind myself of who some of the characters were and the key events that happened in those books. There are lots and lots of mentions of things that happened in both of those series and it’s a steep learning curve if you dive straight into King of Scars. This review may contain some spoilers for the Grisha trilogy and the Six of Crows duology. For those of you wondering, I definitely think that you need to read the Grisha trilogy and the Six of Crows duology before reading King of Scars. But some secrets aren’t meant to stay buried-and some wounds aren’t meant to heal. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him.

Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war-and he intends to keep it that way. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. Published by Orion Children's Books on January 29, 2019Īmazon | Book Depository | Publisher | Angus & Robertson | Booktopia | Barnes & Noble King of Scars (Nikolai Duology, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
