I just finished the 3rd book. Not much happened plot wise.
She goes above ground.
She goes to the mountain base and trains.
Darkling attacks and she escapes.
She looks for and finds the 3rd amplifier.
She kills the Darkling.
She lives happily ever after.
On the mountain she had no chance against the Darkling. 3 books of training and she doesn’t even kill the Darkling with her power; she sneak attacks him with a knife in the heart.
So the plot was simple, and maybe even anticlimactic.
But everything else was better. The banter was fun. Nicholai shines so bright and steals the show every page he’s on. A lot of characters were funny and had entertaining quips and one liners, making it a fun story.
The Darkling was a sympathetic villain. Hundreds of years old he just wants Alina so he’s no longer lonely, and he wants Geisha to be thought of as equal. He massacres innocent civilians which makes him a horrible monster, but other than that he is sympathetic.
Alina’s growth from confused nobody to someone who’s willing to put in the hard work and make difficult choices to save the country is nice to see.
Cool world. I’m excited to start the Six of Crows duology because I heard it’s a lot better. Hopefully it lives up to the hype.
Tldr: the plot was paperthin but character interactions were a lot of fun. And I’m happy with the ending.
by PhotographFast1943