As I said on Twitter: I haven’t read the original Grisha trilogy, and I don’t plan to. It’s been over a year since I re-read Six of Crows. No thoughts, only vibes.

In all seriousness, I was really interested in seeing where all the subplots went. When it comes to books with multiple POVs, especially when they take on their own plots, I usually fall into the habit of favoring one or two over the other(s). With King of Scars, though, I find myself simply speeding through each chapter because I wanted to see where everything went. I cared about all of them equally — well, okay, maybe I have a bit of a bias towards Nina, but she’s a Dreg. She’ll always come first. It was really interesting to see all the character development for everyone (especially Zoya, wow!), and even though the lore behind the Saints and Grisha was...confusing, at first...I found myself being sucked into that, too.

I will say that I thought the ending, even without reading the trilogy, was kinda goofy.

Why the Darkling? There was already a trilogy about him, why not someone new and exciting? Who cares about him, lol.

But outside of that, I had a fun time, and I can’t wait to read the sequel and (hopefully soonp-ish? 🥺) SOC3!