I've never been more disappointed with a book in my life. Probably because I've invested too much of my heart into this story and I expected to get at least something in return. This isn't the worst book out there, but the amount of potential squandered, the idea of what it could have been - it all makes me want to weep. I expected so much more from Leigh, but in the end, it turned out to be just another trope-ridden YA series. 
 More rant coming later. 
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 We have a true cover, and everything is on fire. Was it the Firebird who set everything aflame? Was it Alina? 
 I'm sitting here staring at the cover, trying to deduce how the story is going to end, but it seems pointless. It just makes me all the more nervous. I hope it won't be one of those final installments you just want to throw against the wall. I mean, Leigh Bardugo must know, that while maybe about 20 % of fans root for Mal, the other 80 % love the Darkling, right? RIGHT? 
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 I know this is not the true cover, but every time I look at it, it seems kind if fitting for this book. Also, I have a feeling I'm going to either passionately love or hate it. Please, Leigh Bardugo, don't kill off the Darkling! Let him somehow redeem himself! Pleeease?!