** spoiler alert ** 
 Review posted first on shonamoyce.com 
 Ruin and Rising, the final book in The Grisha Trilogy, wraps up the series in a neat little bow. The story picks up right where we left off in book two and Alina, Mal, and their band of misfits have yet another dilemma to get out of and one last amplifier to track down. 
 I loved the friendships that developed in this book and both major twists in the book were heartrending and superbly written. 
 Spoiler Alert ahead! 
 The ending is... a happily-ever-after, I guess, if bittersweet. All the loose ends are tied, all is right with the world, and Alina gets what she's longed for. 
 And yet--call me deranged--I longed for more. I longed for something else entirely. I longed for a completely different scenario--with the Darkling. 
 Despite his flaws and the horrors of what he'd become; despite the twisted manipulation and his hunger for power at any cost; despite all of his darkness, I wanted Alina's balancing light to be his salvation. 
 So, while the series was wonderful and I enjoyed it immensely, the ending leaves me dissatisfied and a little disappointed. 
 Although, clearly, I'm a hopeless romantic with some major psychological issues, so unless you're like me, you have nothing to worry about. The World of the Grisha has become a fast favourite of mine and I've added Six of Crows (another series within the Grishaverse) to my to-read pile.