He is angry and threatened for the majority of the book. Personally, I grew frustrated with Mal over the course of this story. He misses the plain girl he grew up with and does not know how to feel about what Alina is becoming. As Alina changes and comes more into her Grisha powers, Mal struggles to cope. She is no longer sure if she will even recognize herself anymore when all is said and done.įans of Alina and Mal’s relationship should be prepared for some trepidation in this one.

For Alina, more power may mean giving up more and more of herself. There are even more mysterious creatures to be hunted in this story and used for The Darkling’s devious plans. Capturing the antlers of Morozova’s stag was not enough to amplify Alina’s powers for his purposes. Of course, The Darkling is never satisfied, no matter how much power he acquires. Alina is in for a terrible surprise when they meet again The Darkling survived The Fold and gained a new, truly terrifying power that even she can’t overcome. The Darkling has no plans to let Alina get away and has serious plans for her powers as the Sun Summoner. Alina is right to not let down her guard in the unfamiliar land because it doesn’t take long for the pair to be dragged back across the sea. Although Mal has adjusted to their new life, Alina is haunted by the memories of the chaos she left behind at The Fold and how many lives might have been lost. Alina and Mal have fled Ravka by boat to escape The Darkling’s evil forces and are now hiding out in Novyi Zem, across the True Sea. Siege and Storm picks up shortly after the dramatic, cliffhanger ending from Shadow and Bone. Siege and Storm introduces readers to a few new, instantly enjoyable characters that are sure to become favorites in their own right. We find Alina Starkov, Mal Oretsev, and The Darkling where they left off at the end of the first book, and the stakes for Ravka are even higher than before. The second book in the Grisha Triology will not disappoint fans of the first book, Shadow and Bone.

Siege and storm