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First of all, I gave this 5 Stars because that's what Leigh Bardugo deserves. She is our Queen and I love her writing. Nothing brings me greater joy than the Grishaverse. However, King of Scars might be my least favourite book in the series. 

Here's why: It was slow. For a book titled 'King of Scars' we see surprisingly little of Nikolai. It feels like this wasn't his story. I would have been fine with a dual POV between him and Zoya, but Nina's POV was a tad much for me. 

Don't get me wrong, a lot of fantasy books follow multiple POVs that don't always deal with the same storyline (eg Game of Thrones), and I absolutely adore Nina. BUT I thought her POV dragged the story out. I found myself bored with her chapters. I would have rather followed Zoya and Nikolai, as this is HIS series. 

I'm hoping that the second book brings all of them together and that we get more of Nikolai.