Even better than shadow & bone because NIKOLAI. Slightly less better than six of crows because. . . *shrugs* just because.

What I did love:
• Nikolai
• Zoya
• Nikolai & Zoya
• the world-building
• Juris

What I didn’t love:
• Nina’s pov (don’t get me wrong, I love Nina, but I thought her chapters were unbearably lengthy, boring, and completely detached from the plot)