Siege and Storm

I could not put this down. I had a few friends tell me this book wasn't as good as the first, it's a bit slower and the change of scenery might take me a moment to get used to, but honestly, I felt this was better than the first.

I felt much closer to Alina and Mal, as well as getting a closer insight into their relationship, their flaws and their need to protect one another. Watching them discover themselves and their demons together and apart hit all the right notes for me.

The introduction of the new characters felt seamless, I was never bored and loved the mix of new faces. Leigh Bardugo is now one of my favourite authors, I personally just couldn't find a fault with this as a sequel and usually sequels can be quite tough to follow in their debut siblings steps.

The only issue I had while reading this was the inescapable feeling that I may never read a book that makes me feel like this again, I wish I could go back to the start already and jump back in with my mind blank.