The first three chapters of Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo are completely engrossing, interesting, and begin to bring all of the parts of the Grishaverse together. While Inej is still my favorite POV character of Bardugo's, I loved seeing Queen Makhi's perspective. Her relationship with Ehri is the most compelling part of the novel so far.

One thing that bothers me is that when talking to the Suli, the Native people of the occupied land known as "Ravka," Nikolai seems to ignore the fact that the Saints seem to have colonized the land. I am not sure if this was intentional, but I'm kind of hoping for Nikolai to be unseated from his throne by the end of the novel.

I'm also looking forward to maybe having POV chapters from Hanne. I would love to see what her relationship with Jarl Brum is like, as so far, we've only seen Brum from the Crows' perspectives. Overall, this excerpt definitely made me want to read more, and with the [redcated because of spoilers], I'm hoping for an epic end to this series.

I am introduced by this book and will be reading the series. I did not know, until starting it & doing some research, that this book is the second in a series called King of Scars, therefore I don’t feel like I can give it a fully honest review until I’ve read the first book in the series. I will say, that after this sampler, I will be reading the first one!

I did not realize this is the second book in a series. I will have to read the first book before I can read any bit of this one.

Definitely would love to read the rest of the book, the sampler was good but need more. I love Leigh Bardugo and her imagination, so looking forward to the audiobook as well. The King of Scars was fantastic, the Wolves in the title threw me a curved ball. Thank you for the sampler.

I cannot wait to get my hands on this book!!! I found King of Scars to have a slow start, but Rule of Wolves got straight to the point in the first chapters. I can't wait to see what happens next and I am desperately hoping for Zoya and Nikolai to realize what's brewing between them and have the nerve to act on it!

This is the best sample I read so far because it has an element in it that grabs your attention and want you to read whole book. I am really looking forward to it!

I enjoyed this sample a lot and it made me super excited to read the full book when it comes out! The end of it left me so curious for what is going to happen. Can't wait for this to come out!

This sampler made me crave for the entire book that should be exciting
Can't wait to read it
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC

I cannot wait for this book. The few days between now and release feel like forever, and I'm already so scared for all my favorite characters, namely Nikolai and Zoya. I do have to say though, I really disliked and was annoyed by Nina's character in King of Scars, and the fact that she had so many chapters that had nothing to do with the main storyline; her POVs took away from the book and ruined a lot of the reading experience for me and so many other readers. I was hoping that Leigh would fix that by this book, but it is apparent she has not. I'm hoping she goes through some serious character growth, or her chapters are wildly entertaining and connect back to the main story in a very clever and well-done way, or I fear my rating for this full book will be lowered drastically, as happened with King of Scars. Nevertheless, I am still excited to see how Leigh ties up this conclusion to the entire Grishaverse.

I adore Leigh, she just keeps amazing me! This sampler made me even more excited for Rule of Wolves!!!!

Three chapters just isn't enough, especially after the cliffhanger of the first book. I cannot wait to read more of the shenanigan's that these guys will get into. Nikolai is a gem and Genya is my snark queen. Nina is my undercover fox. I honestly loved every second of this sampler and am itching to read more. Thank goodness I waited to read this closer to release date or I'd have been mad that I couldn't continue on.

So excited for the full novel to come out, and this preview just made me anticipate it more! Thank you publishers and Netgalley for letting me read this sampler!

All I can say about this sample is that it left me wanting to have the whole book in my hand so I could finish it in one night. When King of Scars left off, Zoya had finally grown into the commander and Grisha we all knew she could be, Nina had positioned herself to take down the bigoted Fierdan government, and Nikolai was back and as resourceful as ever. Rule of Wolves make it clear that each of these characters will get their chance to shine. While Nikolai has always been full of jokes and charisma, King of Scars portrayed the burdens he carries. Although this gave some unique insight into his character, it's nice to see him back on his feet doing what he does best. Likewise, although Adrik and Leoni were nice enough characters, I find that I'm excited to see what Nina will do now that she is left to her own devices. She's always been one of my favorites and I think her character has so much potential now that there is no one left to limit her.

Leigh Bardugo's Grisha series is one of my favourites, so I was excited to see this excerpt up on Netgalley! It's been a hot minute since we left off in King of Scars, but these few chapters pulled me back into the world of the Grisha quickly. I'm happy to see Nina, Nikolai, and Zoya again, and it certainly seems like they're up to a lot. I'm really interested to see Nikolai and how his relationship with Zoya keeps evolving, and I can't wait to read the rest of the book.

Bardugo is a master of epic fantasy, and the latest of works, Rule of Wolves, does not disappoint. While I only received a small excerpt, I was craving more story and will likely read the full novel.

I can't wait to read the whole book! This excerpt was a great way to return to the world of the Grisha and it sets the stage for what promises to be a thrilling adventure.

Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Got an opportunity to read an excerpt for this book from Netgalley and if I wasn't already excited about this book I definitely am now!

This book takes off right after King of Scars ends. I read the excerpt before I started my re-read of King of Scars so it would have been about a year since I read the book and I was a little confused. I definitely recommend a re read if you did not recently finish KoS!

I can already tell that our queen Leigh Bardugo has crafted another another masterpiece of a book and I can't wait to read the whole thing!

Grisha is back! I cannot wait to see what happens next. I’ll definitely have to reread the series so that all the names are fresh in my mind. What will come first? Wedding or War? We shall see.

First time to dive in to Leigh Bardugo’s work, and what a great tease it was. Only three chapters, but the world building is superb and the sample does a great job of grabbing the reader and keeping them coming back for more. Looking forward to reading the full book!

What an amazing excerpt! three chapters for me is not enough. As usual, the story starts with an amazing description of their world and the characters. I can't wait to read the full version of this book.

Thanks to the publisher and to Netgalley for allowing me to read and review a sampler of this book.