You want to go to Os Alta? Fine, we’ll go. “You wanted to wear the second amplifier. I was pissed at her for not opening up to him and just annoyed at the whole situation. Alina keeps some pretty big things hidden from Mal that puts a strain on their whole relationship. I was so sick of their fighting and their lack of communication.

I could actually feel myself losing patience with them in real life. Every time Alina and Mal fought or bickered, I just rolled my eyes and sighed with annoyance.

But their relationship really starts to crumble in Siege and Storm and of course there’s a love triangle to sort out too… This was the single biggest thing that pulled the book down for me. I thought Mal was such a sweet guy and I loved seeing him with Alina. The biggest problems in Siege and Storm are the relationship issues. I certainly enjoyed parts of the book, but I think Siege and Storm suffers from Second Book Syndrome a little bit. My feelings for Siege and Storm are so conflicting. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her-or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. She can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land.

Book siege and storm