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I loved Shadow and Bone. Unfortunately, the author has run out of solid plot material and is depending upon readers love of characters well known to them to endure the strange direction she takes the story and world she created. The "super" God like Grisha are unusual at best, and inconsistent with the well developed plot and hints of history regarding saints and the connections to Grisha. The return of The Darkling emphasize this reviewer's belief that this book was more about making money than telling a good story. The original story arc ended beautufully. Bringing him back felt like a cheap character return on a daytime soap opera. It also dimished the beauty of Alina's life and sacrifices. Nina, goes from loving a strong very masculine man to bring a lesbian in less than a few months? Only believable in this strange new "grishaverse. I'll admit I was thankful that story line was a separate part and allowed me to continue to skip by it once I understood the authors love story goal. I tolerated Tamar and thought it was the author checking off the box for political correctness, but this was a third of the book. I am of firm belief that readers should be informed in advance of homosexual or other LGBTQ relationships in a story. At a minimum of should be declared as having mild, mid or strong content in this area or only list the book in that book category. For people generally so adamant on choice, there is an unusual desire to force this content on others. In summation, if you want a disappointing run on of what was a great story, waste $10 on this book.