Bardugo's writing gets better and better as she writes each book in this series. Her characters get stronger and stronger and her plot seems to get tighter and tighter, addressing holes and issues from previous books. Nina is now my absolute favorite. Zoya is a close second, and I never thought I would say that about her until this book. I love all of these characters as much as I wound up loving those in Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom. I'm both excited for them and worried for them as we await the next installment.