NIKOLAAIIIII!!! I waited a while to read this, partially because I always have a mountain of a TBR, and partially because Nikolai is far and away my favorite character in the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and I always wonder if the amazing secondary character will stay that way when the focus shifts. Luckily for me and everyone else who reads this, Nikolai shines as always, and the perspectives from Nina and Zoya were something I didn't know I needed. I thought that the direction this book took the Grishaverse is really interesting, and I cannot wait for Rule of Wolves.