Siege and Storm continues Alina and Mal’s journey away from the Darkling and towards the gathering of more amplifier(s). The Darkling has lost his magical hold over Alina – or has he? Siege and Storm is less action and more thoughtful analysis as Alina struggles to adapt to her new role as Saint Alina, propelled to saint-like status by the Apparat.
Alina is by turns strong and reliant on others; the dichotomy becomes critically frustrating throughout the novel. However, overall Alina does triumph as a well-rounded, humanistic character with foibles like us all. What really marred the book for me was the trite and over-emphasized love story (push-and-pull) between Mal and Alina; it detracted, at times, from the overarching themes.
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