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What’s in a reversal? Exploring Leigh Bardugo’s RUIN AND RISING.

Ruins of the Castle of Are (Ahr) built by Theodorich of Are around 1100 A.D.

What bubbles to the surface? Geothermal activity at Maria Laach caldera in Germany. ©Laurel Decher, 2015. Just finished reading Leigh Bardugo’s RUIN AND RISING, the 3rd book of her Grisha trilogy. If you haven’t read it, go read. (Note: This is a YA, not a middle grade title.) SPOILER ALERT. Last night, I stopped reading […]