#Girlallshedoesismakemistakes

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Alina Starkov for loser of the year

I have Soo many things to say about Alina Starkov but today I just wanna ask wtf was her character arc supposed to be????

Like every other book she's continuously losing a part of herself/something/someone close to her......

Shadow and bone: she loses mal and the meek girl she was with him for the first half of the book. Then she loses her place in the little palace as Sun summoner. Then she "loses"/sacrifices the stag and control over her powers for a bit.

Siege and storm: she loses her "peace" with mal. The she loses "herself" but it's vaguely empowering?? Loses mal all over again but this time we cheer! Then finally she loses her role in the second army because Sasha takes over.

Cut to ruin and rising: loses her powers and hair color, the former for a hot minute only and then loses Nikolai and then at the end of it was finally supposed to lose mal once and for all but instead loses HER POWERS!!!

Anyway, dear reader, my point is Alina Starkov is the biggest loser to ever lose and I love her for it