Ruin and Rising is the final installment in Leigh Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy. Alina Starkov faces her greatest challenge as she confronts the Darkling and his growing power. With Ravka on the brink of destruction, Alina’s struggle to control her own powers and protect those she loves intensifies. As the stakes become higher, Alina must make difficult choices about sacrifice, leadership, and her own identity. The novel’s exploration of light versus darkness, loyalty, and self-realization brings the series to a powerful and emotional conclusion. Bardugo’s world-building, complex characters, and morally ambiguous choices create a gripping story of redemption and revolution in a war-torn world.