⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5/5
**spoiler alert **
THE END TO A GREAT TRILOGY, A FANTASTICAL WORLD, FULL OF GREAT CHARACTERS AND PLOT TWISTS!!
I'm quite sad, to have to say goodbye to this awesome series, which i greatly appreciated and enjoyed. This book didn't disappoint either, although, I personally have to say my favourite is The Wicked King, this one was very good too.
The story did deviate a little from the previous books, new additions like curses, new characters, a serpent (I'm leaving it at that...), more treachery but less than in the previous, some action in this one, sweet and endearing scenes that were quite delightful.
But the star that shined the brightest throughout the whole book was CARDAN not JUDE but him. Reasons:
☆ His character development in each book is amazing and in this book was astounding, he transformed himself into a perfect KING, I really liked him in this book, his vulnerability, his wickedness toward his enemies, his sweetness towards Jude, his intelligence because he really is wise and he really knows what to do and how to be a king, how to help his people and how to control his Court and councils.
☆ He's magical advances in this book, were one of the best part of the book, how connected he's to land, is such a beautiful lin/connection.
☆ The ill-fated curse explained a lot of things about him, why he was raised the way he was and why anyone wanted him to be the High King.
☆ The SERPENT , this was a really unexpected plot twist, I was weirdly surprised, I can't say I liked this but in the end I can't say I disliked, it was done by the writer as a way for Jude to grew as a character and as a lover, and for CARDAN High King characterization development.
☆ The last scene was one I waited for a long time... CARDAN IN THE MORTAL WORLD!!! I really wanted to see Cardan visit the place Jude was born, and Holly did made it happen.
There are some things to say about JUDE in this book too:
□ There wasn't much character development in her case in this book, till the end of the book where she finally put others (CARDAN) before herself and matures a little. (It's great to want power I'm all for it but let's not lose ourselves along the way like it happened to her... Would I kill my enemy if he threatens me or something important to me? [hypothetically] Yes, but not if I put the people important to me at risk.)
□ I liked the scene where the land heals, that's the confirmation that she of course is the rightful High Queen of Elfhame. It was kind of romantic.
□ Her action scenes are always a plus in this book, I always like them, she's just such a fearless warrior, (I admire her in that sense a lot), the fight against Madoc was one of the best points of this book, tragically spectacular.
□ I liked to see the sisters and brother together, trying to mend their relationship and supporting each other, it was in order for Taryn to finally start actin like a twin sister instead of an enemy. I had fun reading about the rendezvous between Heather and Jude, they are such a gossipers.
□ There seems to be some who didn't like the romance between JUDE & CARDAN , for me it was one of the best parts of the book/series, how they came from enemies-[to allies]-to lovers, I enjoyed their bickering, their hot and cold, their sneaking around, their kissing in public... everything. They make a perfect HIGH ROYAL COUPLE.
The new characters where interesting additions and made the book flow easily, the older characters were as great as in the previous books, I won't spoiler much but a few things change and they make everything more interesting and a bit complicated too.
The writing style is neat, clean and as good as the previous ones, NO MISTAKES, good dialogues which make sense, the book is easy to follow and uses a descriptions to help you imagine the world Holly is trying to create through her words.
In overall, in respect to this book, I LOVED IT and I had very bad moments reading this book, where I felt very frustrated, where I hated everything in this book for not seeing the whole picture... but I had fun, I enjoyed it a lot, I couldn’t stop reading once I started and I would read it over again, because I'm so in love with these characters. So I'm going to rate it HIGH!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book (SERIES), hope you love it and enjoy it as much as I did!!
Happy reading everyone!!! ❤❤
QUOTES:
“Mock me all you like. Whatever I imagined then, now it is I who would beg and grovel for a kind word from your lips.” His eyes are black with desire. “By you, I am forever undone.”
“We have lived in our armor for so long, you and I. And now I am not sure if either of us knows how to remove it.”
“I missed you,” I whisper against his skin and feel dizzy with the intimacy of the admission, feel more naked than when he could see every inch of me. “In the mortal world, when I thought you were my enemy, I still missed you.”
“My sweet nemesis, how glad I am that you returned.” He pulls my body against his, cradling my head against his chest. We are still lying on the floor, although a perfectly good bed is right next to us.
I think of his riddle. How do people like us take off our armor?
One piece at a time.
“It’s you I love,” he says. “I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn’t have one at all. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten, and scabrous thing. But it is yours.” He walks to the door to the royal chambers, as though to end the conversation. “You probably guessed as much,” he says. “But just in case you didn’t.”
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