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4.22 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It is all starting to come together. I can't wait to see how it all ends in the next book!

I really enjoyed getting a background on Evan. He has become one of my favorite character arcs in this series.
Ready to see all our characters come together in the next book. Family reunion!
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes

I can't believe I'm already finished with three out of the four books in the series. It's crazy to see all the connections from the Seven Realms books in addition to the new events and characters. I also loved how this one started. Essentially this character had already been introduced in the first two books, but this one was really where readers got to know his backstory and I loved how that was executed. So much happened in this installment too, and it was wild to see the changes and growth of the characters as well as all the exciting twists and turns. I love this world and how the elements have kind of been incorporated into this series. The alternating POV's always pull me in and I like seeing what's happening at different parts of the book. I'm so excited for the last book and I fully need to see how all these characters will band together in the end.

This series just keeps snaring me every which way! I've always found Evan Strangward to be an interesting, mysterious character, so imagine how happy I was to have a book featuring him as one of the lead characters, and to learn things about him and his past I never would have imagined.

This is my favourite book thus-far. Not only do we get a little more information about the villain, who looks like she will be quite the challenge, but we learn a little more about the magemarked and what makes them so special.

As I gushed earlier, about half the story focuses on Evan and his surprising connection to one character I hadn't expected. Their romance turned into my favourite relationship in the series so far, and I really hope it's expanded. Not only does Evan grow and mature into a fierce man, I also found myself wanting more of Destin. Like Evan, I always found him to be more than he was presented, and sure enough, I turned out to be a huge fan of his!

Of course, other characters return and things get nuts as betrayals, double crosses, deception, assassination attempts, and alliances bring everyone together, and apart. The action was intense, the story engaging and exciting, and the danger more real than ever. I honestly want to see more of Jenna and Lyss, and their reaction to Adrian, and... and I better stop here before I give something away. Just trust that this is an excellent YA Fantasy series that you need to check out now!

3.5/5 rounded down
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated