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Having read RJBs Divine Cities series, the dramaticism of the culmination of this book wasn't unexpected, but it captured everything one would have wanted.

After the cliffhanger of Shorefall, the book paints a bleak picture of the setting, yet with flashes of hope and idealism within what remains of Sancia and Berenice's peoples. The book develops further on what occurred in the past for Clef and Crasedes, and turns the conflict on its head. Personal development is at an all time high in this final book, and I found myself enraptured by characters I did not expect to be captured by.

The ending, as expected by the tone of this book series, was apt and bittersweet, with the final battle a large, epic spanning battle that wouldn't be out of place in another fantasy novel. Well worth the read. Not for the faint of heart.

emilierw238's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

wow this series was so long but i loved it it’s so real and well written and sooo evocative. i’m not sure why i wasn’t so engrossed in the story but i think like objectively it’s just an awesome story. crazy world building. let’s go gregor dandolo

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4.0

this made me throw up

aminayuy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I thoroughly enjoyed the first book and while the second book wasn't as amazing to me as book 1, It was still fun. Book 3 on the other hand suffers from something I see often with fantasy writers... The story just gets too big and the stakes too large and eventually it's hard to make the reader care. The magic also became much to complicated and the logic inherent in the early skrivings disappeared. I don't understand why Bernice ended up alone 😭

bookworm1912's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.0

maranh's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

joeillereads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense 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? No

4.25

initially it was a bit tough to get through and follow - the 8 year time skip didn’t help, and there was a bit too much action at times. but the third act really saved it, the backstory reveals for crasedes and clef were intense and emotional, and the wrap up was beautifully bittersweet. i do wish we had more sancia pov near the end though, considering she is, well, the main character.

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