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I thought this was a different way of ending the series. Going into the book, the other two books whilst feeling different were more tied together in their political drama angle of the book. This felt different to as it was less focused on the political aspect, and more on the fantastical areas. This lead to what felt like it went pretty fast read once we got back in the world of Faerie.
Whilst I would have liked more political drama in this book, I think this fantastical view fits much better as anything more political might have felt too much like the second book. I still had a lot of fun with this book and thought it still had solid characters and interactions that drew me into the series to begin with. I could also see how the ending ties into the the spin off series around Oak. I thought it was fun to see. I really liked how everything was wrapped up and it felt like a happy ending but also a realistic one for this world.

I can see why people didn't want to leave this world once they finished the series. It has just been a lot of fun reading and following these characters.

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kjm19's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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daenerystargaryen's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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rchulin1's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A very good ending to this trilogy I loved how even though this is a young adult book I felt engulfed the fantasy of it all was amazing each scene felt so nicely written so detailed

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katyreb's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.25

Beautiful relationships built and solidified in this book. Full of tenderness in between the violence and horror. The climax ended more quickly than I expected, and a few character arcs seemed to fully change direction from the previous books, but overall an extremely satisfying ending to a fantastic trilogy.

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lannahreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

I'm not good at writing reviews but wow. Wow wow wow. That is all I can say. I truly believe it will be hard to top this series. Definently has set the bar high.

Holly Black has made me fall deeply in love with all the characters of faerie. Their development, even for the "side" characters, left me so invested in every single journey they had to take.

The ending was as wonderful as I would've hoped. I do wish it was drawn out a bit more, as the second half and subsequent end of the book felt very fast-paced. This was a blessing and a curse however, as I was biting my nails short at every suspensful twist and turn, but I would've loved to keep reading about their adventures in more detail. I firmly believe the short epilogue should be turned into a novella so I can fill the void that finishing this series has left.

Did I tell you I really enjoyed this book? So wonderful. 10/10 would recommend.

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carlyjoann's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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jooniethemoonie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

what a great way to finish a series! Jude and Cardan are just omgg 🤩👑

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