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azrah786's review
3.5
**I was provided with an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
CW: violence, gun violence, blood, murder, death, confinement, electrocution, animal cruelty, fire, long term illness
Just as fast paced and with the stakes just as high as its predecessors, Glorious Poison follows the Battalion Des Mortes on one final rescue and final faceoff with the Duc de L'Aubespine.
I wasn’t able to do a reread of the rest of the trilogy before picking this last instalment up however, the little “story so far” section at the beginning had me covered. Also Dunn’s writing effortlessly draws you back into the world and the character’s lives, and again beautifully balances all the twists in the narrative with more touching character focused scenes.
I will say that this final book felt like the weakest of the 3 as at times the story was dragging however, it all led up to an electrifying and emotional end.
Each of the characters individual arcs was wonderfully concluded, though it was Al’s development that stood out to me the most. I’m going to miss his one liners which always had me smiling as well as the rest of these kids and their banter, their camaraderie and their chaos.
If you enjoy alternate history with a dash of sci-fi fantasy, wholesome found family, lots of great queer rep and you haven’t yet read this series, it is there for you to binge it all now!
Final Rating – 3.75/5 Stars
CW: violence, gun violence, blood, murder, death, confinement, electrocution, animal cruelty, fire, long term illness
Just as fast paced and with the stakes just as high as its predecessors, Glorious Poison follows the Battalion Des Mortes on one final rescue and final faceoff with the Duc de L'Aubespine.
I wasn’t able to do a reread of the rest of the trilogy before picking this last instalment up however, the little “story so far” section at the beginning had me covered. Also Dunn’s writing effortlessly draws you back into the world and the character’s lives, and again beautifully balances all the twists in the narrative with more touching character focused scenes.
I will say that this final book felt like the weakest of the 3 as at times the story was dragging however, it all led up to an electrifying and emotional end.
Each of the characters individual arcs was wonderfully concluded, though it was Al’s development that stood out to me the most. I’m going to miss his one liners which always had me smiling as well as the rest of these kids and their banter, their camaraderie and their chaos.
If you enjoy alternate history with a dash of sci-fi fantasy, wholesome found family, lots of great queer rep and you haven’t yet read this series, it is there for you to binge it all now!
Final Rating – 3.75/5 Stars
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Terminal illness, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Blood
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