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blodeuedd's review
3.0
This is the third and last book in the series. The Elven rule is to come to an end, or least the rebels hope so. Many years have gone by since book 1 and in this book we meet Drystan Hawkes. The couple from book 2 has raised him in Wales and so the story continues.
Drystan is more of the bookish kind of hero, and I do love a hero who loves books. He is also in love with a woman he has been dreaming of and wants to find her. And we all know that that woman will be the mysterious slave girl. Camille who has been mistreated and does not trust men. It's not a love story that will be easy but true love will always win and their passion can conquer everything.
The book is about these two finding each other, the rebels trying to win the war and the cruelty of the Elven Lords. It's quite the race to the finish line.
One thing I was not too happy about and that was that there was a mention of two other couples that has stolen scepters and I felt cheated. I wanted to read their stories, but I can't since they are not written, and I really wish they had been written. Instead it had jumped over a few important things and come to this point so that there could be ending to it all. Still I liked the book even if I felt like I wanted to read those stories too.
Conclusion:
It's an enchanting story about love, passion and magic.
Drystan is more of the bookish kind of hero, and I do love a hero who loves books. He is also in love with a woman he has been dreaming of and wants to find her. And we all know that that woman will be the mysterious slave girl. Camille who has been mistreated and does not trust men. It's not a love story that will be easy but true love will always win and their passion can conquer everything.
The book is about these two finding each other, the rebels trying to win the war and the cruelty of the Elven Lords. It's quite the race to the finish line.
One thing I was not too happy about and that was that there was a mention of two other couples that has stolen scepters and I felt cheated. I wanted to read their stories, but I can't since they are not written, and I really wish they had been written. Instead it had jumped over a few important things and come to this point so that there could be ending to it all. Still I liked the book even if I felt like I wanted to read those stories too.
Conclusion:
It's an enchanting story about love, passion and magic.
librovert's review
4.0
I'm giving this book a four star review, but it's really pushing five.
The world of this series is a Georgian England ruled over by seven crazy Elven Lords who use their subjects as pawns in a game to control the King of England. Each Elven Lord has a scepter that allows him to concentrate his power. A rebellion has been undermining the lords and each book tells the story of a couple stealing a scepter from the lord. There are seven lords, this is the third book.
Because this book was to be the last, Kennedy had a lot of information to fit into it. Not only did she have to lead us through the events our heroes took part in, she had to fill in the important things that happened in the 40 years leading to the beginning of The Lord of Illusion.
Unfortunately, the story suffered for it. It was still a great read, but there was a lot of detail to the world and everything felt super rushed.
Definitely a recommended series - and it looks like Kennedy is thinking about some novellas in the same world to tell the untold stories. Will definitely read.
The world of this series is a Georgian England ruled over by seven crazy Elven Lords who use their subjects as pawns in a game to control the King of England. Each Elven Lord has a scepter that allows him to concentrate his power. A rebellion has been undermining the lords and each book tells the story of a couple stealing a scepter from the lord. There are seven lords, this is the third book.
Because this book was to be the last, Kennedy had a lot of information to fit into it. Not only did she have to lead us through the events our heroes took part in, she had to fill in the important things that happened in the 40 years leading to the beginning of The Lord of Illusion.
Unfortunately, the story suffered for it. It was still a great read, but there was a lot of detail to the world and everything felt super rushed.
Definitely a recommended series - and it looks like Kennedy is thinking about some novellas in the same world to tell the untold stories. Will definitely read.
oracleofaal's review
3.0
This is the end of the series and felt abrupt. At the beginning of the book you meet newest half-breed who is living outside of Elven England. And apparently a LOT has happened in between book 2 and 3. There are references made to many couples that you meet in the last third of the book but I have no connection to any of them or really to the main characters in this book because it felt thrown together. This could have been a long series like Feehan's where the author explored each elven kingdom and the powers of each realm and the history along with the romantic relationship of each couple that steals the scepters. I can understand that the basic plot would be repetitive, but depending on how she treated it and the relationship developed the books would still have been an interesting read.
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