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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Our protagonist Kelsea sets out on a dangerous and thrilling journey to amend the wrongs she did or let happen. After the violent but optimistic Queen of the Tearling, and the harsh Invasion of the Tearling, I wasn't able to guess whether she would succeed and what she would wreck in the process. Which was, of course, the best reason to read until the end.
The political and social messages are bit heavy-handed but that's about the only negative I would say about the series.
I would gladly read it again at least a few times.
The political and social messages are bit heavy-handed but that's about the only negative I would say about the series.
I would gladly read it again at least a few times.
If I was reviewing this book before the last few chapters, 5-stars all the way. It was full of surprises and I couldn’t wait to see how it all tied together in the end. But the ending was rushed, disappointing, and just broke me. It tore the characters you grew to love away from you with hardly an explanation and honestly, made the entire trilogy seem a bit pointless in the end.
Lazy ending, but the characters are just so cool; I would have given this book two starts otherwise.
*3.5
Talk about a disappointing ending. I absolutely adored the first two books in this series. I even loved about 85% of this book, but that ending... WHAT?! It was one of the pet peeves that I have about endings of books. It was so anticlimactic and left so many loose ends. I just don’t understand all of that amazing build up, just to end it like that. I was prepared to give this 5 stars, but the ending ruined it for me.
Talk about a disappointing ending. I absolutely adored the first two books in this series. I even loved about 85% of this book, but that ending... WHAT?! It was one of the pet peeves that I have about endings of books. It was so anticlimactic and left so many loose ends. I just don’t understand all of that amazing build up, just to end it like that. I was prepared to give this 5 stars, but the ending ruined it for me.
Well, Erika Johansen gets points for taking risks in her writing, that's for sure. I always think the risk fantasy authors run with world-building is that the appropriate amount of time and care needs to be given to authentic development from beginning to end. I'm not sure the right amount of time and care was given to this third volume to keep the overall story balanced. While reading the last 1/4 of the book, I could have sworn chapters were missing (they weren't)...with the delayed pub date, I almost wonder if Johansen was rushed with her ending. In the (literal) end, however, I was left wanting more, which I think is a mark of a good story.
I would like to thank the publisher, Harper (HarperCollins), for providing me with an e-galley in exchange for an honest review.
I would like to thank the publisher, Harper (HarperCollins), for providing me with an e-galley in exchange for an honest review.
So many questions left unsolved! And the ending .... so much for closure
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The finale to Erika Johansen's Tearling trilogy is a fitting conclusion to a great fantasy storyline. Queen Kelsey's road from captivity to finally solving the mysteries that led to all the woes of her land since William Tear led the crossing centuries past. Kelsey's trips back in time, started in the first novel with just the barest hints, expanded dramatically in the second, now dominate the story, finally reveal how and why Tear's utopia failed leading to the troubled land it is. Johansen masterfully crafted the tale from the beginning. The final epilogue, the last chapter, after Kelsey has finally won, is both heartwarming, and bittersweet. Johansen is a gifted fantasy author. I look forward to future efforts.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
no idea if I found the ending satisfying or not, still really like the concept but also feel like there could have been so much... more...