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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
I'm genuinely so disappointed in the ending of this book. It had all this build up and just fell flat.
This book surely wraps everything up, and was interesting about 70% of the time, but these characters really deserved a better ending and closure.
The themes, the characters, the world building! oof I need to catch my breath. the ending threw me for a loop there but it seems apt. I have so so so much love for this series.
So it took me a good while to get through this as I kept stopping and starting. Eventually I took a couple of hours and just plowed through it.
I did enjoy it. I enjoy the flash backs to where the town started. I liked learning more about Katie. I still enjoyed the character of Kelsea but I thought there were so many things that were not explored that could have been.
I wish there was more of Mort collapsing they should have done more with the Queen rather than just killing her off.
Learn more about the vampire children we get that Row was making them but no idea why? I got that he wanted to rule but he was always going on about the best people getting the best. So why evil vampire children?
Such an anti climax with the father reveal after all the build up.
Then the ending it wasn’t bad necessarily I could see what she was going for but I feel it needed another couple of pages. It just seemed to end.
In general a good read, some nice themes, some good characters just unanswered questions and plot holes that bring it down a bit. Probably wouldn’t reread it, glad I got it from the library.
I did enjoy it. I enjoy the flash backs to where the town started. I liked learning more about Katie. I still enjoyed the character of Kelsea but I thought there were so many things that were not explored that could have been.
I wish there was more of Mort collapsing they should have done more with the Queen rather than just killing her off.
Learn more about the vampire children we get that Row was making them but no idea why? I got that he wanted to rule but he was always going on about the best people getting the best. So why evil vampire children?
Such an anti climax with the father reveal after all the build up.
Then the ending it wasn’t bad necessarily I could see what she was going for but I feel it needed another couple of pages. It just seemed to end.
In general a good read, some nice themes, some good characters just unanswered questions and plot holes that bring it down a bit. Probably wouldn’t reread it, glad I got it from the library.
I really liked this series. Not the usual norm for fantasy fiction. The final book felt very relevant considering the current political climate. Whether intended or just my state of mind, it could almost be a cautionary tale. The characters felt dear to me, and so I will miss them. The story line came to an unexpected conclusion which made my heart ache for Kelsea. I definitely didn't see it coming. I would definitely recommend.
What the hell? Please tell me there’s more to this or some sneaky bastard replaced the last 38 pages with utter nonsense. I’ll rate and review when I’m no longer in denial
The ending was different than I expected (though I'm not entirely sure WHAT I expected). But HOLY COW the way Johansen layers the world in this book. It's definitely a slow burn of a story but well worth it.
Here's how this entire series turned out for me:
The Queen of the Tearling (Book 1): An above average book promising great things in the future
The Invasion of the Tearling (Book 2): One of the best books I have ever read.
The Fate of the Tearling (Book 3): Back to being an above average book, with things going a bit too far.
I don't really have problems with the way this book ended, but how it was achieved was craaazy.
I might change the rating to 4 or 2 depending the aftertaste of this book. But for now, it stays at 3.
The Queen of the Tearling (Book 1): An above average book promising great things in the future
The Invasion of the Tearling (Book 2): One of the best books I have ever read.
The Fate of the Tearling (Book 3): Back to being an above average book, with things going a bit too far.
I don't really have problems with the way this book ended, but how it was achieved was craaazy.
Spoiler
Lily coming out of Katie?? What the fuck?? And teeth like needles?? What what what?? And who killed Jonathan if Katie wasn't herself?? And that's all it took to make things normal? Making Katie stay and killing Row? Ugh....I might change the rating to 4 or 2 depending the aftertaste of this book. But for now, it stays at 3.
I was seriously impressed with this series. So many times something would happen and I'd think oh, this is going to happen, but the predictable thing never did occur. Nor did the normal happily ever after ending, not that it was a bad ending either, but to let this ending or even come up with it after becoming so attached to your character, that is truly something magnificent!