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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
3 stars.
Okay let me preface this a bit. I first read the Queen of the Tearling series back when it was first published four years ago. I remember the first book was slow but I had liked it quite a lot. Then the second book came along and holy crap was it slow and I honestly could not have cared less about the plot once Lily was introduced. All I wanted to read were the chapters about the Crossing because Kelsea was so infuriating and her character development just got worse and worse to me. Then the third and final book came out and it was pretty close to the same -- what saved the book were the chapters that had nothing to do with Kelsea, the ones about the Crossing and the Town.
I loved reading about different characters from the Town era, Katie and Row Finn and their friendship. Their story was so much more interesting than Kelsea's but honestly Kelsea was so god damn annoying so literally anything would have been better than her chapters. I could understand Kelsea's changes from headstrong naive girl to morally confused queen to what she ended up being in the end which was something in between. It was a strong journey and a necessary one, but that doesn't mean it was easy to read or easy to like Kelsea as a character. She was callous and harsh and indifferent with matters that she shouldn't have been and then she was so weak willed and soft when she should have been strong. GAH SHE WAS SO FRUSTRATING. But in the end, she was the person she was meant to be (FINALLY) and was true to herself.
So one of my biggest issues was how so many secondary characters were brushed off at the end of the story. Penn, Aisa, even the Fetch, all got brushed under the rug by the end of it all. I like Penn and Kelsea's relationship in the first two books especially once they got romantic but then Kelsea ended it and after all of Penn's blubbering about her being in the Red Queen's hands he barely seemed to register her return. Yeah yeah he couldn't be with her anymore but still you don't just stop loving someone like that, it just felt really abrupt and poorly timed. Then there was Aisa, this cool badass little girl out to protect her family by any means necessary and what even happens to her in the end??? Like her death happened so fast that I didn't even notice it. After all she went through she died that frickin fast and without ceremony. And honestly what was the point of the Fetch this whole time???? He was so mysterious and cool and then I learned his real identity and who he was to Row Finn and wow disappointed because he's now no longer cool and his character just seemed pointless.
I don't know guys this series started off so strong and had so much potential and then that fUCKING ENDING JUST RUINED EVERYTHING BEYOND REPAIR. LIKE SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL???? It was so FRICKIN disappointing to see that Kelsea saved everyone but ended up creating a new future where her life was changed completely and I don't know man it was just so unsatisfying and disappointing and I am disappointed that this was how I started off 2017 because I think it put me in a bit of a slump.
Okay let me preface this a bit. I first read the Queen of the Tearling series back when it was first published four years ago. I remember the first book was slow but I had liked it quite a lot. Then the second book came along and holy crap was it slow and I honestly could not have cared less about the plot once Lily was introduced. All I wanted to read were the chapters about the Crossing because Kelsea was so infuriating and her character development just got worse and worse to me. Then the third and final book came out and it was pretty close to the same -- what saved the book were the chapters that had nothing to do with Kelsea, the ones about the Crossing and the Town.
I loved reading about different characters from the Town era, Katie and Row Finn and their friendship. Their story was so much more interesting than Kelsea's but honestly Kelsea was so god damn annoying so literally anything would have been better than her chapters. I could understand Kelsea's changes from headstrong naive girl to morally confused queen to what she ended up being in the end which was something in between. It was a strong journey and a necessary one, but that doesn't mean it was easy to read or easy to like Kelsea as a character. She was callous and harsh and indifferent with matters that she shouldn't have been and then she was so weak willed and soft when she should have been strong. GAH SHE WAS SO FRUSTRATING. But in the end, she was the person she was meant to be (FINALLY) and was true to herself.
So one of my biggest issues was how so many secondary characters were brushed off at the end of the story. Penn, Aisa, even the Fetch, all got brushed under the rug by the end of it all. I like Penn and Kelsea's relationship in the first two books especially once they got romantic but then Kelsea ended it and after all of Penn's blubbering about her being in the Red Queen's hands he barely seemed to register her return. Yeah yeah he couldn't be with her anymore but still you don't just stop loving someone like that, it just felt really abrupt and poorly timed. Then there was Aisa, this cool badass little girl out to protect her family by any means necessary and what even happens to her in the end??? Like her death happened so fast that I didn't even notice it. After all she went through she died that frickin fast and without ceremony. And honestly what was the point of the Fetch this whole time???? He was so mysterious and cool and then I learned his real identity and who he was to Row Finn and wow disappointed because he's now no longer cool and his character just seemed pointless.
I don't know guys this series started off so strong and had so much potential and then that fUCKING ENDING JUST RUINED EVERYTHING BEYOND REPAIR. LIKE SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL???? It was so FRICKIN disappointing to see that Kelsea saved everyone but ended up creating a new future where her life was changed completely and I don't know man it was just so unsatisfying and disappointing and I am disappointed that this was how I started off 2017 because I think it put me in a bit of a slump.
Terzo e ultimo volume della trilogia iniziata con The Queen of the Tearling. Avevamo lasciato la nostra Kelsea nelle mani della Regina Rossa, dopo averle consegnato i suoi zaffiri e sacrificato se stessa in cambio di una tregua di tre anni nella guerra fra il Mortmense e il Tearling, e qui la ritroviamo, imprigionata nelle segrete di Demesne; nel frattempo Mazza Chiodata ricopre il non facile ruolo di Reggente cercando di gestire allo stesso tempo gli affari del Regno, la minaccia della guerra, i rapporti sempre più tesi con la Chiesa, e le missioni per riportare a casa la Regina; dal Fairwich discende inesorabile la minaccia dell'Orfano che devasta sempre più villaggi allungando le sue file di inquietanti e mostruosi bambini.
Kelsea continua ad avere le sue visioni ma stavolta non si tratta più di Lily, ma di Katie, una giovane ragazza di una generazione successiva al Passaggio, cresciuta assieme a Row Finn e Fetch prima che venissero maledetti e resi immortali. Cos'è successo veramente? Cos'ha portato alla disfatta del grande sogno di William Tear? Com'è morto in realtà suo figlio Johnatan? Ma soprattutto, cosa deve imparare stavolta Kelsea dalla vita di Katie, e in che modo è collegata alla sua?
Mentre cerchiamo risposte a questi interrogativi troviamo le risposte alle domande che ci siamo fatti al termine del libro precedente: scopriamo come è finita l'invasione Mort, scopriamo cos'è successo a Lily e William Tear, scopriamo chi sono davvero Fetch e Row Finn, ma soprattutto scopriamo chi é il dannatissimo padre di Kelsea! (Non avrei mai indovinato...)
Come ho già detto parlando degli altri libri, i continui flashback non confondono le idee ma sono invece gestiti benissimo e riescono a portare avanti le due storie mantenendo vivo l'interesse verso entrambe, e la trama del racconto mette in luce un sacco di spunti di riflessione e dibattito verso idee e argomenti sempre molto attuali e a volte scomodi.
Il finale è assolutamente imprevedibile e mi ha lasciata di sasso, sul momento ci sono rimasta malissimo ed ero veramente angosciata, tuttavia pensandoci si tratta di un finale perfetto, un finale agrodolce ma perfettamente in linea con quello che è il carattere della nostra protagonista.
medium-paced
J'ai beaucoup aimé la trilogie. La fin n'était pas tout à fait prévisible donc j'ai été agréablement surprise. C'est une histoire fantastique comme je n'en ai pas lu avant, c'est intéressant de voir les différents destins des personnages se croiser sans que ça tombe dans des voyages temporels.
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The ending absolutely broke my heart. I completely understood why she chose to finish the series that way, but after all the events of the last three books it was really hard to stomach her loved ones no longer remembering her as queen. However I still loved this series and would highly recommend it for anyone who wants some adult fantasy novels.
The ending absolutely broke my heart. I completely understood why she chose to finish the series that way, but after all the events of the last three books it was really hard to stomach her loved ones no longer remembering her as queen. However I still loved this series and would highly recommend it for anyone who wants some adult fantasy novels.
4.5 stars.
I think number two is still my favourite, but this was a strong final chapter in the story of Kelsea and the Tearling.
I am still digesting the ending, but I think I like it. I can see that it won't work for everyone and how polarizing it can be. But it worked for me!
I think number two is still my favourite, but this was a strong final chapter in the story of Kelsea and the Tearling.
I am still digesting the ending, but I think I like it. I can see that it won't work for everyone and how polarizing it can be. But it worked for me!
Sebenarnya aku bingung bagaimana mau menilai buku ketiga ini. Buku pertama dimulai dgn cerita yg kuat, mengisahkan seorang gadis di umur 19 thn diboyong ke istana setelah bertahun2 dibesarkan oleh pelayan istana untuk menjadi ratu. Alur bolak balik di masa kini & masa lalu, namun sebagian besar terfokus di masa lalu. Endingnya pun terkesan penyelesaian yg terlalu mudah.
Melanjutkn cerita yg menggantung di buku kedua, Kelsea menjadi tahanan Ratu Merah. Setelah di buku 2 Kelsea memasuki kehidupan Lily, di buku 3 ini Kelsea menjadi Katie Rice.
Masa lalu menyita hampir sebagian besar buku ini sehingga alur utamanya mengenai Kelsea tersisihkan. Agak mengecewakan sbnrnya, untuk buku yg dimulai dgn sangat kuat.
Melanjutkn cerita yg menggantung di buku kedua, Kelsea menjadi tahanan Ratu Merah. Setelah di buku 2 Kelsea memasuki kehidupan Lily, di buku 3 ini Kelsea menjadi Katie Rice.
Masa lalu menyita hampir sebagian besar buku ini sehingga alur utamanya mengenai Kelsea tersisihkan. Agak mengecewakan sbnrnya, untuk buku yg dimulai dgn sangat kuat.
Satisfying—and surprising—conclusion to the series.
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
It was a big task to tie up all of the loose ends in this novel, but it was done and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This series sucked you into the world and the mysteries were intriguing and unraveled slowly and deliberately, holding my attention throughout. I loved the characters and felt a great let down at the end of their story. This trilogy was very well done...some swearing and violence...
I have not been this angry about the ending of a story since LOST.
I have reccommend this series to friends, patrons, and loved ones as "unputdownable" and "sweeping epic" and "fantasy at it's best" and I am so SO SO sorry I've done that because the ending just wiped away the entire thing, none of it ever happened. Poof, I wasted however many hours reading this story because it never actually happened.
It got an an extra star because the writing is fantastic. The words and story flow beautifully from this authors fingertips. If only she'd used her powers for good instead of evil.
I have reccommend this series to friends, patrons, and loved ones as "unputdownable" and "sweeping epic" and "fantasy at it's best" and I am so SO SO sorry I've done that because the ending just wiped away the entire thing, none of it ever happened. Poof, I wasted however many hours reading this story because it never actually happened.
It got an an extra star because the writing is fantastic. The words and story flow beautifully from this authors fingertips. If only she'd used her powers for good instead of evil.
I picked up this series on a whim and it has been a ride! I have enjoyed it but holy cow! Quite unexpected ending.