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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
To put it simply, I didn't like anything at all about this book.
Oh, and now we're going to butterfly effect this ending? What, did you just not know how to wrap this story up?
I'm thankful that I just skimmed this book. I mostly just read it because it was automatically downloaded to my kindle - forgot about the library hold I'd placed on it out of curiosity. A small part of me wanted to see if she could save it, but turns out, no.
Spoiler
A villain was created and stressed for two books only for you to try to make me feel sympathy for her? And she's not the actual villain at all? Right, right, I forgot about the weird vampire/zombie children. Also, if you're going to make this magic be a big part of the story/a major plot device, do a better job of explaining.Oh, and now we're going to butterfly effect this ending? What, did you just not know how to wrap this story up?
I'm thankful that I just skimmed this book. I mostly just read it because it was automatically downloaded to my kindle - forgot about the library hold I'd placed on it out of curiosity. A small part of me wanted to see if she could save it, but turns out, no.
I felt that this book was a bit of a disappointment compared to the first 2 in the series. The fact that I listened to it on audible didn’t help - the reader was different and voiced each character totally opposite of how the reader did for the first 2 books.
This book wasn’t bad... it just took a totally different direction than the first 2. It had an ending that I didn’t love and somewhat left you hanging and I ended up walking away unsatisfied. I LOVED the first 2 books, so I’m sad to say this was a disappointment.
This book wasn’t bad... it just took a totally different direction than the first 2. It had an ending that I didn’t love and somewhat left you hanging and I ended up walking away unsatisfied. I LOVED the first 2 books, so I’m sad to say this was a disappointment.
Lackluster ending to an otherwise solid series. I felt bored most of the time as not much even happened. The red queens death was… just uneventful.
Hmm. Not sure what to say about this one. I very much enjoyed the book, but it definitely did not end the way that I expected.
SPOILERS. This was close to my favorite book in the series, though I must say now that I have finished it the first book was my favorite, and honestly could have ended there. I'm not opposed to open-ended completion of novels but the end of this last book was incredibly irritating for me. Throughout the entire book there was love, excitement and loss, and reading it was at a fast pace to keep up with the emotional roller coaster at times but it kept the novel gripping. Towards the end everything seemed cut short and seemed as though the author, finished with writing this book, just wanted to cut everything off. Tons of storylines and characters are left open-ended and though I don't always wish to have endings tied up with a bow; I'm only able to find annoyance at such a lackluster ending of this last book. It also felt very rushed as there were a handful of ERRORS throughout the book. Two misspellings as well as a few forgotten words. That to me means the editorial process and/or deadline was rushed, it was easy to find the errors just while reading it.
EDIT: I was lucky to thrift the whole series in mint condition a few weeks ago, and I couldn’t wait to reread it. The review still stands — it’s one of the best and most unique fantasy series I’ve read. For some reason, I’ve managed to forget all the major reveals and remember only small tidbits of information so it didn’t even feel like a reread.
4.75/5.00 stars. The Queen of the Tearling trilogy is one of my favorite series - I have loved it since page one, and The Fate of the Tearling was the most brilliant book of the three. I cannot rate it 5 stars, because I, like many others, was disappointed by the final chapter. Although it is absolutely logical and understandable and natural, and I might have done the same if it was my story, I did not like the ending at all - it felt anticlimactic, unfair to many favorite characters, and completely and utterly depressing.
Aside from the very end, I enjoyed every page, every passage, every word. Erika Johansen's writing differs greatly from other authors - hers are the only books I have had to look words up in in a very, very long time. She does not incorporate overused literary devices in her storytelling; her figures of speech are refreshingly creative.
Although the utopia dreamt by one man but not executed quite thoroughly enough was a very interesting plot point, I found the discussion regarding politics, religion, corruption and violence, as well as their synergy, the most fascinating in this story. All in all, this is a very beautifully written, imaginative and original story, full of strong, intelligent, flawed characters, exhilarating action sequences, a little bit of horror, some uncomfortable events, and a disappointing ending where you did not quite get the closure you expected to get. So, a very realistic story, basically.
4.75/5.00 stars. The Queen of the Tearling trilogy is one of my favorite series - I have loved it since page one, and The Fate of the Tearling was the most brilliant book of the three. I cannot rate it 5 stars, because I, like many others, was disappointed by the final chapter. Although it is absolutely logical and understandable and natural, and I might have done the same if it was my story, I did not like the ending at all - it felt anticlimactic, unfair to many favorite characters, and completely and utterly depressing.
Aside from the very end, I enjoyed every page, every passage, every word. Erika Johansen's writing differs greatly from other authors - hers are the only books I have had to look words up in in a very, very long time. She does not incorporate overused literary devices in her storytelling; her figures of speech are refreshingly creative.
Although the utopia dreamt by one man but not executed quite thoroughly enough was a very interesting plot point, I found the discussion regarding politics, religion, corruption and violence, as well as their synergy, the most fascinating in this story. All in all, this is a very beautifully written, imaginative and original story, full of strong, intelligent, flawed characters, exhilarating action sequences, a little bit of horror, some uncomfortable events, and a disappointing ending where you did not quite get the closure you expected to get. So, a very realistic story, basically.
I loved 98% of this book, which is why I gave it 4 stars. I loved the first two books so much. This series is amazing and really draws you in. I've reread the first two books several times because I enjoyed them so much and there's something so unique about the world that Erika Johansen has built.
I'm pretty mad about that ending though. I was tempted to give 2 stars because of it. The Tearling deserved better. I'm too mad to write a real review, so this is all you're getting. I'll read whatever other books she comes out with because I love her writing, but they better get the endings they deserve.
I'm pretty mad about that ending though. I was tempted to give 2 stars because of it. The Tearling deserved better. I'm too mad to write a real review, so this is all you're getting. I'll read whatever other books she comes out with because I love her writing, but they better get the endings they deserve.
Good God. this is beautiful. maddening. impossible. terrible. perfect. so man feelings. Oh how I wanted MORE for Kelsea, and yet, maybe she will have it, beyond where we can see. but I wanted to see it so badly, even with the end. the change in one character was really hard to believe.
I suppose I can be disappointed with the end and in awe of the art of it all at once. she was a hero in the end, but we didn't get to see her triumph.
I suppose I can be disappointed with the end and in awe of the art of it all at once. she was a hero in the end, but we didn't get to see her triumph.