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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Je trouve que ce tome clôture bien la saga, ni trop de détail, ni trop peu. Certaines choses m’ont agacé surtout sur la place de la romance que j’ai parfois trouvé niaise. Mais le tout est très addictif et j’ai bien aimé les complots politiques.
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Edited 11/21/2023
No matter how many times I read this, I still cry at the end of this book. What happens in this book just devastates me. There is so much loss to be dealt with. And also so many betrayals so much hurt! I admire Sage for keeping it together. She cried and made mistakes, but she stood strong. She had help from her friends and Alex, but she continued on. She fought and dealt with her trauma and the guilt. She deserves all the good. She is one of the most trusted people in all 3 kingdoms! I love her. Alex also grew so much in this book. Be deserves all the happiness. And I love how he doesn't fear nor begrudge Sage her rank and her successes! He supports her wholeheartedly.
I'm so glad this rollercoaster of a ride is over 😭😭 so many emotions and changes. Sage is brilliant. And I'm glad so many trust her! She's so smart! Alex sometimes is such a dolt but I love him! Clare is so strong. She's been through so much. Felt like this was the best of the three
No matter how many times I read this, I still cry at the end of this book. What happens in this book just devastates me. There is so much loss to be dealt with. And also so many betrayals so much hurt! I admire Sage for keeping it together. She cried and made mistakes, but she stood strong. She had help from her friends and Alex, but she continued on. She fought and dealt with her trauma and the guilt. She deserves all the good. She is one of the most trusted people in all 3 kingdoms! I love her. Alex also grew so much in this book. Be deserves all the happiness. And I love how he doesn't fear nor begrudge Sage her rank and her successes! He supports her wholeheartedly.
I'm so glad this rollercoaster of a ride is over 😭😭 so many emotions and changes. Sage is brilliant. And I'm glad so many trust her! She's so smart! Alex sometimes is such a dolt but I love him! Clare is so strong. She's been through so much. Felt like this was the best of the three
I knew who the bad guy was the whole time. It had a good ending tho. I like how it wrapped this series up but left some things open to a spin-off. I always enjoy those.
All right this was freaking cute.
The fluff is top-notch - but so is the story. I felt a lot of anguish and hope and suspense.
I like the development of ALL the main characters and their relationships/interactions - and the new characters, the villain - EVERYONE. This RARELY happens.
And usually, with the way trilogies have been going for me - the third one lets me down by at least one star. Here, the rating actually INCREASED. This is because while we get the happy endings we want, there's still a lot of tension and action in the espionage plot, and a lot of gritty realness about the costs of war, which I think is good for a YA audience to understand. There were moments I truly believed things might not come together, and was surprised at the timing of events when they did.
Beaty's characters have excellent rapport by this point in the series. I enjoy all the wonderful friendships between the women in these books too.
BUT Lani and Cass are my personal favorites, so that ending was just *chef's kiss* perfection. I LOVE THAT SHE PROPOSED IN SUCH A PERSONAL WAY. Honestly the way their love grew was so innocent and cute, and all of their friends teasing them was adorable too.
This was a bit of a departure from the recent norm for me - if faerie fantasy can be a norm?!? IDK it's quarantine . This is fantasy, but without magic or magical creatures. Which is new for me. A lot of military talk and strategy as well, which makes sense given the author's background. But I enjoyed the density of the world-building in that way - again a rarity for me. Usually, I'm not into super dense detailed world-building. Here, it kept my attention and I think it's worked well to elevate this series from being too YA also.
So older readers (yours truly) can appreciate it.
These covers are so gosh darn beautiful I may just order the trilogy for my bookshelf. We shall see...
The fluff is top-notch - but so is the story. I felt a lot of anguish and hope and suspense.
I like the development of ALL the main characters and their relationships/interactions - and the new characters, the villain - EVERYONE. This RARELY happens.
And usually, with the way trilogies have been going for me - the third one lets me down by at least one star. Here, the rating actually INCREASED. This is because while we get the happy endings we want, there's still a lot of tension and action in the espionage plot, and a lot of gritty realness about the costs of war
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Sage's PTSD, the murder of soldiers, to name a few momentsSpoiler
THE WEDDINGS!!!!Beaty's characters have excellent rapport by this point in the series. I enjoy
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the discussions of Sage and Alex needing to grow independently and grow together for their relationship to blossom, andSpoiler
Sage and Alex's relationship is a lot better in this one; he's not just all puppy love. He tones down the mooning.BUT Lani and Cass are my personal favorites, so that ending was just *chef's kiss* perfection. I LOVE THAT SHE PROPOSED IN SUCH A PERSONAL WAY. Honestly the way their love grew was so innocent and cute, and all of their friends teasing them was adorable too.
This was a bit of a departure from the recent norm for me - if faerie fantasy can be a norm?!? IDK it's quarantine . This is fantasy, but without magic or magical creatures. Which is new for me. A lot of military talk and strategy as well, which makes sense given the author's background. But I enjoyed the density of the world-building in that way - again a rarity for me. Usually, I'm not into super dense detailed world-building. Here, it kept my attention and I think it's worked well to elevate this series from being too YA also.
So older readers (yours truly) can appreciate it.
These covers are so gosh darn beautiful I may just order the trilogy for my bookshelf. We shall see...
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
The Traitor’s Kingdom is the third (and final) book in The Traitor’s Circle series by Erin Beaty. I have to tell you that I’ve been waiting to get my hands on this book since the end of book two and this was everything I was hoping it would be as a wrap up for Sage and Alex…as well as all their friends. No spoilers ahead for this book.
Sage is now an Ambassador representing Demora in talks with Kimisara to avoid a war and Alex is now a Major leading the Norsari that are tasked with protecting her and the others during the talks. The politics are what drive the story here and I loved how Beaty tied it together with the character’s development. There are still wounds from what happened in book two, but everyone is trying to move forward and make the decisions they think will help relieve the tensions between the countries.
If you know me, you know I love when I can connect to the characters in a book and Beaty did a great job of getting my attention in book one and never letting go. Alex and Sage have both grown so much since book one, both individually and together. In this book, they are both getting comfortable with their new responsibilities and while they love each other, those responsibilities tend to get in the way…even if some exceptions are made for them. There are some difficult decisions that had to be made by both of them and while it might have been really easy to just react, Alex is the one to pull back and really consider the impact of their actions. While difficult to understand in the heat of the moment, I love how Sage didn’t just give up and how Alex let her feel her feelings yet still pushed her to realize how much he loves her. It was actually one of my favorite parts of the book and I know this sounds super vague, but I don’t want to ruin anything so just go read it already.
The secondary characters are well developed in this story as well. We learn more about Queen Zoraya and Huzar which I liked as it was great to be able to know more about their motivations. Lani and Clare are still with Sage, but we also get introduced to Clare’s sister, Sophia who has only been mentioned previously. And then all the other characters as well. They all played an important part in the story and I thought Beaty did a wonderful job of bringing everything together.
As the peace talks are taking place, it becomes clear that nothing is going to get resolved with the group involved so the queen secretly proposes (via Alex and Huzar) that she meet with Sage alone. As the meeting concludes with agreements in place, the group is attacked, and things become even more dangerous for everyone as the queen is injured. As the story progresses, it becomes clear that someone from the Demoran camp is leaking information, but no one is sure who or how and Sage convinces the group to move forward with a plan that she thinks will allow them to figure out who is acting against them.
That's all I can say now without giving more of the story away so if you want more, you have to go pick up the book. I was so excited to get my hands on this and now that I’m finished, I am going to have to go back and re-read the whole thing again. It was such a great wrap up to a series that had me at page one and I can’t wait to see what Beaty writes next. If you are looking for a fantasy series that will pull you in with great characters, a story that is full of political intrigue, and of course, some swoons, definitely check this one out.
Thank you to the publisher for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.
Sage is now an Ambassador representing Demora in talks with Kimisara to avoid a war and Alex is now a Major leading the Norsari that are tasked with protecting her and the others during the talks. The politics are what drive the story here and I loved how Beaty tied it together with the character’s development. There are still wounds from what happened in book two, but everyone is trying to move forward and make the decisions they think will help relieve the tensions between the countries.
If you know me, you know I love when I can connect to the characters in a book and Beaty did a great job of getting my attention in book one and never letting go. Alex and Sage have both grown so much since book one, both individually and together. In this book, they are both getting comfortable with their new responsibilities and while they love each other, those responsibilities tend to get in the way…even if some exceptions are made for them. There are some difficult decisions that had to be made by both of them and while it might have been really easy to just react, Alex is the one to pull back and really consider the impact of their actions. While difficult to understand in the heat of the moment, I love how Sage didn’t just give up and how Alex let her feel her feelings yet still pushed her to realize how much he loves her. It was actually one of my favorite parts of the book and I know this sounds super vague, but I don’t want to ruin anything so just go read it already.
The secondary characters are well developed in this story as well. We learn more about Queen Zoraya and Huzar which I liked as it was great to be able to know more about their motivations. Lani and Clare are still with Sage, but we also get introduced to Clare’s sister, Sophia who has only been mentioned previously. And then all the other characters as well. They all played an important part in the story and I thought Beaty did a wonderful job of bringing everything together.
As the peace talks are taking place, it becomes clear that nothing is going to get resolved with the group involved so the queen secretly proposes (via Alex and Huzar) that she meet with Sage alone. As the meeting concludes with agreements in place, the group is attacked, and things become even more dangerous for everyone as the queen is injured. As the story progresses, it becomes clear that someone from the Demoran camp is leaking information, but no one is sure who or how and Sage convinces the group to move forward with a plan that she thinks will allow them to figure out who is acting against them.
That's all I can say now without giving more of the story away so if you want more, you have to go pick up the book. I was so excited to get my hands on this and now that I’m finished, I am going to have to go back and re-read the whole thing again. It was such a great wrap up to a series that had me at page one and I can’t wait to see what Beaty writes next. If you are looking for a fantasy series that will pull you in with great characters, a story that is full of political intrigue, and of course, some swoons, definitely check this one out.
Thank you to the publisher for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
My favorite in the trilogy! I found this one to be the most exciting
As far as the end of a trilogy goes... this book sort of felt like a step down from the other two. At times I found Sage's behavior annoying. I felt that she should have understood the pressure Alex was under but I also understand how heartbroken she must have felt. Overall as a series I loved the books this one just happened to be my least favorite out of them.