3.72 AVERAGE


I know why I kept reading this series to the end: It has all the tropes I crave in an audio book while at work and I just kept waiting for them to live up to their full potential. 
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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madeye101's review

2.0

2.5 stars. This ain't it.
adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lia Mara's subjects struggle with her new take on leadership, with growing distrust at the magic that seems to surround her, while her sister chafes a bit under the restraints she's under. Back in Emberfall, Harper and Rhen are not faring much better. Their subjects are deeply distrustful, and Harper's assistance getting Grey out make her a traitor in the eyes of some. Meanwhile, Lillith keeps tugging at everyone's strings...

For anyone who lost a little heart with the last book, I think you'll find that there's quite a turnaround here, so I felt it deserved some credit for that, especially with Harper and Rhen taking such hits in the last book. Warrior Harper makes a return while Lia Mara finds herself having to learn how to distinguish being kind with being a doormat. Rhen, with a bit of a bumpy start, claws his way back to redemption.

There definitely feels like there's still more to go with this story--paths we haven't explored, but dear Lord, can we finally get rid of Lillith once and for all? How many times has she come back from certain death, now?

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zouille_3's review

3.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked this one, probably better than the 2nd but not as much as the 1st. I felt like not a lot happened...but I still loved reading it, such a fun series.
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lia Mara is BORING