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rowrow's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
erikajay's review against another edition
4.0
What an end to this series! Each book gets better and better and this was easily my favorite one.
There is plenty of magic, action, and intrigue. As always, Magnus is my favorite character. I’ve loved seeing him develop over this series. He has quite a bit of growth, but it’s believable and he certainly isn’t an angel by the end.
We’ve been building up to one moment for quite some time, several books now, and I was worried that the climax would fall flat, but it didn’t! Rhodes was able to pull off a great ending. I also loved that we get to know where each character ends up.
There is plenty of magic, action, and intrigue. As always, Magnus is my favorite character. I’ve loved seeing him develop over this series. He has quite a bit of growth, but it’s believable and he certainly isn’t an angel by the end.
We’ve been building up to one moment for quite some time, several books now, and I was worried that the climax would fall flat, but it didn’t! Rhodes was able to pull off a great ending. I also loved that we get to know where each character ends up.
krln's review against another edition
3.0
this series wasnt bad, but overall very disappointing.
this time the only interesting character was amara (and maybe nerissa or ashur, if they appeared more), i didnt even really care for magnus in this book.
most characters annoyed me as they did in each installment so im mostly just repeating myself - cleo was never the cunning mastermind she was described as, jonas was just boring, lucia pissed me off. this time even magnus was bland.
i liked felix, nerissa and ashur, just wish their characters were more explored.
my favorite was amara, it feels like shes the only character with actual depth to her.
i guess thats all i can say without spoiling anything, so the next part is all SPOILERS.
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okay this will be a little (a lot) incomprehensible but i literally just finished the book and need to get in out of me.
why did anybody give a fuck when the king died?? didnt magnus and lucia forget he killed their mom? and cleos dad died because of him? and also numerous more auranians? were just forgetting that? ok.
and dont get me wrong, i like cleo and magnus together, but why did she not fight for her throne at all? like she just stopped giving a shit. her whole family is dad but her biggest problem is that she cant fuck magnus? i know that they had to focus on the kindred and whatever but still. she coulve shown at least a semblance of the cunning everyone in this book tried to convince me she had, because at least then her relationship with magnus would seem so stockholm syndromy.
why did they try to make amara such a bad person? like yeah, she stabbed her brother, i was mad at her also. but her family deserved it? like that scene was one of the best in this series. i loved the idea of her and nerissa, had it been realized more i might have given this more stars.
why the fuck did cleo run to the kindred when kyan threaned to burn the city?? like am i missing something? because i remember him saying that is they completed the ritual he would burn the world?? maybe my mat is wrong but the golden city is a part of it?
same goes for lucia and her baby, would it also doe in the whole destroying the world thing?
oh, and did every hetero relationship have to be explored?? like event in the first book, the incest wasnt necessary, it didnt even impact the books really. and jones and cleo also wasnt necessary (even though i sorta liked them together at the beggining). lucia and jonas made even less sense.
ok these might be all my thoughts now, but i might add something in the morning lol.
this time the only interesting character was amara (and maybe nerissa or ashur, if they appeared more), i didnt even really care for magnus in this book.
most characters annoyed me as they did in each installment so im mostly just repeating myself - cleo was never the cunning mastermind she was described as, jonas was just boring, lucia pissed me off. this time even magnus was bland.
i liked felix, nerissa and ashur, just wish their characters were more explored.
my favorite was amara, it feels like shes the only character with actual depth to her.
i guess thats all i can say without spoiling anything, so the next part is all SPOILERS.
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okay this will be a little (a lot) incomprehensible but i literally just finished the book and need to get in out of me.
why did anybody give a fuck when the king died?? didnt magnus and lucia forget he killed their mom? and cleos dad died because of him? and also numerous more auranians? were just forgetting that? ok.
and dont get me wrong, i like cleo and magnus together, but why did she not fight for her throne at all? like she just stopped giving a shit. her whole family is dad but her biggest problem is that she cant fuck magnus? i know that they had to focus on the kindred and whatever but still. she coulve shown at least a semblance of the cunning everyone in this book tried to convince me she had, because at least then her relationship with magnus would seem so stockholm syndromy.
why did they try to make amara such a bad person? like yeah, she stabbed her brother, i was mad at her also. but her family deserved it? like that scene was one of the best in this series. i loved the idea of her and nerissa, had it been realized more i might have given this more stars.
why the fuck did cleo run to the kindred when kyan threaned to burn the city?? like am i missing something? because i remember him saying that is they completed the ritual he would burn the world?? maybe my mat is wrong but the golden city is a part of it?
same goes for lucia and her baby, would it also doe in the whole destroying the world thing?
oh, and did every hetero relationship have to be explored?? like event in the first book, the incest wasnt necessary, it didnt even impact the books really. and jones and cleo also wasnt necessary (even though i sorta liked them together at the beggining). lucia and jonas made even less sense.
ok these might be all my thoughts now, but i might add something in the morning lol.
kaulhilo's review against another edition
4.0
i can’t believe it’s ended 💔 also is it just me or IS THERE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE ANOTHER SERIES ABOUT MAGNUS AND CLEO’S SON
loonatrum's review against another edition
5.0
wow...a series has finally come to its end. and what an end it was! i kept turning and turning the pages and found myself sad to leave all these beautiful characters. i enjoyed every single book. all these years. just wow.
sapphyi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
fatimareadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Binge read this whole series in 6 days and it was TOTALLY worth it! Honestly, this was such a satisfying conclusion to a roller coaster series! I’m going to miss these characters. <3
drridareads's review against another edition
1.0
I feel robbed of a great ending of what ifs. All that buildup for this?
Unmarked Spoilers ahead:
Falling Kingdoms is not a fairy tale retelling and yet has this most happily ever after ending I could think of.
Of course there was no way Magnus could die. Magnus has way too much attitude even when someone is helping him. Like calm it down bro.
Of course while everyone who the Kindred have taken over will loose control of their own bodies but Cleo because Cleo is our main character.
And why the hell does this world even have prophecies if they are nothing but jokes; Timotheus you're a disappointment go be a bad fortune teller instead.
Okay so I knew Jonas and Lucia were gonna get together I did not like this fact but I had accepted it. But the only time I was even partially liking her was when she was evil and so I wanted Kyan to be right about and her to go to the dark side. And have you seen X men The Last Stand? That moment when Wolverine kills Jean Grey; that was a fucking iconic moment and that is what I wanted for them. Instead I got a missing baby as an excuse for them to get together.
King Gauis dies and this time it's for real.. COOL COOL COOL
Everything else also goes pretty smoothly. Amara has her redemption and she's happy with Nerissa. Nic and Ashur are happy and together. They defeat the kindred and hurrah!
I'm not sadistic but that's just too much happy for my characters.
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So I think I don't like the last 2 books much.. found the ending underwhelming. Full RTC (i know I'll be late but it will come)
Unmarked Spoilers ahead:
Falling Kingdoms is not a fairy tale retelling and yet has this most happily ever after ending I could think of.
Of course there was no way Magnus could die. Magnus has way too much attitude even when someone is helping him. Like calm it down bro.
Of course while everyone who the Kindred have taken over will loose control of their own bodies but Cleo because Cleo is our main character.
And why the hell does this world even have prophecies if they are nothing but jokes; Timotheus you're a disappointment go be a bad fortune teller instead.
Okay so I knew Jonas and Lucia were gonna get together I did not like this fact but I had accepted it. But the only time I was even partially liking her was when she was evil and so I wanted Kyan to be right about and her to go to the dark side. And have you seen X men The Last Stand? That moment when Wolverine kills Jean Grey; that was a fucking iconic moment and that is what I wanted for them. Instead I got a missing baby as an excuse for them to get together.
King Gauis dies and this time it's for real.. COOL COOL COOL
Everything else also goes pretty smoothly. Amara has her redemption and she's happy with Nerissa. Nic and Ashur are happy and together. They defeat the kindred and hurrah!
I'm not sadistic but that's just too much happy for my characters.
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So I think I don't like the last 2 books much.. found the ending underwhelming. Full RTC (i know I'll be late but it will come)
nandaisreading's review against another edition
5.0
*EDITED AFTER READING*
OMG OMG OMG
MAGNEO COVER!!! I REPEAT, MAGNEO COVER!
BRACE YOURSELVES!!!
BUT WHY MORE LOVE TESTS MORGAN??? THEY HAD ENOUGH!!! >>> But they can overcome all of them s2
WE JUST NEED CLEO TO FIND MAGNUS, JUMP ON HIM, THEY SHARE LOVE WORDS, SHE APOLOGIZES, HE APOLOGIZES AND THEY MAKE CRAZY SEX LIKE RABBITS CAUSE THE LAST BOOK WAS TORTUROUS!!! >>>
And here we go, Jonas trying to change everything... He always makes such a mess lol >>>
And Lucia... >>>
SO COME ON DECEMBER!!! I NEED YOU! >>> Okay, we had to wait until February, but I'm so happy with all that happened! Morgan is a goddess! The end couldn't be more perfect. I'm really happy with this series. An awesome and estable evolution through all the books.
OMG OMG OMG
MAGNEO COVER!!! I REPEAT, MAGNEO COVER!
BRACE YOURSELVES!!!
BUT WHY MORE LOVE TESTS MORGAN??? THEY HAD ENOUGH!!! >>> But they can overcome all of them s2
WE JUST NEED CLEO TO FIND MAGNUS, JUMP ON HIM, THEY SHARE LOVE WORDS, SHE APOLOGIZES, HE APOLOGIZES AND THEY MAKE CRAZY SEX LIKE RABBITS CAUSE THE LAST BOOK WAS TORTUROUS!!! >>>
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HELL YEAH!!! IT WAS AMAZING!!! I just wanted more details in the cave beach scene... Maybe Morgan can gift us an extra... Magneo is THE SUPREME OTPAnd here we go, Jonas trying to change everything... He always makes such a mess lol >>>
Spoiler
This time he was FINALLY succesfull... But, with help... Okay, it's better than make a mess againAnd Lucia... >>>
Spoiler
Lucia was SO much better in this final book. Yeah, she is still a bitch and so annoying sometimes... I just wished she wasn't such a big part of the happy ending... Like the key to it all... She doesn't deserve the glory after all... And she and Jonas was a cliché... I was hoping to not happen, but I was glad it happened in a soft and indirect way...SO COME ON DECEMBER!!! I NEED YOU! >>> Okay, we had to wait until February, but I'm so happy with all that happened! Morgan is a goddess! The end couldn't be more perfect. I'm really happy with this series. An awesome and estable evolution through all the books.