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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
4.5 overall.
~SPOILERS BELOW YOU'VE BEEN WARNED~
I loved the majority of this book.
Up until the last 30 pages.
I really really REALLY hated the ending. Okay alright she saved everyone and everything, but she also LOST so much. She lost the people she cared for most. Now they don't even recognize her. That's not okay.
I wanted her to live a happy life as a successful queen with Pen and Mace and Elston and everyone at her side.
~SPOILERS BELOW YOU'VE BEEN WARNED~
I loved the majority of this book.
Up until the last 30 pages.
I really really REALLY hated the ending. Okay alright she saved everyone and everything, but she also LOST so much. She lost the people she cared for most. Now they don't even recognize her. That's not okay.
I wanted her to live a happy life as a successful queen with Pen and Mace and Elston and everyone at her side.
This last installment of The Queen of the Tearling trilogy was a let-down. The plot became muddy, the characters actions became inconsistent, and the biggest questions were unanswered. Usually when the big questions are unanswered I enjoy pondering the "what ifs" when the book is over, however, this one was just a disappointment. The writing style is still enjoyable, the concept is intriguing, it just went off the rails.
By the end I felt like I was reading a cheap knockoff of The Wizard of Oz.
By the end I felt like I was reading a cheap knockoff of The Wizard of Oz.
Seriously-this book went way over to horror and bad sex scenes and the ending-what happened? It feels like this book doesn't fit with the others.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Good story, the underlying commentary on politics and religion was a bit too much. But as fantasy/dystopian with a hint of sci fi go, the end of this trilogy was not bad.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Arguably the worst ending to a trilogy I think I’ve ever read. The book was so good leading up to it, and then the last chapter or so basically erased the entirety of the other two books, making me frustrated and unsatisfied in immense amounts.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
Writing: 0.75/1
Plot: 0.75/1
Characters: 1/1
Misc. (dialogue, pace, setting, conclusion): 0.5/1
Enjoyment: 0.75/1
= 3.75 ⭐️
Others have written good and accurate reviews for this book, I am less forgiving than them it seems. Two stars, this book continues the so far excellent story but starts having pacing problems and frequent hops between the different story arcs, this is not too bad on its own, however, characters seems to dissolve, the story is crammed in portions and then there is a deus ex machina ending that is complete crap.
The last few chapters is where this book really fell apart for me.
I'm not even sure how to explain this, it got so freaking convoluted at the end. The closet Kelsea got to the conclusion of the Katie story, the more the plot fell apart for me. First, I couldn't remember all of the characters and the plot lines (who was Yusuf? probably didn't matter anyway), so for a good chunk of pages I was slightly confused. Next, what was with that whatever it was (Row?) emerging from Katie's mouth? And then, everything was magically fixed and we're suddenly in another version of reality where EVERYTHING WE'VE READ THUS FAR GOT ERASED? WTF? And the ending was just... a whimper.
Johansen built a great world with great characters, and I swear the last hundred pages read like she handed the series off to someone else. Or she couldn't figure out how to wrap things up and used the "and then I woke up" trope.
I'm not even sure how to explain this, it got so freaking convoluted at the end. The closet Kelsea got to the conclusion of the Katie story, the more the plot fell apart for me. First, I couldn't remember all of the characters and the plot lines (who was Yusuf? probably didn't matter anyway), so for a good chunk of pages I was slightly confused. Next, what was with that whatever it was (Row?) emerging from Katie's mouth? And then, everything was magically fixed and we're suddenly in another version of reality where EVERYTHING WE'VE READ THUS FAR GOT ERASED? WTF? And the ending was just... a whimper.
Johansen built a great world with great characters, and I swear the last hundred pages read like she handed the series off to someone else. Or she couldn't figure out how to wrap things up and used the "and then I woke up" trope.
I liked the first book and the second one was decent. This last book was unreadable. I hate the time change. Made it about a third of the way before I just gave up. I really don’t understand how this third book is so bad. It actually made me angry that I wasted my time reading the first two books.