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4.0
3.75 stars? I’d give it 4, but I put it down for a few days and didn’t think much about it, so I’m hesitant.
These books just keep getting better! I feel like each book has a huge revelation or discovery, but it also seems like there’s so much left to learn and there should be more books in the series than the one I have left?! I don’t think I want it to end!
It was nice to learn more about Jago, Maiya, and Tràth - even more about Aaron toward the last third or so. There are definitely some loose ends and things that happen conveniently (Huck and Demi are gone most of the book, and why has everyone forgotten about Koen’s father?), and I didn’t like that a sort of villain was essentially American -______- but still. Very enjoyable!
I think I’d go so far as to say I’m now fae trash, lol. I really love learning about these faeries and the druids! I’m a way, it feels like two separate trilogies - the first three focus on learning about all the fae, and the next three seem more geared toward druids. But they all fit together too. It’s hard to describe.
I also want to note...AND THIS IS A BIT OF A SPOILER that I don’t want to mark...I was really nervous about what happened in the argument Douglas and Tràth had at the beginning of the book. Douglas bursts out with something like “I’m not a queer” and I was like HE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT. But probably less than a page later, Munro pulls Tràth aside and explains that Douglas is young and stupid and definitely didn’t mean what he said. He also said something I highlighted about being too young to realize what his parents taught him might be wrong. And that felt like a really generalized statement that I spent days thinking about. It also kind of set the tone for the book. That things are changing rapidly in this world and they all need to accept that what they’ve been taught (or what they’ve previously known to be true) might actually be incomplete or even false. I also liked that Douglas corrected his harsh words later on with the story about his male friend and their double date adventures. And not only did Douglas fuck up royally and apologize for it, but he flat out told Tràth he loved him and would follow him anywhere/do anything for him. Which is a really brave thing to do in the real world, never mind with crazy magic and old prejudices to deal with and overcome. I never really cared about Douglas, but that bit really endeared him to me.
I also can’t wait to read more about Joy!!!! I’m excited and also sad to see how it all ends. I now understand why some urban fantasy sort of stories have massively long series. I’d be happy if this one lasted 10+ books, honestly. Especially since they keep getting better!!
<3
These books just keep getting better! I feel like each book has a huge revelation or discovery, but it also seems like there’s so much left to learn and there should be more books in the series than the one I have left?! I don’t think I want it to end!
It was nice to learn more about Jago, Maiya, and Tràth - even more about Aaron toward the last third or so. There are definitely some loose ends and things that happen conveniently (Huck and Demi are gone most of the book, and why has everyone forgotten about Koen’s father?), and I didn’t like that a sort of villain was essentially American -______- but still. Very enjoyable!
I think I’d go so far as to say I’m now fae trash, lol. I really love learning about these faeries and the druids! I’m a way, it feels like two separate trilogies - the first three focus on learning about all the fae, and the next three seem more geared toward druids. But they all fit together too. It’s hard to describe.
I also want to note...AND THIS IS A BIT OF A SPOILER that I don’t want to mark...I was really nervous about what happened in the argument Douglas and Tràth had at the beginning of the book. Douglas bursts out with something like “I’m not a queer” and I was like HE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT. But probably less than a page later, Munro pulls Tràth aside and explains that Douglas is young and stupid and definitely didn’t mean what he said. He also said something I highlighted about being too young to realize what his parents taught him might be wrong. And that felt like a really generalized statement that I spent days thinking about. It also kind of set the tone for the book. That things are changing rapidly in this world and they all need to accept that what they’ve been taught (or what they’ve previously known to be true) might actually be incomplete or even false. I also liked that Douglas corrected his harsh words later on with the story about his male friend and their double date adventures. And not only did Douglas fuck up royally and apologize for it, but he flat out told Tràth he loved him and would follow him anywhere/do anything for him. Which is a really brave thing to do in the real world, never mind with crazy magic and old prejudices to deal with and overcome. I never really cared about Douglas, but that bit really endeared him to me.
I also can’t wait to read more about Joy!!!! I’m excited and also sad to see how it all ends. I now understand why some urban fantasy sort of stories have massively long series. I’d be happy if this one lasted 10+ books, honestly. Especially since they keep getting better!!
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