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A review by nataliestorozhenko
Eclipse of the Crown by A.K. Caggiano
5.0
I think this is the best book out of the three. It's a great ending to the series, and I had a lot of fun reading it, not to mention how much I grew to love all the characters in it. Once again, I must say that I appreciate the writing style in this book because it's both pretentious and silly at the same time, which is why I decided to read it in the first place. I enjoyed the shifting POVs throughout the series as it was done so seamlessly and didn't cause any confusion.
This part had everything I wanted and needed. Their stay at Yvloc was very entertaining, with all the bureaucracy and GOoD's policies that made me laugh. Amma suddenly becoming the king of gobbies and trying to stop them from "being died" was hilarious. Damien finally becoming an abductee (multiple times), and Amma becoming braver and more powerful to save him. I loved that she finally had the chance to boss him around and show him what it was like for her. Xander is still kind of a shithead though, but I think he has some redeeming qualities. The action-packed plot was deliciously wrapped in a lot of tension and painful interruptions, which made the heartfelt family reunion and the sweet but passionate ending all the more gratifying. The scene where Damien talked with his father over the crystal made me tear up a little because I just adore their dynamic. Although we did not encounter her too much, I loved his mother's character too.
Romance is all well and alive again, and chivalry is not dead because:
“What I mean is that I want to keep you, your body, your soul. I want every beat of your heart for my own, and I want to be consumed by you.”
“I am in love with you, Amma, utterly and unconditionally, until my last breath and beyond.”
And I just love how in these tender moments their dynamic shifts and Amma becomes crass, which is a far cry from Amma we meet in the first book - and it's the development I needed:
“You’ve ruined me, Ammalie,” he said with a chuckle. “Enthralled me completely without even using magic.” She hummed a sweet sound then, the vibration of her throat tickling his fingers. Delight broke on her face under the moonlight—not terror nor disgust at hearing how he wanted her, but satisfaction. “Not true,” she said, trying to shake off his grip on her wrist as her smile turned playful, “if I had you enthralled, you would fuck me when I ask.”
“It seems our morals have completely flipped.” Swiftly, he wrenched her arm up and pressed it against where her other hand lay on the bed. Releasing her neck, he caught both of her wrists together and trapped them in a more secure grip. “It’s your fault—you’ve made me wicked,” she said, and he thought he might die by her words alone.”
What else can I say? It was perfect and exactly what I needed to wash off the sour taste after reading the "Fourth Wing".
This part had everything I wanted and needed. Their stay at Yvloc was very entertaining, with all the bureaucracy and GOoD's policies that made me laugh. Amma suddenly becoming the king of gobbies and trying to stop them from "being died" was hilarious. Damien finally becoming an abductee (multiple times), and Amma becoming braver and more powerful to save him. I loved that she finally had the chance to boss him around and show him what it was like for her. Xander is still kind of a shithead though, but I think he has some redeeming qualities. The action-packed plot was deliciously wrapped in a lot of tension and painful interruptions, which made the heartfelt family reunion and the sweet but passionate ending all the more gratifying. The scene where Damien talked with his father over the crystal made me tear up a little because I just adore their dynamic. Although we did not encounter her too much, I loved his mother's character too.
Romance is all well and alive again, and chivalry is not dead because:
“What I mean is that I want to keep you, your body, your soul. I want every beat of your heart for my own, and I want to be consumed by you.”
“I am in love with you, Amma, utterly and unconditionally, until my last breath and beyond.”
And I just love how in these tender moments their dynamic shifts and Amma becomes crass, which is a far cry from Amma we meet in the first book - and it's the development I needed:
“You’ve ruined me, Ammalie,” he said with a chuckle. “Enthralled me completely without even using magic.” She hummed a sweet sound then, the vibration of her throat tickling his fingers. Delight broke on her face under the moonlight—not terror nor disgust at hearing how he wanted her, but satisfaction. “Not true,” she said, trying to shake off his grip on her wrist as her smile turned playful, “if I had you enthralled, you would fuck me when I ask.”
“It seems our morals have completely flipped.” Swiftly, he wrenched her arm up and pressed it against where her other hand lay on the bed. Releasing her neck, he caught both of her wrists together and trapped them in a more secure grip. “It’s your fault—you’ve made me wicked,” she said, and he thought he might die by her words alone.”
What else can I say? It was perfect and exactly what I needed to wash off the sour taste after reading the "Fourth Wing".