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A review by jinxei
On These Wicked Shores by Katherine Quinn
5.0
I read these two books back to back after being approved for the ARC of On These Wicked Shores. I told myself after seeing "omg that ending" for book one that I needed to read them close together. That I wouldn't let myself finish it and have to sit here with any sort of cliffhanger when it's a trilogy and there's not even an anticipated release date for book 3.
I cannot believe I did this to myself. The heartbreak.
No, it's not necessarily a cliffhanger, but I did reread the last few chapters and redownload the book thinking "maybe my copy was just cut off." Of course not. But let me backtrack.
On These Wicked Shores picks up three months after where The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea left off. Margrete and Bash must gather a crew as creatures now stalk the human realm and must be defeated. As they find themselves shipwrecked on an island and separated from one another, they must overcome obstacles to reunite. But not only are there deadly creatures, but a god watching their every move.
Bash and Margrete are one of my favorite couples. They have overcome so much and maintained their belief in their love surviving. It is hard to not root for them, and also wish for them to catch a break. The twists and turns and shocking revelations give not just more of a punch to this book, but also to what is to come in book three. While we learned much about her powers and both of their pasts, I am hoping we see more of the secondary characters that wiggled into my heart, like Bay.
The Azantian trilogy is an incredible ride, I didn't get a single bit of that "middle book filler slump" that is hard to not feel with trilogies, and I cannot wait for the conclusion. Even if it will be a little bittersweet to leave these characters I have come to love behind.
Those last few chapters really shocked me, and I'm normally one to guess a twist 5 minutes in. Definitely don't forget the epilogue to get the villain's POV to give you some peace (and something to think about) as we wait for book three.
I cannot believe I did this to myself. The heartbreak.
No, it's not necessarily a cliffhanger, but I did reread the last few chapters and redownload the book thinking "maybe my copy was just cut off." Of course not. But let me backtrack.
On These Wicked Shores picks up three months after where The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea left off. Margrete and Bash must gather a crew as creatures now stalk the human realm and must be defeated. As they find themselves shipwrecked on an island and separated from one another, they must overcome obstacles to reunite. But not only are there deadly creatures, but a god watching their every move.
Bash and Margrete are one of my favorite couples. They have overcome so much and maintained their belief in their love surviving. It is hard to not root for them, and also wish for them to catch a break. The twists and turns and shocking revelations give not just more of a punch to this book, but also to what is to come in book three. While we learned much about her powers and both of their pasts, I am hoping we see more of the secondary characters that wiggled into my heart, like Bay.
The Azantian trilogy is an incredible ride, I didn't get a single bit of that "middle book filler slump" that is hard to not feel with trilogies, and I cannot wait for the conclusion. Even if it will be a little bittersweet to leave these characters I have come to love behind.
Those last few chapters really shocked me, and I'm normally one to guess a twist 5 minutes in. Definitely don't forget the epilogue to get the villain's POV to give you some peace (and something to think about) as we wait for book three.