A review by wandering_not_lost
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

4 stars that I bump up to 4.5 for the ending,  which I felt wrapped this big, sprawling epic up satisfactorily.  This trilogy has always felt a bit overstuffed and politically complex, but I've always liked how the characters were charming in their own ways, so I kept rooting for them even as they repeatedly split off into different camps. It's hard to craft this kind of plot without turning someone into a villain, but the trilogy was good at giving the main characters each their own reasonable perspective. 

This last book continues the trend of secrets and history attempting to tear good people apart, but thankfully now the story actually let's them come back together as well.  There was a point around the middle where a plot twist just felt like one too many threads, but the author managed to wrap things up well, and mostly I'm sad the story is over. 
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