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A review by missjenniferlowe
The Dire King by William Ritter
5.0
This book has had me on such a roller coaster of emotions. I was so excited when I read the announcement that the book would be out this summer and then absolutely devastated when I read that it would be the last in the Jackaby series. I have loved reading this series and absolutely could not understand why William Ritter would be ending it. It seems like the kind of series that could go on forever, like Nancy Drew, with Jackaby and Miss Rook solving fun, paranormal mysteries around New Fiddleham.
The Dire King just blew me away, especially the ending. I really don't want to give anything away but I will say that any anger I had felt toward Mr. Ritter with regards to ending the series was totally erased by the ending of the book. The ending was just perfect.
There were several times reading The Dire King that I had to stop to read a passage aloud to my husband because I was so overcome with agreement. I read this as an ARC on my kindle (Thank you, Netgalley!), so I don't have page numbers for these quotes, unfortunately.
"This world doesn't need showy champions. It needs people who are good, people who do good, even if nobody will ever know."
"Real strength comes from courage and compassion and hope. Never fear."
"Real love is when you let another person make you better. You don't lose yourself in love - you find yourself there."
The Dire King just blew me away, especially the ending. I really don't want to give anything away but I will say that any anger I had felt toward Mr. Ritter with regards to ending the series was totally erased by the ending of the book. The ending was just perfect.
There were several times reading The Dire King that I had to stop to read a passage aloud to my husband because I was so overcome with agreement. I read this as an ARC on my kindle (Thank you, Netgalley!), so I don't have page numbers for these quotes, unfortunately.
"This world doesn't need showy champions. It needs people who are good, people who do good, even if nobody will ever know."
"Real strength comes from courage and compassion and hope. Never fear."
"Real love is when you let another person make you better. You don't lose yourself in love - you find yourself there."