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The Fate of the Tearling
by Erika Johansen
I was really anxious to read the last book in this trilogy because I didn’t know how it was going to end. I had a million ideas about which way the story would go, but not knowing the fate of the characters was not fun. I’m not a big fan of time jumping books or dual timelines, but Erika Johansen does a phenomenal job with her story/character building! All of the characters captivated me quickly. You never knew what roll the character would play, but it was easy to set aside my worry over another new voice and trust where EJ was taking me.
About 3/4 of the way through the book, when Row takes Katie into the woods and everything is finally about to go down (at least for Katie) is when things get weird and maddening for me.
***SPOILERS***
I really don’t understand why Row and Katie have sex. It was quick and hot, but very unexpected. Maybe it’s when his intense supernatural sexual attraction started that we saw in the previous book, but it was random and seemed very out of character for Katie. If it was about the time she followed him out her window I would believe it, but it makes me think she had no character growth! Did you not learn when he left you for that monster?!
I was expecting Johnathan and Katie to get down with it, but not the time or the place EJ!! I mean in a freaking cell when you know you’re probably going to die?! That was pretty much their reasoning and I didn’t like it! Sure it’s believable, but it was super awkward.
I was completely blindsided that Row was William Tear’s son! I suspected it since Row was so jealous of the Tear’s, but pushed that thought aside because of William Tear’s character! How could someone so good (supposedly) do something so shameful?! Row is bad, but instead of trying to right that wrong you leave your pregnant wife to go on a suicide mission? I wanted to throw my book at the wall!!
That ending!! I understand why EJ ended it how she did, but I HATED it!! I was happy the utopia finally came to pass, but for how long?! The jewels are sitting in a case in a world with no Guard for goodness sake! Eventually another Row Finn will be born and who will be there then?! Not Kelsea or Mace or Hall or Ewen or Dyer or the Fetch—the list goes on!! The jewels had so much power, why couldn’t she solve the problems in her own time? Or...something, I don’t know, I’m just left feeling incomplete by that ending and I don’t like it.
Overall I really liked this trilogy. I don’t think I’ll ever reread it due to the ending, but maybe with time I’ll change my mind.
About 3/4 of the way through the book, when Row takes Katie into the woods and everything is finally about to go down (at least for Katie) is when things get weird and maddening for me.
***SPOILERS***
I really don’t understand why Row and Katie have sex. It was quick and hot, but very unexpected. Maybe it’s when his intense supernatural sexual attraction started that we saw in the previous book, but it was random and seemed very out of character for Katie. If it was about the time she followed him out her window I would believe it, but it makes me think she had no character growth! Did you not learn when he left you for that monster?!
I was expecting Johnathan and Katie to get down with it, but not the time or the place EJ!! I mean in a freaking cell when you know you’re probably going to die?! That was pretty much their reasoning and I didn’t like it! Sure it’s believable, but it was super awkward.
I was completely blindsided that Row was William Tear’s son! I suspected it since Row was so jealous of the Tear’s, but pushed that thought aside because of William Tear’s character! How could someone so good (supposedly) do something so shameful?! Row is bad, but instead of trying to right that wrong you leave your pregnant wife to go on a suicide mission? I wanted to throw my book at the wall!!
That ending!! I understand why EJ ended it how she did, but I HATED it!! I was happy the utopia finally came to pass, but for how long?! The jewels are sitting in a case in a world with no Guard for goodness sake! Eventually another Row Finn will be born and who will be there then?! Not Kelsea or Mace or Hall or Ewen or Dyer or the Fetch—the list goes on!! The jewels had so much power, why couldn’t she solve the problems in her own time? Or...something, I don’t know, I’m just left feeling incomplete by that ending and I don’t like it.
Overall I really liked this trilogy. I don’t think I’ll ever reread it due to the ending, but maybe with time I’ll change my mind.