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mander11 's review for:
The Fate of the Tearling
by Erika Johansen
I wish there were half stars. Bc this is more of a 3.5-4. I really really enjoyed the book. The whole series. It is hard to put down the story pulls you along so coaxingly. There were a few character threads that were not undone and plot lines that were not connected or discovered. Johansen noted that in the authors notes; I am not sure if it was on purpose or due to timing. I really did enjoy the ending. Its one of those that works so well but you kind of hate it all the same. It is kind of like the good and evil that all of the characters were constantly dealing with. That being said the ending was a bit rushed where as other diversions that weren't essential to the story were drawn out. Favorite part of this book would be the morality of the Red Queen. I really like relationship that grew between Kelsea the Crimson Queen. One of my least favorite parts of the book was her demise. I like how it happened but what good came from her death; what information did is provide. I'd have hoped that more could have been pulled out of there interactions besides a fear of the orphan. It would have been cool to see a team up. Another thing that I didn't really like was how Kelsea kept saying she no longer feared the queen of spades/the other stone but inevitably she would regress and loose her control to it. Then again the theme of the book was about constantly trying to be better while acknowledging that perfection is not easily obtainable if ever. I really did enjoy the book.