A review by beckyyreadss
The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I absolutely adored the first book in the series, the second one was just as good, and I was waiting patiently for this book, and I think I got my hopes a little too high for this book because I was expecting more. 

This book is still based on Deka who we’ve been following throughout the whole trilogy. She is a goddess-in-waiting with the potential to save her people from the brutal ancient goddesses who terrorize her kingdom of Otera. But first she must find the source of her divine power and if the Gilded ones find it before she does, they will drain her power and tear Otera apart. Alongside her friends, Deka faces the hardest battle of her life, not just with the goddess but with her own doubts. What if becoming a goddess makes her as evil as the Gilded Ones? And is she ready to leave her earthly life and loves behind? 

I will forever love how Namina Forna does the found family in this book and how she manages difficult subject as well as being diverse with the LGBT rep and the POC rep. I loved the relationship between Deka and Keita and how Namina didn’t rush the romance. In most romantasy when the world is ending, they are married by the first book (From Blood and Ash, I'm looking at you). I will forever love the found family aspect and how kick ass these women are and how they choose the men they want to be around and aren’t forced anywhere. Britta saved this book from being three stars, she is the only one with some sense in her brain and I loved how her journey ended.  

However, compared to the last two books, Deka’s character journey just didn’t do it for me this time around. She started off so angry and hurt and worried about dying to just giving up and letting everyone go and not being angry and that happened in a space of a chapter like what? Another thing i struggle with is book where there is a big war, and the world is ending and then it all gets resolved in one chapter. This book was mainly information overload, internal debates and travelling and then it was like okay, wars over, we are becoming Gods, the end. I was just expecting more.  

I really enjoyed the first book, and the second one was just as good, but I feel like i was drastically let down with this last book. However, I will always read Namina’s work and cannot wait to see more of her work in the future. 
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