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A review by thesonorista
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
5.0
*This review includes spoilers for the previous two books.* I totally did not see that coming! Wow, what a way to wrap up this series. The ending is probably pretty divisive; you're either going to love it or be completely disappointed. But the more I think about it, the more I wonder if this is really the end....
Kelsea is a prisoner of the Mort Red Queen; her regent, the Mace, has abandoned his post to rescue her, the religious leader of the Tearling is making a power grab; and Row Finn is out for blood. With all that going on, there's actually not that much action. We hear about all the things going on but a good portion of the book is given to Kelsea's visions and discovering more about the past. And the past becomes not just a way to understand her present, but helps us understand what the sapphires do (not necessarily why). Everything culminates in a bloody denouement that had me turning the pages as quickly as I could.
Maybe it's that I recently finished the Remnant Chronicles, a trilogy with a similar backstory, but with less than satisfying characters, so this shines in comparison, but I really felt like it asked all the right questions. Johansen is obviously talking politics and religion (politics of religion) in this book and it may turn off some fans, but she wasn't heavy-handed. I'd recommend the series if only to get to this book.
Kelsea is a prisoner of the Mort Red Queen; her regent, the Mace, has abandoned his post to rescue her, the religious leader of the Tearling is making a power grab; and Row Finn is out for blood. With all that going on, there's actually not that much action. We hear about all the things going on but a good portion of the book is given to Kelsea's visions and discovering more about the past. And the past becomes not just a way to understand her present, but helps us understand what the sapphires do (not necessarily why). Everything culminates in a bloody denouement that had me turning the pages as quickly as I could.
Maybe it's that I recently finished the Remnant Chronicles, a trilogy with a similar backstory, but with less than satisfying characters, so this shines in comparison, but I really felt like it asked all the right questions. Johansen is obviously talking politics and religion (politics of religion) in this book and it may turn off some fans, but she wasn't heavy-handed. I'd recommend the series if only to get to this book.