What a way to end a series. It was seven books in the making and finally know how it all came together. Aelin and her friends have been on a quite a journey. From the beginning when Aelin was just an assassin and Dorian was a spoiled Prince. It was expanded so far beyond that now. To other continents and other worlds. What I liked about this was that every character had a role to play in the ending and that is quite a feat as there are a lot of characters. I mean we are talking about Game of Thrones level of characters. They are all flawed people but have one goal to defeat Erawan and Maeve and create a better world. It wasn’t easy and there were many twists and turns along the way. It started off slow as the characters were spread far and wide. It also took me awhile to reacquaint myself with some of the characters as for most of them it’s been two years since the last time we have seen them but once they started to come together that it really started to pick up and get going. So many story arcs to wrap up and most of them were. I think a few left open a bit that we could go back and revisit Erilea. Let’s get back to Aelin as she is really the heroine here. Of all the characters she has been through the most. She started out as a assassin and ended up a Queen. She has endured enough trauma for several lifetimes and would have been forgiven if she gave up and she had plenty of chances to do just that but she doesn’t. She gave everything she had for her country and her friends. She used her intelligence and skills to outwit and defeat her enemies as much as she used her power. I’ll miss reading about her because she was fun, smart and spunky. If you haven’t read this series you should and lucky you, you can now read it in it’s entirety without wearing years between books.
In retrospect, reading a book that deals with abuse and the affects it has on it’s victims, may not have been the best thing to read right now. Between the news and this, it was a lot. However, at least here, we see people believing and supporting each other as they deal with their own individual traumas. This is a supplement story to the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Pretty much every character has endured one form of abuse or another and their recovery is very much a big part of the story as the looming conflict about to come. The Night Court is still recovering from the battle with Hybern that lead to many deaths and the fall of the wall between the Fey and human lands. The Solstice is coming up and Rhys, Feyre, Mor, Amren Cassian, Az, and Elain are looking forward to taking time away from their responsibilities to celebrate. The one not dealing with the events of the last book is Nesta, who has withdrawn from the group. Only time will tell what will happen with her. This book didn’t do much to advance the story too much but allow for some light moments that we won’t get to see in the following books as this is really the calm before the storm. The end alludes to the dangers that are about to come. So let’s just all take a moment and enjoy this little holiday and take a moment to heal. I think we all need that right now.
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