Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Little Brown & Company (Hachette Book Group)
Year: 2019
Genre: Fantasy
Age: YA 13+
Page Count: 305
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This is book #3 in the Folk of Air Trilogy.
I was genuinely shocked by this book! The first 2 books in the series were very good but there was a slow build up each time until a big cliffhanger right at the end. So I was expecting something similar with this last book but...NOPE! The first big shock came about 5 chapters in, it was like being slapped in the face. Then things just kept escalating until the big finale. It was insane! Just when you think you know whats going on something else happens. I did feel like the last few chapters were a little rushed which was kinda disappointing. Although I feel like the ending was left open enough that there could possibly be more books in the future, like a spin-off series. Some of the best things this series has going for it other than the endings are the diverse range of characters & the world building. In these fantasy novels you get to see the mortal world & the land of the Fae. So that means different people, creatures, scenery, & experiences. These books had a good blend of both mortal elements like pizza places & also amazing Fae landscapes like an underwater city. I kinda wish there was more info or details about the underwater world, maybe that could be turned into it's own book. Having read several other books by this author & now these I definitely want to continue to explore some of her other books. I'll be adding them to my infinite TBR list LOL! This series is also a love story on top of the sort of war that starts at the end of book #1. Cardan & Jude have a love hate relationship that grows into something stronger throughout the story. Sometimes Cardan is blowing hot & sometimes Jude is blowing cold. But in the end they finally come together & make it work. I am under the assumption that Jude will not grow old in Faerie & with her becoming High Queen that doesn't make her Fae but gives her some power. I was hoping maybe there would be a way to make her Fae but it never happened so maybe there isn't in this particular world (that scenario has happened in other books I've read about the Fae). In case you are wondering this book has the shortest most non de-script sex scene I've ever read in any fantasy book. This series would make a great TV show or even a movie. Overall I would highly recommend this series for YA fantasy lovers!
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