The battle has been fought, blood has been spilt and a Queen has been crowned, but not all are happy with the outcome. Katherine, the poisoner Queen, has been crowned and is trying to ignore the whispers that call her illegitimate, undead, cursed.
Mirabella and Arsinoe have escaped the island of Fennbirn, but how long before the island calls them back? Jules is returning to Fennbirn and has become the unlikely figurehead of a revolution threatening to topple Katharine's already unsteady rule. But what good is a revolution if something is wrong with the island itself? (from Amazon).
Rating:★★☆☆☆
This series has been a long commitment for me, and each book has been a struggle to read. It is unfortunate, as the idea of the world is something I still find interesting; it's the execution of the writing and the pace of the story I have always taken issue with.
Katharine's ascension to the throne was an interesting development in book 2, and book 3 tries to carry on with this seeing her attempt to establish her rule. Just cause she's won the crown doesn't mean she will keep it. Her story is interesting, and I enjoyed the clash between Katharine and the dead Queens inside her, fighting for power inside her; Katharine is trying to regain control of herself, but in this difficult and uncertain world, where war is approaching, she is slowly losing the battle and her own mind. Since the first book, Katharine has been my favourite character, and each book she descends further into darkness, which I enjoy. I just wish there was less of the unnecessary crap filling out the rest of the book.
Such as Jules. I hate Jules, always have. She has frequently gotten in the way of Arsinoe's much more interesting story, lumbered the story with her boring romance with Joseph, who I had actually forgotten would not be in this book, and overall had just been this whiny over-powered annoying character. She has her own focus in this book, becoming a symbol of the bubbling rebellion as the Legion Queen. It's a cool title though.
Mirabella and Arsinoe are on the mainland at the beginning of the book, having fled Fennbirn at the end of book 2. Again, them trying to build a new life there could be interesting but is rarely touched upon, all in favour of trying to tie everything back to the island. I don't know why this series has been stretched to 4 books, when it just allows interesting things to be introduced, but not explained or elaborated, as everything needs to be resolved at some point and why over-complicate. It just feels a shame.
As always, the ending is where the biggest reveals happen and where it sucks you in to the next book, and this ending is a cracker. As annoyed as I was with a lot of this book, and I have no doubts the next book will also piss me off and I may not enjoy the conclusion, I will definitely be buying it.
Katharine's ascension to the throne was an interesting development in book 2, and book 3 tries to carry on with this seeing her attempt to establish her rule. Just cause she's won the crown doesn't mean she will keep it. Her story is interesting, and I enjoyed the clash between Katharine and the dead Queens inside her, fighting for power inside her; Katharine is trying to regain control of herself, but in this difficult and uncertain world, where war is approaching, she is slowly losing the battle and her own mind. Since the first book, Katharine has been my favourite character, and each book she descends further into darkness, which I enjoy. I just wish there was less of the unnecessary crap filling out the rest of the book.
Such as Jules. I hate Jules, always have. She has frequently gotten in the way of Arsinoe's much more interesting story, lumbered the story with her boring romance with Joseph, who I had actually forgotten would not be in this book, and overall had just been this whiny over-powered annoying character. She has her own focus in this book, becoming a symbol of the bubbling rebellion as the Legion Queen. It's a cool title though.
Mirabella and Arsinoe are on the mainland at the beginning of the book, having fled Fennbirn at the end of book 2. Again, them trying to build a new life there could be interesting but is rarely touched upon, all in favour of trying to tie everything back to the island. I don't know why this series has been stretched to 4 books, when it just allows interesting things to be introduced, but not explained or elaborated, as everything needs to be resolved at some point and why over-complicate. It just feels a shame.
As always, the ending is where the biggest reveals happen and where it sucks you in to the next book, and this ending is a cracker. As annoyed as I was with a lot of this book, and I have no doubts the next book will also piss me off and I may not enjoy the conclusion, I will definitely be buying it.
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