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Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)
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No one is more gutted than me… :((
Zélie believed she had won. She seized the royal palace. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Yet now, Zélie and her fellow comrades are locked in cages and trapped on a foreign ship. The Skull King wants her and her magic.
This felt like an entirely new book rather than a finale to a series. It discounted all the conflict of the first two books to concentrate on uniting against a foreign power.
Whilst this felt almost like a cheat out of the building plot from the first two books, I did like seeing more incredibly vivid worldbuilding as our characters ventured further from their kingdom.
I do appreciate that the romance never overtook the main plot as tends to happen in YA series. There was actually a nice twist which I thought enjoyed and think other readers will too!
”I teach you to be warriors in the garden so you will never be gardeners in the war.”
This was extremely fast paced and oddly short for what I was expecting. Yet it meant I flew through it, and I think this will appeal to transitioning readers.
However, the sudden change of purpose to the series and shortness did mean that certain arcs felt incomplete and certain characters were just never brought up which was a shame. Cough cough, Roën.
Moreover, the ending was extremely abrupt and left me feeling extremely dissatisfied.
All in all, I am crushingly disappointed. Book one was one of my favourite releases, but the series struggled to continue this momentum.
If you enjoyed this series, I would recommend The Gilded Ones!
Thank you to MacMillan for providing an arc in exchange for a review!
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Zélie believed she had won. She seized the royal palace. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Yet now, Zélie and her fellow comrades are locked in cages and trapped on a foreign ship. The Skull King wants her and her magic.
This felt like an entirely new book rather than a finale to a series. It discounted all the conflict of the first two books to concentrate on uniting against a foreign power.
Whilst this felt almost like a cheat out of the building plot from the first two books, I did like seeing more incredibly vivid worldbuilding as our characters ventured further from their kingdom.
I do appreciate that the romance never overtook the main plot as tends to happen in YA series. There was actually a nice twist which I thought enjoyed and think other readers will too!
”I teach you to be warriors in the garden so you will never be gardeners in the war.”
This was extremely fast paced and oddly short for what I was expecting. Yet it meant I flew through it, and I think this will appeal to transitioning readers.
However, the sudden change of purpose to the series and shortness did mean that certain arcs felt incomplete and certain characters were just never brought up which was a shame. Cough cough, Roën.
Moreover, the ending was extremely abrupt and left me feeling extremely dissatisfied.
All in all, I am crushingly disappointed. Book one was one of my favourite releases, but the series struggled to continue this momentum.
If you enjoyed this series, I would recommend The Gilded Ones!
Thank you to MacMillan for providing an arc in exchange for a review!
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April 24, 2024
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Apr 27, 2024 12:49PM
Oh what a bummer!!
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I had already lost interest after book 2, but this is still a bummer...
Sorry to hear this! I was planning to reread the first two books in anticipation of this release, but it sounds like I wouldn't need to...
Diana wrote: "Oh what a bummer!!"It is disappointing as I was hoping she would pull it out of the bag for the final book!
My thoughts almost exactly. This book doesnt feel connected to the first two in the slightest
Charlotte wrote: "My thoughts almost exactly. This book doesnt feel connected to the first two in the slightest"I'm glad it wasn't just me! I will be keeping an eye out for her future work though!
I was waiting for Roën the whole time.
Lily wrote: "I was waiting for Roën the whole time."Same!! :((
I honestly feel like if it was spoken about that mysterious foreigners were hunting down maji in the first two books it wouldn’t be that much of a WTF is happening in this 3rd book when the skulls were finally revealed.
Omg it's like you reached into my brain. I had to throw the book on the ground when I finished it. I was DYING to see is Roën was at least, y'know, alive?! Just so underwhelmed with this book. I don't like how easily we forgave Amari. I didn't care for Inan after book 1, his involvement in 3 was so boring and a waste of time (minus that last thing) but even then I wasn't rooting for them. I want her to be with Roën
There were small mentions in the first and second books, but I think the space between the books makes it hard to remember. Near the beginning of the second book, Röen’s men make a comment about a bounty on Zélie’s head. There are also small mentions of maji disappearing. The monarchy believes they have joined the rebellion and the maji think they have been captured. But again these are throw away mentions.
I did see the connection between the first and last book, but you had to look at it on a much broader scale.
1. The return of magic: The skulls could never have succeeded if Zéile hadn’t brought magic back to begin with. The skulls needed the awakened power.
2. Zéile specific magic: Say Zéile brought magic back but she was a healer or a grounder instead of a reaper. The skulls still wouldn’t have what they needed. The failure to bring magic back with the moon stone meant she gained more power during that ritual than initially intended.
I’m disappointed overall, but that’s what I got from it. Amari’s forgiveness still befuddles me…
The skulls needed Zéiles power over life and death. I could be mistaken, but I believe they needed her to be used as a gateway to draw on the power of the dead skulls. Souls who die in rage or with bloodlust seem do have more power. I believe the magicite crown was intended to keep the gateway in ax”one way” direction. The souls can come through, but Zéile cannot send them back.That was my takeaway
Cass wrote: "There were small mentions in the first and second books, but I think the space between the books makes it hard to remember. Near the beginning of the second book, Röen’s men make a comment about ..."
Wow, you should definitely film like vlog or something dissecting the series! I would watch!
