dragontomes2000's review against another edition
5.0
Now that was a great finale for the entire trilogy. This book impressed me so much. It improved on every aspect I had a problem with from the first two books whether it be a pacing issue or too complicated to follow. This book was very well paced and since we had two other books beforehand the foundation was laid out for us. Nikandr, Atiana, and Nasim are front and center once again. However Styophan makes his lead debut after being a side character. I wasn't quite sure if Styophan's transition from side to lead would have worked so late into the game but the author set up a great foundation for him right away to give his arc some meaning. The story all together tied up everything quite nicely. I don't feel like I have any unanswered questions nor am I feeling unfulfilled.
I am so glad I decided to pick this series up right away before jumping into this author's current ongoing series. I think it really help me see whether or not he has evolved as a writer.
The Winds of Khalakovo-4/5
The Straits of Galahesh-4/5
The Flames of Shadam Khoreh-5/5
The Lays of Anuskaya-13/15
I am so glad I decided to pick this series up right away before jumping into this author's current ongoing series. I think it really help me see whether or not he has evolved as a writer.
The Winds of Khalakovo-4/5
The Straits of Galahesh-4/5
The Flames of Shadam Khoreh-5/5
The Lays of Anuskaya-13/15
kittyg's review
3.0
This is the final book in the series and I definitely liked how everything was wrapped up. I like the complexity of this world, I also dislike the complexity. The reasoning for this double standard? Becuase it makes this a tough series to get into and one which I doubt many will enjoy. However, if you do manage to wrap your head around it I think that this is a series which you might enjoy and I certainly liked this one (probably the most).
In this story we follow our three main characters from the previous book, Nasim, Atiana and Nikandr. We know that they have long been on a quest to try and save the world from an evil woman who seems intent on trying to destroy it. Together they have already achieved some of their aim, but in this book they need to finish it all and fight for the final time.
The start of this book is all about Nasim being under the influence of another player. This person he travels with has the ability to control him via mind, and so he's not necessarily achieving what he wants to, and he's in a tricky situation of foggy thought for a lot of the start.
Nikandr and Atiana manage to be together for a fair amount of this book, but as we go on we see the pressure begin to test and fracture them at various points. I like them both, but Atiana has long been my favourite of the two.
On the whole I felt like this was a good ending, but it wasn't anything mind blowing. I did get surprised by how Beaulieu chose to end it, but it wasn't something I've never seen before, just done in his own way. 3.5* series overall, very likeable, but complex too.
In this story we follow our three main characters from the previous book, Nasim, Atiana and Nikandr. We know that they have long been on a quest to try and save the world from an evil woman who seems intent on trying to destroy it. Together they have already achieved some of their aim, but in this book they need to finish it all and fight for the final time.
The start of this book is all about Nasim being under the influence of another player. This person he travels with has the ability to control him via mind, and so he's not necessarily achieving what he wants to, and he's in a tricky situation of foggy thought for a lot of the start.
Nikandr and Atiana manage to be together for a fair amount of this book, but as we go on we see the pressure begin to test and fracture them at various points. I like them both, but Atiana has long been my favourite of the two.
On the whole I felt like this was a good ending, but it wasn't anything mind blowing. I did get surprised by how Beaulieu chose to end it, but it wasn't something I've never seen before, just done in his own way. 3.5* series overall, very likeable, but complex too.
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