I am now, unfortunately, in love with this world and its characters. I know there are 2 companion novels for me to enjoy, but I will mourn Jude & Cardan's exit from my life, haha.

Plot was great, characters are always surprising yet consistent to their own. I'm honestly not sure what to say about this last installment except that it was perfection.

I don't factor audiobook narration into the overall star rating, but I give Caitlin Kelly 4.5/5⭐. She falls flat at times but is, overall, a good enough performer.

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

ich fand das buch so toll, ich hab keine worte dafür. vom moment, als ich es in die hand genommen hab bis zur allerletzten seite, konnte ich es nicht mehr weg legen. ich hab geweint, gelacht, war schockiert und verwirrt und wollte nicht, dass es endet - gleichzeitig wollte ich aber auch unbedingt wissen, wie alles ausgeht? kurz gesagt: es war ganz genau das high fantasy buch, das ich mir seit monaten gewünscht habe 😭

verglichen mit den teilen davor, war es wirklich so fast paced und noch tausendmal spannender!! die welt ist SO TOLL, die vibes sind unfassbar; man wurde beim lesen richtig reingezogen und es war so toll.

jude my queen 😭 i loved her so much! i dont know if i want to be her or if i want to be with her… my girl ist aber vor allem queen of overthinking; manche leute sind einfach nett und mögen sie und sie schiebt psychose, dass alles ein geheimer plan gegen sie ist?? calm down

dass sie neben allen bedrohungen gefühlt cardan als ihren größten erzfeind sieht, war so lustig für mich 😂 this boy was so scared of her 😭 er hat 3 bücher lang versucht, sich diese baddie zu klären und es einfach nicht geschafft (weil er maximal lost war) und als es am ende endlich geklappt hat, war er so proud (zurecht)

ich muss in dieser review my man madoc ansprechen; he was the worst dad ever but why was he so hot 😭 habe lowkey für ihn gerootet die ganze zeit, he was so evil but i was into it irgendwie ;

war auch bisschen sad über sein ende, all my man wanted was meaningless blootshed and honestly i can understand 💔

das ende war perfekt, habe nix auszusetzen; niemals hätte ich gedacht, dass ich eine ganze reihe über faerie politics, intrigen und machtspiele so wegatmen würde, aber es ist passiert und ich würde es nicht anders wollen, LOVED IT

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Wow, I’m speechless.
At first I thought: how unhinged can the plot become and the author must have thought: Yes! Please!

I really liked the conclusion and the ending. It all makes sense now and I was reading frequently whilst weeping. But I’m also a little cry baby 😅

10/10 would recommend! The whole series was a banger and I was not disappointed.
Everyone who loves fantasy and a little romance (not that spicy) and would love to read about the land of Faerie: Just do it! 🧚🏻‍♂️

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i loved this book and this series

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i love this series! this is literally the only book where i was too addicted to the series to care about spoilers, and searched up folk of the air stuff on pinterest constantly while waiting for The Queen of Nothing to finally be available in my library!!
a satisfying enough conclusion but I'm happy there's more books because I still need answers and more elfhame content

thoughts while reading

p14: what an absolute evil prick
p15: relatable
p30: and...badass jude is back
p40: aww lil human bonding
p42: it better be cardan
p43: oh for flips sake
p46: even though i knew

taryn murdered locke

it's still kinda crazy. now the only question is why
p59: ah that makes perfect sense
p67: no i think he will know it's her just because she'll be more beautiful than taryn. too beautiful
p74: oh damn i am really looking forward to this
p75: oh my god he's so impatiently in love that he can't even bear to wait a few minutes to humiliate her like usual before giving up the pretense!
p78: i was not expecting that
p119: oriana is a queen for

seeing through jude and helping her

p125?: OMG IT'S

CARDAN HE CAME TO SAVE JUDE HIMSELF

p128: i'm cackling that really would be funny
p129?: he does love her and really want to protect her 🥺
p142: ahhh she really is the queen of elfhame
p149: what a queen using her period to evade questioning
p170: no i think cardan should've stayed to hold her hand or something 😔 not that she'd let him of course
p184: i actual love that door
p187: i really want to know cardan's true name
p212: poor baby is so scared of rejection
p220: oh shit, not what I was expecting
p223: madoc's only saying that because he doesn't believe she's strong enough
p239: heather is bringing that main character energy right now and i love her for it
p254: bet this story is completely relevant and

cardan will be inside the snake

p260: ah! finally #

roach&bomb

! also THIS MEANS

JUDE CAN HEAL CARDAN

p270: see people! cardan is a sweetheart after all ❤️
p280: gosh what damn queen 👑 she's stronger than i could ever hope to be
p282: SHE'S FINALLY OPENLY ADMITTING HER FEELINGS
p292: no please I'm cackling again! I've read that quote so many times and finally understand it properly 🤣

quotes

I feel as though I am dreaming away my days, restless, never fully awake.

"I knew you liked her," says Locke. "That's why I had to have her first. Do you remember the party in my maze garden? How I kissed her while you watched?"
"I recall that your hands were on her, but her eyes were on me" Carden returns.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, you betraying toad."

"The only danger anyone has ever been in at a Council meeting is of being bored to death."

"It was terrifying watching you fall. I mean, you're generally terrifying, but I am unused to fearing for you."
"Mortals are fragile."
"Not you. You never break."

"I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't think I could hurt you. And I never thought you would be afraid of me."
"Well, I was hurt, and yes, you scare me. You've always scared me. I was afraid of you even when you were tied to that chair in the Court of Shadows. I was afraid of you when I had a knife to your throat. And I am scared of you now."

"Be welcome on the Isle of Ismire. To you, I offer honey wine and the hospitality of my table. But to traitors and oath breakers, I offer my queen's hospitality instead. The hospitality of knives."

"It's you I love. I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn't have one at all. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten, and scabrous thing. But it is yours. You probably guessed as much. But just in case you didn't."
I can't believe he just said that and then just walked out, leaving me reeling. I am going to strangle him.
You love him, too. You've loved him since before you were a prisoner of the Undersea. You loved him when you agreed to marry him.
Once this is over, I will find the bravery to tell him.

When he kisses me, I feel as though I can finally breathe again.

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