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A review by lskywalker918
The Queen of the Dawn by S.M. Gaither
4.0
Ahhhh what a bittersweet end reminiscent of Kingdom of Ash (Is that a hint at multirealm traveling? lol).
What I love most about this story is how nothing came easy for our characters. There were no easy OP-ness. Even when they supposedly gained powers, they still ran into obstacles. It kept you reading to see if they would ever reach their happily ever after. Victory was not guaranteed even up until the final battle (and it was an epic fight scene!)
Unlike other romantasy, the love story between Cas and Elander was more than mere mate bond arbitrarily set by fate. They fell in love in their past lives and again in the present. I also love that Elander was not an alpha-hole like other MMCs. He was a true supporter of Cas, a pillar for her to lean on when she needed him. While I was a little sad that he was no longer a shadow daddy in the later books, I cheered every time his powers reached out to augment Cas's (okay, another Rowan/Aelin parallel here lol).
Varen's relationship with Cas was complicated to say the least and I wished it was developed more. However, how the two ended up added to the bittersweet tone at the conclusion of the story.
Sad that Cas's story came to an end but happy that she made it to the other side with everyone.
Spice scale (as defined by Mysterious Galaxy):
What I love most about this story is how nothing came easy for our characters. There were no easy OP-ness. Even when they supposedly gained powers, they still ran into obstacles. It kept you reading to see if they would ever reach their happily ever after. Victory was not guaranteed even up until the final battle (and it was an epic fight scene!)
Unlike other romantasy, the love story between Cas and Elander was more than mere mate bond arbitrarily set by fate. They fell in love in their past lives and again in the present. I also love that Elander was not an alpha-hole like other MMCs. He was a true supporter of Cas, a pillar for her to lean on when she needed him. While I was a little sad that he was no longer a shadow daddy in the later books, I cheered every time his powers reached out to augment Cas's (okay, another Rowan/Aelin parallel here lol).
Varen's relationship with Cas was complicated to say the least and I wished it was developed more. However, how the two ended up added to the bittersweet tone at the conclusion of the story.
Sad that Cas's story came to an end but happy that she made it to the other side with everyone.
Spice scale (as defined by Mysterious Galaxy):