Hello
happy readers! I hope you all had a
wonderful weekend! I know I did. I finished two books at work, yes it was that
slow and dead. The one I’ll be
discussing today is Fall of Thrones andThorns, what a tongue twister, the final book in the Threats of Sky and Sea series by Jennifer Ellision. I previous reviewed the first two books Threats of Sky and Sea and Riot of Storm and Smoke so check those
out. This one will have spoilers for the
first two books. Duh.
Rating: 5
Stars
We
left off the previous book right as Bree had come clean in a very visual way,
her blood spilling into the sea showing her to be the true Queen. A secret she had kept since end of book one
having previously decided to keep it to herself and let Aleta be the queen as
she had always believed she was. Very
shocking reveal but having just been called liars there to trick them she
didn’t have much choice. Truth out
things are not easy. This had been built
up in her mind and heart as a safe haven, a place out of reach of the King
Langdon. Things though are not that
simple or that safe as her and her friends grapple with changing of identities
and the understanding that Langdon will never back down until he finds a way to
conquer Nereidium. Nowhere is safe so
they decide to act first instead of waiting for further attacks. They must go back, back to the place they
just fled. To bring this to an end once
and for all.
I
was excited to be able to marathon these two audiobooks back to back and finish
out the series. There is just something
great about it. No lag time in
remembering who people were or what was happening I was in it and anxious to
see how it would end.
We
are at war. We have lost many characters
over the series and there is still more fighting to do. King Langdon is evil and there is no question
he must go. Bree is caught up in her
newfound acceptance of her birthright and learning about her people, as she
hasn't spent her life planning for this like Aleta. Watching as she interacted with her Aunt was
beautiful, both very eager to get to know the other but also a touch apprehensive. It has been so long and getting to know long
lost family is hard. We also took some
time for Aleta, who really grew on me in the second book, to deal with this
mess. She has spent her whole life
focusing on the Nereidium people and how she would fight the king to get back
to them and her people only to find out she's just a commoner. That is a harsh blow. Oh and your friend has been holding this
truth back for a while. I'm glad the
book allowed Aleta to deal with that, to see what it was doing to her and how
she could recover her new identity.
In
my last review I mentioned the little pieces of romance in the story. Little bits that make you want more but it's
not the primary focus which was so refreshing and different for me to
read. I love me some romance heavy
stories don't get me wrong but this was done so beautifully. Bree and Caden have a romance and a
connection but they both clearly admit that while they care for one another and
would like to see what could happen if they ever manage to find peace, they are
in a WAR and worrying about romance isn't really even on the top fifty things
they need to focus on. That was
great. The other romantic side we see
again just has its moments that make you want more but again both parties have
more important things to worry about.
Though thinking about the "what if" moments for a few moments
here and there is nice and real.
This
is a conclusion and a final battle of the war.
We see just what King Langdon has been up to and the danger that he
brings. He has truly lost his mind. Our group is both pulled apart and pushed
together in this crazy story each finding more solid footing on who they are
and what they want for themselves in this life.
The battle is on and only one can win while many will lose.
Fall
of Thrones and Thorns was a great ending.
It really managed to encompass the entire series and what the story had
been building too and wrapping everything up (be it good or bad). Still it managed to not just be a conclusion
but a whole story in itself as these characters we watched from nothing come
fully into themselves and battle the odds. I loved getting to see the dynamic of the
group, all of varying personalities and motivations coming together. This was a great conclusion to the series and
I don't want to say much more or I'd give more away. I look forward to future books/series from
this author for sure.
Until
next time…
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