My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Summary from GoodReads
A ruthless young assassin's journey for revenge comes to a stunning end in the conclusion of this acclaimed epic fantasy trilogy.
The Republic of Itreya is in chaos. Mia Corvere has assassinated Cardinal Duomo and rumors of Consul Scaeva’s death ripple through the street of Godsgrave like wildfire. But buried beneath those same streets, deep in the ancient city’s bones, lies a secret that will change the Republic forever.
Mia and her brother Jonnen must journey through the depths of the ancient metropolis. Their quest will take them through the Godsgrave underdark, across the Sea of Swords, back to the library of the Quiet Mountain and the poisoned blades of Mia’s old mentors, and at last the fabled Crown of the Moon. There, Mia will at last discover the origins of the darkin, and learn the destiny that lies in store for her and her world. But with the three suns now in descent, and Truedark on the horizon, will she survive?
New York Times and internationally bestselling author Jay Kristoff’s writing has been praised by critics and readers alike and has won many awards, including five Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, and David Gemmell Morningstar and Legend awards.
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I received an e-ARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
So it took me almost a month to gather my wits and write this review. Because I don't know how to describe both the amazing talent of Jay Kristoff and also I couldn't stop crying, wishing for some characters to still be alive as also for more stories from this world.
Darkdawn picks up from where it left; with Mia running for her life while at the same time revelation after revelation catapults her and a gang of other favorite characters in a long, ancient battle. At the same time, Scaeva plots for more power and there are enemies everywhere.
Truedark arrives and no one knows if they'll survive or not.
The book is big! And I loved it because it never let me down, I read/flipped page after page of fighting, smutty scenes that made me...well they were hot scenes! And my heart ached for THAT character that was to my opinion, the bravest of all, second to Mia. Mr. Kindly was amazing as always while the mythology behind this world made me remember of all primordial myths which are evident to every civilization. Mr. Kristoff knows his research. ;)
The ending was bittersweet; I feel like that every time I finish a book by Jay Kristoff, because life is not always filled with HEAs but those that the characters have are the best that could happen after everything they've been through.
Read the damn book! It's f*ing brilliant!
About the author:
He does not believe in happy endings.
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