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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 20, 2018
I don't think there's anything I can say about this book that I haven't already said about the previous ones. This series has seriously impressed me, and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I didn't want to put any of the books down once I picked them up.
Much like the others, this one had the same eloquent writing, the complex, consistent, amazingly well-written characters, and the intricate plot involving so many different plans and troops and battles and nations and places but still somehow staying focused on the characters and not getting convoluted or confusing.
The main difference in this book versus the others was that the romance finally happened! Yeah, there was a sex scene in Book 2, and Damen had feelings, but it wasn't a relationship, and Laurent's feelings were still a bit of a mystery. I loved all the scenes between Damen and Laurent in this book though. They were so filled with tension because of how they still weren't sure if they could trust each other and were still struggling with the idea of having feelings for someone they felt like they should hate. Seeing Laurent's actions and reactions and words in those scenes was the best because he was such a complex, hard-to-crack character who was usually so iron-willed and in control and shielded.
Speaking of Laurent, I felt for him so much in this book after getting to know him and his life more. I really wanted to give him a hug and make his life and his past better and tell him that he doesn't always have to be so rigid and shielded anymore. The poor guy, half his life has been spent trying to counter his uncle's shady plans, he's been alone and hasn't had anyone he could trust and be close to since Auguste died, he's kept everything to himself... I felt so much sympathy for him. And some things (that I suspected) were revealed in this book that definitely explained some of his behaviors.
And oh! There were some fantastic scenes that still stand out to me, like the epic okton, and the whole Charls thing that had me cracking up so much.
So yeah, this was just a fantastic, gripping, well-written series, and I am so glad I finally read it!
[If you want to fangirl over fan art with me, I included some links on my blog!]
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
Much like the others, this one had the same eloquent writing, the complex, consistent, amazingly well-written characters, and the intricate plot involving so many different plans and troops and battles and nations and places but still somehow staying focused on the characters and not getting convoluted or confusing.
The main difference in this book versus the others was that the romance finally happened! Yeah, there was a sex scene in Book 2, and Damen had feelings, but it wasn't a relationship, and Laurent's feelings were still a bit of a mystery. I loved all the scenes between Damen and Laurent in this book though. They were so filled with tension because of how they still weren't sure if they could trust each other and were still struggling with the idea of having feelings for someone they felt like they should hate. Seeing Laurent's actions and reactions and words in those scenes was the best because he was such a complex, hard-to-crack character who was usually so iron-willed and in control and shielded.
Speaking of Laurent, I felt for him so much in this book after getting to know him and his life more. I really wanted to give him a hug and make his life and his past better and tell him that he doesn't always have to be so rigid and shielded anymore. The poor guy, half his life has been spent trying to counter his uncle's shady plans, he's been alone and hasn't had anyone he could trust and be close to since Auguste died, he's kept everything to himself... I felt so much sympathy for him. And some things (that I suspected) were revealed in this book that definitely explained some of his behaviors.
And oh! There were some fantastic scenes that still stand out to me, like the epic okton, and the whole Charls thing that had me cracking up so much.
So yeah, this was just a fantastic, gripping, well-written series, and I am so glad I finally read it!
[If you want to fangirl over fan art with me, I included some links on my blog!]
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
