Fate Breaker

After loving the first 2 books of this series I was finally able this to read the third, and last, book: Fate Breaker

Fate Breaker picks up exactly were Blade Breaker left us, so a re-read of at least the final portion of the 2nd book is necessary, just to refresh your memories (if you have read blade breaker some time ago - like I did -).

I feel like this is the slowest book out of the three, that's why I'm giving it 3.5 stars out of 5 (when the privious books were both 5 stars). It was a bit odd to read, as there's a lot of travelling, self-discovery-jurney in this book, which -in my personal opinion- should've been in the middle book, not in a finale, as they drag and slow the narration too much.

Other then that I second my opinion of Aveyard's writing: i love it so very much, again she was able to take a complex, high fantasy, LOTR like book, and write it with such a simple, flowing style that made it so easy and fun to read.

One thing that's evident, at least for me, is that this book wanted to be more adult than it actually is. While reading it I felt at times the struggle Victoria must have felt in keeping the book YA. There were scenes in which you can actually feel the need for more mature content (not spyce necessarily, but in dialogues, during battles, during fights, in certain aspects of some character's relationships).. I'm not saying that we should turn each book into adult, or spicy, or something.. but again, there were scenes in which i felt like Victoria was censoring herself.

This feeling (again, it's my persdonal opinion) is confirmed by the fact that Aveyard is now working on an adult book with another imprint.

Then there's the other aspect that kinds let me down, which specifically is the Temurjon.

We spent the entirety of the book being hyped about this formidable, invincible army, this horde of dothraki-like warriors that are the only hope of the continent... and when they come we don't even get a small description. We get the sound of the horn signalling the charge and stop. No great battle, no nothing. I was so disappointed by this tbh.

I have mixed feelings about this series as a whole. I still maintain that it's really the 'villains' (the humans not What Waits) that carry the story, especially for YA. They are the most interesting characters, but through the books the other characters did grow on me as well and I genuinely enjoyed some of their interactions such as Dom and Sorasa.

This book, like the one's before it though, has sections where everything is moving at a snail's pace and I was, to put it plainly, wondering if it was ever going to get to the point. I was even wondering if there was going to be a climax in this book or if there'd be another cliffhanger and a fourth book as I was approaching the end and all there had really been was 'reunions'. There is a conclusion though (mostly), one I found underwhelming and rushed, but there none the less.

I'd say worth reading if you enjoy the Tolkien formula. I'm still sitting around a 3 to 3.5 but I will say this much. I enjoyed it immensely more than Aveyard's other series Red Queen. Partly due to it being more Tolkienesque and partly because it does a better job imo of straddling the line between YA and Adult.