The Rise of Magicks

Man, its hard to write this review after getting through the first 2 books.

I thought the first book was brilliant! Great story line, well written, good plot! Second book, I kinda felt like I needed to get through to get to the finale in the 3rd book but when it came to the third book, none of the problems I had with the second book got corrected.

The tone through-out the book read almost like a YA or novel. I'd argue that it read even younger even though the book was catered towards a more mature audience. The characters were a little flat, the romance was cheesy, the buildups had really mediocre resolutions and just didn't capture my attention like other books do. In all it was just boring.

WOW!!!!!!!! That was a FANTASTIC final book to this series!!! The final battle was SO INTENSE!!!!! And there were So Many raw emotional scenes!!! Duncan sure could use some emotional maturing though ngl!!! Overall though this was AMAZING!!!!! Definitely loved this series!!!!!

I rather liked the first two books in this series – especially the first one. This one, however, just doesn't work for me. That grand epic feeling of the first book is gone as is the feeling of anticipation generated by the second book. In this one, Fallon has become ... rather boring actually.
YMMV. Lots of folks like this story.

3.5 stars. I admire Nora Roberts for trying something different but I don't think she quite succeeded. After a strong second book in the series, [b:Of Blood and Bone 37638128 Of Blood and Bone (Chronicles of The One, #2) Nora Roberts https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1525898215l/37638128.SY75.jpg 59225538], I was looking forward to a rousing conclusion. Instead the book was a seemingly unending and repetitive series of battles, alternating with our Chosen One Fallon making speeches and having visions that caused her to speak in stilted prophesy language of old that made me roll my eyes instead of engaging me. There's a turning point about 75% of the way through the book that causes Fallon to lose heart (I don't think that's a spoiler; most sagas like this feature a crisis like that) It's largely resolved off page, but I would have preferred to have more space devoted to her internal struggle than to read another battle description. I did appreciate the way Fallon and Duncan's relationship was finally consummated after the two fought briefly against the fated mate concept but eventually realized they really did want to be together. As in book #2, I was amused by the rare sight of the magical prophesied heroine being yelled at by her mother for being too reckless; there are too few “hero's journey” stories that feature parents and children fighting together to save the day. The struggle between good and evil, and the hope that good people will prevail, are very relevant right now, so I'm glad Roberts went down this path, even if the results were uneven. Maybe not my favorite trilogy of hers, but worth an A for Effort.

Nice ending to a good story.