[third read, April-May 2020]

As much as I adore the His Fair Assassin trilogy as a whole, Dark Triumph is my all-time favorite book, no contest. I can’t think of anything to say that I haven’t said before, but honestly, everything about this is just perfection. *chef’s kiss*

Forever shrieking about Sybella and Beast because RUTTING GOATS, MY HEART. Ten out of ten.

(Yes, I’m cursing like the characters in Courting Darkness. Leave me be.)

[second read, Dec 2018-Jan 2019]

This reread gave me ALL THE EMOTIONS. Sybella and Beast are flawed, brilliant, complex characters, and their love story is a freaking masterpiece. I loved getting more details about them as the story progresses, as it still has the murder and intrigue of Grave Mercy but also made it more personal.

The best part of rereading is picking up on details you missed the first time and finding new quotes and generally falling in love all over again.

I’m so glad [redacted] is dead.

Now I’ll leave you with this gem, before I start reading book three.

”’What?’
‘I was wondering, since I have kissed you three times now, if you might turn into a handsome prince.’
‘Alas, you are still stuck with a toad, my lady.’
‘Ah, but it turns out I am quite fond of toads.’”

[first read, July 2017]

My first book of the booktubeathon! I used this for two challenges: read a book with a person on the cover and finish a book in one day.

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH.

I mean it. I think this trilogy is becoming an obsession on the same scale as VA and BL, if that tells you anything.