3.5

I was sooo excited for this book, but my expectations were too high. I simply didn't care for the chapters about Rhen and Harper, or their characters in general. I sighed with disappointment every time I came to a new chapter with their point of view, and many times I caught myself counting the pages until there was a chapter about Lia Mara or Grey.

Also, the ending? This doesn't feel like the final book of a trilogy. Storylines that don't feel like they're finished, and others that felt like they were finished too soon. There are still things where I'm confused about, about what will happen next. It really doesn't feel like an ending.

Like, what will happen to Lia Mara and Grey's child? How will they be raised, since their parents are both leaders of different countries? How will they be together while leading different countries? What happend in the attacks at the castle in Syhl Shallow? How will they fix these factions against magic? The factions against magic was a pretty important part of this book, yet this storyline doesn't get an ending? Will these people get caught? How will they react to the child? How will the child be protected?

I'm really disappointed. This book was my most anticipated release of 2021. I absolutely loves A Heart So Fierce And Broken, and ever since I finished it I couldn't wait until this book was released.