cunningempress's Reviews (526)

There is no way in hell this book needed to be this long. And why the fuck is this the NINTH book of this universe I've read??? I am so fucking glad this spin-off series is finally over. The fucking prophecy just keeps getting weirder and longer and there's new characters and creatures all the time and I lost track of the world-building way too many books ago. 

Uhm, I don't know what kind of crack they put in this but I was having the time of my life.

OMFG

This was THE PERFECT fantasy read! I can't wait to read the next one!

That was actually way more interesting than I was expecting!

idk if this book should even count because i don't think i even paid attention to it.

I have such mixed feelings about this book.

Firstly, the author promoted the book by saying it included "marriage of convenience to our favorite ace-aro" and I was left with the impression that it would be a polyamorous relationship between three people. But nah, Dionysus is the ace-aro character (confirmed in previous books) and he was just BARELY in the book. I had been waiting this book for MONTHS, so excited about getting some asexual aromantic representation but the book doesn't even mention the words asexual or aromantic (yes, I checked). At this point, why even mention the whole marriage of convenience when it's barely even mentioned in the book.

But, alas, I loved the couple. Especially how OBSESSED Asterion was with Ariadne. Boy obsessed is one of my favorite tropes.

I think the book could've had more of the politics that really drive the plot forward in this series. I feel like, politically, nothing much happened. The lack of politics in these latest books is a pity because it really has made this series so good.

First half was pretty slow and got boring at times. The second half was better but the whole thing felt kind of "meh" so I'm hoping the next book will be better.