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kzimm2024's review
4.0
Sound ending to an entertaining series. This one felt simpler with an even pace and I found myself savoring it. We all knew this was the last book and I think it reached a satisfying conclusion.
Kaliya and Raphael make the journey back to India after the massacre of her people, knowing they have to take out Guarda and end this cycle of killing. It’s a creative solution that we see that the end, kudos to Banet.
It was interesting to see the interaction with Rama and her family, to see how that played out. And more Cambions :)
The world that this series takes place in is fascinating and this series in particular leans heavily on legends and beliefs (Hinduism) and there is so much fodder for the supernatural!
Very creative and still sexy with adventure.
Kaliya and Raphael make the journey back to India after the massacre of her people, knowing they have to take out Guarda and end this cycle of killing. It’s a creative solution that we see that the end, kudos to Banet.
It was interesting to see the interaction with Rama and her family, to see how that played out. And more Cambions :)
The world that this series takes place in is fascinating and this series in particular leans heavily on legends and beliefs (Hinduism) and there is so much fodder for the supernatural!
Very creative and still sexy with adventure.
rebeccazh's review
5.0
This was a very satisfying last book to the series. The start and middle lagged a bit but the ending is absolutely a 5 stars, tying up Kaliya's story about breaking the cycle, the past and the present, choices, violence and peace/destruction and creation, and starting anew.
katyanaish's review
4.0
Well, I liked it. Though to follow up from my review of the previous book, there wasn't a why, and things remained hand-wavy.
Kaliya's character was weird in this book, in that she suddenly felt like a different person. I know what the author was going for - the weight of responsibility, as ruler, forced her to evolve. I just didn't buy it. She was always ruler, and didn't care about the responsibility...left everything to Adhar. I don't buy that this would dramatically shift her from selfish narcissist Kaliya (her character for every book prior to this one) into wise sage Kaliya.
That said, I liked the story, the mythic poetic feel to it. It sometimes felt overly... mmm, not sure of the right word... loaded, maybe? Like, every step on her journey was loaded with ultra destiny. But it still worked for me.
And the epilogue was perfection, imo. I cried.
Kaliya's character was weird in this book, in that she suddenly felt like a different person. I know what the author was going for - the weight of responsibility, as ruler, forced her to evolve. I just didn't buy it. She was always ruler, and didn't care about the responsibility...left everything to Adhar. I don't buy that this would dramatically shift her from selfish narcissist Kaliya (her character for every book prior to this one) into wise sage Kaliya.
That said, I liked the story, the mythic poetic feel to it. It sometimes felt overly... mmm, not sure of the right word... loaded, maybe? Like, every step on her journey was loaded with ultra destiny. But it still worked for me.
And the epilogue was perfection, imo. I cried.
serenaschwanda's review
5.0
Crying
So sad to see her story end but what a lovely ending. Well done kn. Well done indeed. Thank you for your story
So sad to see her story end but what a lovely ending. Well done kn. Well done indeed. Thank you for your story
sammipants08's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
smitch29's review
4.0
This was a nice conclusion to the story. I like how everything wrapped up. I felt that were a few good surprises, but otherwise most everything played out as expected. Overall, it was fun to read. I'm glad that the author worked her way to a conclusion and is open to seeing the characters in future shared-world works, but I really appreciate that she chose a place to wrap up this story arc. I look forward to what she comes up with next.
mmkn_99's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
WOW I NEED 10 MORE BOOKS!!! This was an amazing end of a series, I look forward to reading more books in this world.