Moonkind audiobook

I loved WINTERLING and SUMMERKIN, the first two books in Sarah Prineas's latest trilogy. They were fun takes on fae mythology, grounded by a heroine who refused to give up her trust in her friends. Thus I was ever-so-slightly disappointed by MOONKIND. Fer, the Lady of the Summerlands, and Rook, a puck, have been uneasy friends for two books. Mostly because Rook always puts his brothers first. But Fer's faith has always been rewarded. Thus it surprised me that once more Fer and Rook's relationship was put to the test -- it felt somewhat repetitive and not entirely true to the characters for me. But then I fell into the story and fell back in love. Fer's victory in SUMMERKIN has led to unexpected consequences and it's up to her to make it right. I really enjoyed the themes of responsibility, friendship, change, and ingenuity. Fer's humanity helps her shake things up, but the pucks are pretty good at that too.Thus, the beginning of MOONKIND put me off slightly, but it really is a terrific book and a terrific conclusion to the series. And as for the friendship being tested again . . . well, the stories have repeatedly emphasized how important it is when things happen thrice.

Recommend this series to the fast-paced books readers.Really loved this one

Eine sehr originelle Idee für den Abschluss der Trilogie! Insgesamt eine ganz tolle Reihe

So, I have a bit of a reviewing phobia right now. I haven't posted a review on here or on my blog in months, because I got kind of obsessed with writing nothing but perfect reviews (and therefore no reviews, because my schedule does not include time for that kind of obsessing). This is my first attempt at jumping back on the horse, so it's a bit short. But this is the perfect series to start with.You see, I loved this series. It's not Harry Potter or a classic, but it was good enough that I purposefully have not read any other reviews of any of the books - just because I loved them, and I didn't want a critical review to drain my affection.I'm doing the whole series here, so no spoilers from the first book. But it's pretty obvious she stays in Summerland (otherwise, it would be a really boring trilogy: "And Fer sat at home, staring out the window, thinking. The next day, she did that again. And the next day. And the next."So what is this series about? It's about Fer, short for Jennifer (Gwynnefar in the magic lands), a half-human half-magical girl raised by her human grandmother. The series is also about Rook, who is a Puck from the other world. Pucks are mischevious creatures, not to be trusted - but Rook was Fer's introduction to the other world, and throughout the trilogy she fights to keep her faith in the boy she considers her best friend. Rook, the second third person POV narrative, struggles as well with his allegiances: in the first book, an unwilling allegiance to the Mor, an evil creature he is bound to against his will. Also, his allegiance to his brother-Pucks begins to plague him as he wrestles with his blooming friendship with Fer, who is not a Puck.Reading back over this, I can see how muddled the synopsis is. Please forgive me and read the real descriptions, but as I said before I'm trying to work my way out of blogger's block. When I picked up "Winterling," I knew right off the bat that it would be nothing special: magic, special powers, and a heroine who turned out to be some sort of royalty were my expectations, I planned to have fun reading it, but I also planned to roll my eyes at it a bit. I'm sorry to say, my foresight was sorely lacking. Yes, all of those elements were there, but - well, to put it in Harry Potter terms, it was less "Yer a wizard, Harry," and more "the one thing we have that Voldemort doesn't is love." Well, it wasn't exactly that overt, but you get the idea.Fer and Rook do not end up wildly professing their love for each other and falling into each other's arms at the end of the trilogy (oops, minor spoilers!), but what does happens almost satisfied me more (and it definitely made things less "yawn, seen it before"). I can't say more than that, but Rook and Fer are actually equally fleshed out, and receive almost the same amount of screen time. Especially as the books progress.I'm sorry, I can't get my thoughts together besides "read it!" and "here's a Harry Potter quote!" So, um, just read it for yourself if you like YA fantasy. It's awesome, just awesome. Cheers, Harry!

This is the third and final book in the Winterling trilogy. This was a wonderfully magical middle grade fantasy about family, friendship, and staying true to what you think is right.In the last book, Fer, as Lady of the Summerlands made the other Lords and Ladies of the realm vow to rule without the aid of the glamorie. When the Lords and Ladies fail to fulfill their vows the Summerlands start to break. A strange stillness has invaded the land and Fer needs to figure out why. She is pretty sure it has to do with the Lords and Ladies breaking their oaths, but she is not sure how to fix it. Her best ally and friend is Rook the puck boy, but can she trust Rook? Will Rook’s loyalties lie with her or with the Pucks? Can Fer find a way to stop the stillness before it takes over everything?I loved the conclusion to this wonderful middle grade fantasy series. The writing is magical, I loved the characters. Fer has some hard decisions to make and consequences to face in this book. She did what she felt was right in the last book, she made the Lords and Ladies vow to take off their glamorie and serve the people rather than making the people serve them. Fer thinks she made the right choice, but the Lords and Ladies have worn the glamorie for so long that they are no longer entirely separate from them. Fer realized that in a way she is the reason the Summerlands is in trouble and it is because of her ideals that this is happening. Rather than shirk away from that she strives to fix it.Rook is struggling with his loyalty to his puck brothers and his friendship to Fer. He wants to help Fer, but he feels he has to stay true to his puck brothers too. It was interesting to watch Rook try to make both things in this life work together. He is a great character and, although he causes Fer trouble, in the end he makes her stronger too.The story isn’t all that complicated and is fairly predictable. Still I enjoyed the beauty of it and the simplicity of how things worked out. I did like the idea of the Stillness invading the land, it reminded me of the Nothing that tears apart the land in 1980’s movie The Neverending Story.There is a strong theme of friendship and family and staying true to what you believe to be right. I love how things wrapped up so realistically, yet still happily. Overall this was such a magical and entertaining read. It’s a hopeful story full of wonder, and tells an excellent tale of how you have to deal with the consequences of your decisions. I enjoyed the characters immensely and loved the world too. This whole series is highly recommended to fans of middle grade fantasy. I immediately went out and got Prineas’s first book in her Magic Thief series and plan to start reading that series soon.

Such a good ending to this series! I think book 2 was my favourite but book 3 follows it very closely (and book 1 is also very close to book 3).I really enjoyed the plot of this one. With the other two books, you knew that something was at stake but the worlds would survive if our characters didn't make it. With this one, everything is at stake. Both the lands, the Lords and Ladies and their people. Everything could possibly die if Fer and her friends don't solve this problem. I love that I felt the tension and the pressure while reading this book, it was very good!There are 3 reasons why I can't give this book 5 stars though:- The Birch-Lady. She has a name guys and I would have really appreciated it if Fer and Rook and everyone else would call her by her name which is Marharren. You might think this is a silly thing of me to dislike so much that it makes me take off a star. But for me, not remembering someone's name shows that you don't care about them, that they don't interest you. Fer is a very caring person throughout this whole series and so it felt very out of character.- Some scenes weren't shown but we were just told about them. Adding maybe 10 pages would have fixed that. There is a certain scene with a spider and it would have been so much more exciting if we had seen this instead of being told what happened. Our main characters are there so why not show us?!- The lack of action. A lot of this book is walking around and talking to characters. I don't mind it but I would have appreciated it if there had been a bit more action mixed into it. There are some scenes but they are small and scattered. The ending had a lot more action which I really enjoyed.If you are looking for a fun and quick MG series to read I highly recommend this one!

Wonderful ending to a great series, but my heart (for a variety of typically odd reasons) will always firmly be with Conn, Nevery, and BENET.

Moonkind, and the whole of the Winterling series, is beautiful. Rook and Fer really have grown because of their adventures and their friendships. Fer doesn't trust so quickly (and I wish she did trust someone sooner, ;) but it is understandable), and Rook learns to be a steady, and true friend, even when it is difficult. He is amazing. He also is kinder to others, even if he doesn't realize it himself. The bees are 10/10 like always, and I enjoyed how the book brought a character from the last book, who was sorta villainous but instead, was helpful in this book.Fer's half-human side is awesome in the worldbuilding. It makes me feel cool too. Humans aren't weak in the fantasy world, they are scary because they cause change, but they also are pretty powerful in that sense, in a good way. :DThe storyline brings the theme and the actions from the very first book to a beautiful end. While I still don't agree with completely stripping leadership away and rule and power, I do believe that tyranny, and forcing others to follow you is wrong (however, there is a balance), but yes, leaders do need to love their people. It was shown pretty well. :DThis book shows how the glamour-es are made?! How can the third book in a series, still show epic worldbuilding, but it fits in perfectly and doesn't feel thrown in? Perfection!As for the other characters, Grandma is AWESOME. Twig and the wolf guard(I forgot her name, it starts with an "F" :P) were also great. There is one point where the two of them and Rook team up to help Fer and it was so enjoyable. I do wish the two girls were in the climax. They kinda disappeared near the end, but I forgive them. ;) . The Pucks were just as tricksy and great as before.I am glad I read this series. Thank you to my friend for lending it to me. :D I think we can learn a lot about worldbuilding, and great characters through this series.

Thankfully no romance and lots of fantasy!

The ending of this book in the series made me love it the most. Kudos to the author for making the last book in a trilogy my favorite!

** spoiler alert ** A sweet and swell ending!This book was quite eventful compared to its predecessors, and I live for it. I think I’ll just sum up my feelings about this trilogy as a whole here.Fer is a really good main character, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading her perspectives and story! Her personality played well with the fast pacing. I think my fair share of reading slow moving novels has helped tremendously with how I feel about this trilogy.I will say that I’m still confused about how this whole Way and glamorie thing works, but maybe I’m just too dumb to comprehend simple things.One thing that kept me turning the page was definitely the rocky dynamic between Rook and Fer. I believe that’s sorta one of the main appeals, and dang it I fell for it, haha.I also loved how the glamorie concept was utilized. I won’t name the novel/series or else I might get sent to be burned alive, but it uses a similar concept of making people think you’re prettier than you actually are. Glamorie is actually used in this trilogy to make a point, and wOah I love it! Definitely a topic to discuss when it comes to real life pretty-on-the-outside-and-ugly-on-the-inside type of individuals.Anyway, those were great reads!Definitely would recommend to people who don’t usually read. (Cough, my sister, cough)

A half human teenage girl as lady of an alternate world Fer has to find a way to save her world and that of the human world to prevent everything from coming to a complete stop. Learning how to work with some of the inhabitants to restore harmony to her world Fer has to learn how to get groups who normally wouldn't have anything to do with each other to work together to be able to save all of their lives. Love each little and big twist, keeps things interesting.

I really did enjoy this conclusion to the Winterling trilogy, though at times I got irritated with Fer for her stubborn adherence to her human values in a land that looks at things very differently. Many of the problems she faces in this book are of her own making. Yet, she stays true to her values while working her way to a solution. Rook and his puck brothers are very prevalent in this book. In fact, this book feels like as much Rook's stories as Fer's. He is definitely my favorite character.

A strange illness is spreading over the lands as Lords and Ladies break their oaths to Fer, throwing their homes and peoples into turmoil - and if Fer is unable to reform a bond with Rook and the puck, everyone they hold dear will perish! Prineas delivers a satisfyingly heartwarming conclusion to this fantastical trilogy with fun characters and heart. With the fate of all lands laying on her shoulders, Fer will need all the courage and skill she can summon from the depths of the realm.

What a great conclusion to a wonderful series. I really loved the strong themes of family, friendship, and belonging. The development of Rook and Fer’s relationship was great, and the ending felt right. Overall this series was so fun, engaging, and magical. My only complaint is that there aren’t more books!

Overall, I enjoyed this series! I enjoyed getting to know the characters and will go back to read Thrice Sworn also. I wanted to know more about the mysterious stilth. I wanted better closure about Fer's grandmother and friends like Fray and Twig.