The Fate of the Tearling audiobook

4.5

Alright, I'd put off reading this for a long time, because I kept reading review after review about some sort of a wonky ending. I loved both of the other books, and I just couldn't seem to bring myself to ruin it if Johansen decided to pull a Divergent on me, you know? Ok, so this was the second time I'd checked the book out from the library, and I almost let it go back again...but at the 11th hour I decided to grab my nuts just go for it.WHOA! I'm so glad I did! Talk about an interesting ride. This was such a cool story, I literally finished it in two days. Sure, I had stuff to do, but you know how it is when a book is that good. You're scared to see what happens next, but you have to see what happens next!I gotta say that I did get the vast majority of my questions answered. Enough, at least, that I'm not pissed off by a ton of dangling threads. And I had already figured out what the solution to all of this stuff would have to be by the halfway point, so that wasn't a surprise to me, either.THAT ENDING THOUGH.It was...odd.Ok, now I'm going to put some tagged spoilers at the end for those of you who want to get a peek, but for those of you who don't want any, I'll just give you a non-spoilery answer about it.My BIGGEST problem with the way it ended was that it was just...ABRUPT.I seriously sat there screwing around with my Kindle for about 15 minutes, trying to see if there was an epilogue or something I missed. Like, shit just got cut off!Where the fuck is the rest of the story...?!I mean, I'm sure the author meant it to seem like a dramatic way for it to end - Boom! Screen goes black.But... damn ! That was just a pisser! Ok, ok. Not that bad, but the strange way the story stopped really did lessen my enjoyment for the overall trilogy. Sorry, I gotta knock a star off for it, because the way you close something is just as important to readers as everything in between. We get invested in these characters and their worlds, and when they don't get (what we feel is) a proper send-off there's some very real disappointment that churns in our tummies.Still, on the whole, this was a great book, and I'm glad I read it.Alrighty. For those of you who are like me (and by that, I mean you occasionally read the last page first), or for those of you who have already read this and want to discuss it...*rubs hands together*(view spoiler)[I usually hate it when an author kills off the main character. Like hate-hate it. Some books are exceptions, because you know going into it that it's doubtful anyone will survive (think: Game of Thrones), but for basically everything else I draw a line in the sand with that sort of thing. It's a personal preference, but I absolutely refuse to invest my time in a character just to have the author murder/suicide/sacrifice/whatever them at the end.SO I PEEKED.Yeah, that's right. I scrolled to the back, and made sure that Kelsea made it to the last page. Whatever. Fight me, bitch. Pbbbbbt!Obviously, she does survive, because otherwise I wouldn't be writing this review.Ok, with that out of the way, I proceeded to read this sucker. And, like I said, by the halfway point I was fairly certain that Kelsea was going to have to go back in time and try to fix things from that end. Here's what did surprise me, though - I sort of assumed she'd stay there.It didn't occur to me that after she 'fixed' it, she'd end up back in her original time. But, then again, I thought it was cool that you could see that her desperate attempt to save everyone worked.Yay!Looked like everything was going well for the Tearling New London society!Except Kelsea still had all her memories, and no one remembered her. ["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

Maybe it's a 3.5 but I can't decideI'm so so so deeply sad right now. This has been one of my all-time favorite series and I think the first two books are masterpieces, but this one just stumbled and fell on the ending. It could have ended any other way and I think I would have been happy, but this ending is one of my ultimate pet peeves in terms of fictional worlds. It frustrates me like nothing else does and I can't get over it. The rest of this book stands up with the series. There are still new characters that are interesting, still a morally gray main character who is so flawed and fascinating and strong. And it was seriously terrifying a few times. If not for the ending this would have been a nearly perfect series. But the ending. Oh, the ending. I'll just be crying forever now.

TW: brief body horror; sexual harassment w/ threats of assault; mentions of child abuse and pedophilia I can see why this final book is polarizing. It feels so different from the first book but is a solid conclusion from what was revealed in the second book. This story challenges the reader. There aren’t any perfect answers and it can be frustrating at times. None of the characters are perfect. Kelsea as a character is striving to build a better world while obviously not knowing what the consequences will always be for her actions. It does leave a feeling of lack of fulfillment at times, but that feels true to this entire series arc. I will say the very very end of the book threw me for a loop. There are some scenes I don’t quite feel I understood and did feel rushed. I think it could have been wrapped up in a more universally satisfying way, but I do feel the author didn’t go that route on purpose. This series will always stand out as something unique to me. I will be doing a video review and discussion on my channel.

I put a lot of pressure on the conclusions of series. Most readers do. Annnnnnnnd Erika Johansen did not disappoint and wove a beautiful 3rd book and ending to this series. The Fate of the Tearling deserves 5/5 starsThe ending was a bit of a ?????? moment. I honestly did not expect that ending. There were things I wanted from the conclusion of this book that I did not get. Yet I must remind myself that the book itself was astonishing. It brought the best elements of the previous 2 books. The ending, although not what I would have preferred, did not ruin this series for me. If you have not read this series, I urge to try it! It has become one of my favourite fantasy series. Erika Johansen created a world full of history and complex details. To have a fantasy series dive into the world's history and how the world was developed is amazing. Few books really do that. For me, I loved it. There were so many small details in this book that all come together in the end, every word she wrote had a purpose to the story. I'm sure this is a series that when you re-read it, you catch something new every time and it makes it even better.Another reason this series is amazing is because there are soo many life lessons. One of them is to accept yourself, appearances are deceiving and you should not care if you're 'pretty' or 'skinny'. Another message, as one of the comments on this review shared is that everything comes with a price. I cannot wait to see what other books Erika Johansen writes because it will be an insta-buy. The rest of my review contains spoilers The ENDING. Everything throughout the books was leading up to this moment and I felt like it was only partially satisfying. It was a completely different world.Not completely different, but everything had seemed to change for the better, which is awesome! But no one else remembered what Kelsea did or everything that happened in that alternate history. She was alone, her friends were leading other lives, without the slightest notion of what had happened. I was happy for Pen, that he found love and a family. Happy that in this alternate world, Aisa probably did not have her neck snapped, or who knows, maybe she never existed? Her mother may have never married her terrible father. It was just so surreal, this ending. Kelsea felt alone. After all the experiences binding everyone together, she was the only one who remembered. It was sad. Happy but sad. A sacrifice for the better good. I liked that Carlin was still alive and that Elyssa was present in Kelsea's life, she finally had the mother she dreamed of. Sure it wasn't perfect, but they had a good new life and relationship. Okay I'm backing it up now. So Mhurn was her father? I actually really enjoyed that reveal. Throughout the book we were led to think it had to be someone noble and strong and powerful. I liked that Mhurn was her father because unlike some fantasy novels, Erika Johansen made her father a regular guy. A guy that had issues, drug problems. Her mother was vain and not very bright. It was different, unexpected and very refreshing.Another reason I was slightly disappointed with the ending was that we grew accustomed to so many characters that we didn't get to see how their new lives planned out. Ewen, Elston, Barty, Andalie, Hall, etc. There was also the idea that was brought in earlier in the series about the importance of a printing press and the loss of innovation from the crossing. Innovation that Hall's twin brother as we learned in this final book, had the potential to bring to the Tearling. An entire small story arc that relatively didn't have much of a conclusion. We are just to assume most of them were alive and living lives that were significantly better then the ones they were living before. Pen and Kelsea's reunion was very underwhelming. I understood what had happened, each character growing and learning about themselves in different ways. Yet I still was disappointed with their.. amicable break up? I'm not sure if break up is the word since they were never really a couple? It was very amicable and I liked how Johansen wrote it. In the aftermath, Kelsea still felt for Pen, that longing and hurt that most people feel after losing a friend or significant other. When you see each other on the street or with friends and you no longer have the chemistry or acknowledgement of closeness that you had before. It was realistic and I liked that.When Kelsea saw the Mace, my feels were uncontainable. I was really upturned by how Aisa was killed quickly and with very little reaction from the other characters. The Caden killed her so they could reap the reward? After all they had been through together? Or was it a mercy killing because of her infection? We truly will never know. There was so much going on in the ending there that the characters had no time to really spend thinking about her death but I still felt like perhaps we could have had a bit more on that.I have read critiques on this series, especially about how Kelsea views vanity and her judgemental tendencies. Yet if they read the whole series, they should realize that it was all part of something she had to deal with. Her mother was extremely vain and beautiful yet Kelsea was extremely insecure about her beauty, she knew she was plain and wasn't 'skinny' and didn't really like how she was portrayed. She also didn't want to end up like her mother. Her judgement came from a place of insecurity and she learns within the book that beauty is not important, that appearances are deceiving and that lastly, they should not hold much weight. She wakes up in this new world and there is a mirror. A full length mirror. She had grown up differently in the other world but now that Elyssa was raising her there were mirrors around. At this point she see's her original self is back and she is grateful for it. She had finally accepted herself for who she was and was learning to accept others for their faults as well. This story arc was complicated and I guess some people just didn't relate to it or understand it, thus they criticized it. Yet it all comes full circle in the end, with a good message. There is so much more to discuss with this book and I'm sure I will add more later when I think of it. Happy reading!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ITS FINALLY HERE!!! I'm so excited omfg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~hype hype hype hype hype! This year we have harry potter and the cursed child, empire of storms AND the fate of the tearling???? WE ARE SO LUCKY GUYSThis series is so underrated, like why is this not on the top 100 YA releases of 2016??? Because this is in MY top 3 most anticipated releases of the year. I love this series to pieces and can't wait to read this!

Maybe it's just me or maybe the author has just gotten better and better with each installment. I had some slight issues with each one but as they came along, all my questions and concerns got resolved. Was I slightly annoyed at just how strong the young queen became, so quickly? Maybe. But practically everything else that happened in the tale supported the conceit and all the other characters drew me in, and in the second book all those concerns went away as I was drawn into the visions of the past within the second novel so I just didn't care about anything else. :)But what about the third book? Did it expand on all this great Fantasy awesomeness? Yes! Did I get even more of the past and the world-hopping and even more present war and great sword action? You betcha I did, and I got the best sequences of the Red Queen in all three of the novels, too! She actually grew on me. It helps that her circumstances had changed so damn much. :)But then I come to the last great reveal/action. All to this point, I was really rocking to Johansen's writing and I was having a great time, and then we were thrown a WTF moment at the end. Huh?Trust me, you'll know it when you see it.But on reflection, and I had to keep recalling all the events leading up to this last event, I have to admit that while it's strange and I recall much worse examples of this kind of event, Johansen actually pulls it off with aplomb. All the events lead up to it nicely. There are tons of pointers that make this kind of end perfectly natural, and so, in my mind, I got carried along with it.That's not to say that it wasn't slightly jarring, of course, but after all that page-space away from either kingdom? It makes good solid sense. :)Final verdict?Solid except for some really seemingly rocky shoals which actually turned out to only be close calls. :) In the end, I really liked it. :)

well, that was not what i expected. but i loved it nonetheless.more to come later, maybe?DEAR WORLD:I NEED THIS.WHY DON'T I HAVE IT YET.THE WORLD IS UNFAIR.ALLLLLL THE GRABBYHANDS.*ALL OF THEM.*

The Fate of the Tearling ties up the series nicely. All questions of the founding of Tearling, the shadow and Mort are answered.And we also learn all of the secrets of the Fetch. Finally! "For three long centuries... William Tear's dream sunk further and further into the mire. No one in the Tearling could even see Tear's better world any longer, let alone muster the courage to dig for it." pg 6, ebook.The path isn't easy. Kelsea questions herself every step of the way. "Maybe we aren't capable of being satisfied, Kelsea thought, and the idea seemed to open a chasm inside her. Maybe utopia is beyond us." pg 90, ebook.But she is determined to see things through to the end: "We can't simply stay here, hiding, while the kingdom burns. What sort of queen would I be?" pg 273.Though Erika Johansen writes a thorough ending, I found myself dissatisfied with it. Read it and let me know what you think. I'm still thinking about it, even though I finished this book last week.I found some of the scenes with (view spoiler)[the Orphan's army (hide spoiler)] to be the creepiest thing Johansen had written for this series.From a lackluster start, I think The Queen of the Tearling series turned out to be fairly enjoyable. I would classify it as adult because of some of the themes, imagery and language.It uses fantasy to examine the human condition, society and what happens to communes after a charismatic leader dies.I think Kelsea is one of the strongest female characters I've read. Bravery-wise, she fits right in with Katniss Everdeen. She doesn't quit and isn't afraid to admit when she's wrong.Throughout the series, we see her grow from uncertain child to warrior queen. Bookish and introverted, Kelsea may appeal to those who wish they could be something more than they currently are.Recommended for readers who are willing to invest some time in a series to enjoy it and for fans of fantasy/dystopian worlds. The Queen of the Tearling grew on me. It has heart.

The Fate of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #3), Erika JohansenThe Queen of the Tearling is the debut novel of Erika Johansen. It is set on a fictional landmass several centuries in the future, and is the first novel of a fantasy trilogy. The other books in the trilogy are:The Invasion of the Tearling (2015) and The Fate of the Tearling (2016).Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn must defeat the powers of the Red Queen, who is out to destroy her. She must journey to the royal castle to claim her throne, and is accompanied only by the loyal Queen's Guard which is led Carroll and the mysterious Lazarus. Along the way she must earn the respect of her people and fix the broken shambles of the Kingdom of Tear.تاریخ نخستین خوانش روز شانزدهم ماه فوریه سال 2018میلادیعنوان: ملکه اشک کتاب سه سرنوشت اشک آور؛ نویسنده اریکا یوهانسون؛شاهزاده خانم «کلسی رالی گلین» باید «ملکه سرخ» را؛ که برای نابودی او، دست اندر کار است، شکست دهد؛ او برای ادعای تاج و تخت خود، باید به قلعه ی سلطنتی سفر کند، و تنها گارد وفادار ملکه، که توسط «کارول» و «لازاروس» مرموز، هدایت میشود، همراه او هستند؛ در طول راه او باید احترام مردمان خود را، بدست آورد، و لکه های شکست «پادشاهی اشک» را، برطرف کند؛تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 28/11/1399هجری خورشید؛ ا. شربیانی

Spoiler-free review!***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog***The Fate of the Tearling by Erika JohansenBook Three of The Queen of the Tearling seriesPublisher: HarperPublication Date: November 29, 2016Rating: 4 starsSource: eARC from EdelweissSummary (from Goodreads):The thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Tearling trilogy.In less than a year, Kelsea Glynn has transformed from a gawky teenager into a powerful monarch. As she has come into her own as the Queen of the Tearling, the headstrong, visionary leader has also transformed her realm. In her quest to end corruption and restore justice, she has made many enemies—including the evil Red Queen, her fiercest rival, who has set her armies against the Tear. To protect her people from a devastating invasion, Kelsea did the unthinkable—she gave herself and her magical sapphires to her enemy—and named the Mace, the trusted head of her personal guards, Regent in her place. But the Mace will not rest until he and his men rescue their sovereign, imprisoned in Mortmesne. Now, as the suspenseful endgame begins, the fate of Queen Kelsea—and the Tearling itself—will finally be revealed. What I Liked:Upon finishing this book, the only thing that came to mind was the word "WOW". This book blew me away. I can't say that I absolutely loved the story and will definitely reread the series again, but I enjoyed the trilogy, especially this final novel. So many pieces come together in a surprising, shocking manner. What an end. Kelsea Glynn has given herself over to the Red Queen, in a tactful decision to protect her kingdom. Now in the hands of the Red Queen, she will have to fight to get back to her kingdom, with her sapphires. She begins to see more visions, but visions of the past, involving Jonathan Tear (William Tear's son), a girl named Katie, and Rowland Finn. Meanwhile, the Mace is struggling to hold control over the Keep. And then there is Aisa, Andalie's daughter, who is starting to see her purpose in serving the Queen (Kelsea). A guard named Javel and a simple boy named Ewen will play opposing but important roles in the story, in surprising ways. And all will come together but not as you would think. Everything will end in a way that will have you second-guessing everything.I'm kind of stunned by this novel (if you couldn't tell). At first I had to orient myself in the Tearling world, because I didn't remember much of book two (besides the ending). A lot of names and places were lost on me, at first. But I started to get back into the story quickly. The beginning lagged but I had no trouble in continuing. This particular book is told from many third-person POVs besides Kelsea's; Aisa, Javel, Ewen, the Red Queen. There are flashes from the past - visions that Kelsea sees - in the perspective of Katie Rice, a teenager who lived during the time of William Tear. Katie plays a vastly important role in the book, possibly more important than any other character besides Kelsea - and Katie is merely part of a vision from the past (i.e. she isn't an actual character in the present). Johansen does a magnificent job of crafting this Tearling world. It's set in a futuristic time, and it's not quite fantasy, since many references are made to this modern time. For example, the Atlantic Ocean is what William Tear crossed (the "Crossing"); America is the old world; certain technologies once existed that no longer do. The world that Johansen has created in this series is intriguing and awe-inspiring. I think I got the best sense of the Tearling world from this particular book.I didn't really connect with Kelsea as much as I would have liked, in the previous books, but I've always liked her. She is a powerful Queen who is smart and brave. In this book, she isn't an acting Queen, as she is captured the whole time. But this doesn't take away from her strength and intelligence. She is compassionate where other Queens were not, and very clever.There are so many other stories/subplots in this book, involving so many secondary characters. For example, Javel, a gate guard, whose wife was sent in a Tear shipment to Mort six years ago, struggles with the reality that his wife is not his wife anymore. Aisa, an adolescent who is very good with knives, wants to do something more with her skill. Ewen, a simple boy and guard, wants to do something as well. So many secondary characters that are important, and very fleshed out.I think my favorite "story", of this book, was Katie's. We get to see long passages of the past that involve Katie, and William Tear and his son Jonathan, and her best friend Rowland Finn. There is so much history that is so important in shaping the present and future. Kelsea sees Katie's story bit by bit, and begins to understand what she needs to do.A lot of parts and pieces from the previous two books started to fall into place, and a lot of questions are answered. By the end of the book, anything you might have been curious about earlier in the series has been addressed (in my opinion). I love how intricately woven the story is, and becomes, by the end.There is little to no romance in this book, and series in general. Not for Kelsea, anyway.The end! Shocking, clever, and bittersweet. That's all I'm going to see. A fitting and powerful ending, a clever and unconventional one, but not a deus ex machina type, and not a "bad" one. What I Did Not Like:I already mentioned this, but the beginning and other parts of the book definitely dragged at times. I wouldn't say that this book was boring (it was quite engaging!), but it was dense. There was a lot to take in, sometimes in a short amount of space.Also, I really really wish there was an epilogue. Would I Recommend It:If you like adult fiction (specifically, fantasy), then this is a good series to start. This is NOT Young Adult and certainly not appropriate for just any reader. There is plenty of mature content (gruesome, gory, and sexual), so be aware. But it's a very intriguing and enjoyable series, one that I will be thinking about in the future. Rating:4 stars. This is a conclusion novel worthy of the series. And this is an author worthy of all the hype and praise. Seriously, the writing of the series is so stunning. I will definitely be looking for more books by this author. Also, I am still going to hope for an epilogue!

“Lady, if you don’t wake up, I’m going to have you baptized.” In spite of the love I bear to the first two installments in this series, I almost didn’t read this book. Right after finishing the second one, I (voluntarily) got myself a spoiler of the ending and didn’t like it at all; and so, a story I used to love acquired kind of a sour taste. But as the bitterness went away, my adoration for this world remained ultimately untouched, and now here I am. I am so glad I didn’t give up. •I will always think of this series as one of my absolute favorites when it comes to fantasy (just fantasy, not fantasy YA), but of course there are some noticeable flaws that annoyed me and that I wasn’t able to ignore. For one thing, a considerable lack of explanations as regards the magic system, specifically, for instance, questions like (view spoiler)[How did Tear come into possession of the sapphire in the first place, or Why does Kelsey’s face become identical to Lily’s? Is it because she had to look like her to convince Katie to let her in her mind? If so, this implies that all the things that happened here where already bound to happen/had already happened, but no explanation whatsoever is given in this sense. And again, if some of the children in Tear’s Town have magic thanks to the Crossing, why did Tear have it before that? How did Row Finn manage to create a crown that manipulates time if his power is that of fire? What exactly did the curse Katie put on Row and the Fetch and the others entail? Because they didn’t look in that much pain or discomfort to me, seeing that they all do pretty much what they please (hide spoiler)].It’s possible that I’m being to anal about this, obsessed as I am in knwing the hows ans whys of everything. But to me, sime of this questions, if not all, seem like fundamental points, and as far as good sense is cincerned they were not explored as they should have been for all the dots to form a complete picture. •I’m also disappointed by the way the revelation of the Red Queen’s story was interrupted halfway and then forgotten. It looked like a cheap trick to make up for a lack of imagination (from which I’m sure Johansendoes not suffer, which makes this lacunaall the more weird).•Back to the ending: as I said, against all odds, I actually ended up liking it, and liking it very much at that. The problem with this kind of finales is, in my opinion, that more often than not they leave you, reader, feeling as if pages and pages of character development were worth absolutely nothing, resulting in your rightful rage, indignation and bitterness. It’s almost inevitable, I should say, and it happens inthis case as well, up to a measure; but in this case, as I see it, this loss is not totally meaningless, as it becomes essential to the last step of Kelsea’s growth. And Kelsea is and as always been since the beginnjng such a rounded, fleshed-out character, that I can forgive, almost light-heartedly, all the rest. Besides, the last pages are so sad, so deliciously bitter-sweet, the most sadisic side of me couldn’t really resist.•What instead I didn’t like about the ending is that it is, if you ask me, maybe a but too simplistic (which is not the same as optimistic). Because according to this book, it was sufficient to(view spoiler)[ fix a single thing, a single moment in centuries and centuries of history to transform the Tear in the perfect utopia (hide spoiler)]. I wouldn’t believe that if a saw it with my eyes. Besides, the extreme semplicity if this solution fundamentally contradicts what Johansens has been trying to convey for three (two and ¾?) books, that is, that history is a maze, that human nature is a maze, a ugly, infinite, exhausting yet fascinating maze, and that you can trust people until all at once you can’t anymore, for the silliest reasons. Even though I wish I were able to believe a world like the one depicted bin this ending could exist.➽ I’ve mentioned only negative things because, if I remember correctly, the reviews I wrote for the previous chapters of the series already deal with how utterly beautiful this story is, how compelling the characters, neat and perfect the writing, and astoundingly talented the author. I love these books to pieces, and even that is an understatement. I love everything about them except for the magic system, but all things considered, I can overlook that. I can because The Queen if the Tearlung is not about magic: it’s about history and, what Ilike best about it, about simple humans who try their best (or their worst), on their own or with each other, and sometimes fail and sometimes succeed. It’s a taste of real life transported ina an imaginary world. That is to say, it’s the fantasy genre at its very best.

This book doesn't even have a title yet but I know it will outshine the two before it... It will be amazing !!!

The series is worth reading & my heart aches at the ending, but I am content now but i wasn't sure initially about how the story line wrapped up. The writing is clear even if the plot isn't always straightforward but all in all i loved it.

EDIT: 8 February 2018 It's been 5 fucking day's and i'm still thinking about this book!! My god, someone save me.4/5 starsCan you hear that? It’s the sound of my heart being ripped from my chest...If you want to feel pain so great you feel like you’re going to crumble into tiny fragments, just read this series.”The butterfly effect deals in the tendency of infinitesimal variations to amplify over time. ""You never play around with history, because the change you thought you were making for the better is likely to cause so many unforeseen ripples that it may well add up to a net loss. Too many variables to control the outcome.”This series soon became one of my most beloved.I can’t even begin to tell you how much I adore each of these three beautifully written books. I love this series more than I love most people...I would take these books everywhere with me.They became almost like a security blanket.My thoughts where constantly with the characters of the story and their fate. These books have my whole heart and I’m so damn happy I picked up The Queen of the Tearling.Erika Johansen, you’re an absolute goddess and I love you but can I please mention that fucking ending??Was that suppose to make me feel good? Was it suppose to make me feel like there was hope for everyone all along? Was that suppose to be a happy ending?I felt nothing but fucking empty inside.I almost never want to read this book again. Not even if there’s a fire!”Kelsea, where have you been?”I’m going to have a cold shower, curl up into the foetal position and cry until the end of time.

I get why the author ended this wonderful trilogy the way she did but I don't really like it....Hmmm. Some how i felt as though I was short change or cheated. Overall, it was a hell of a read. I don't regret the time invested in this baby. Gonna take a drink and think about this a bit. My ratings may or may not change after some deeper thought.Two Glasses back to back after this read

Reread January 2020 (audiobook). WOO! So excited for the prequel next month!!!- My. Favorite. Trilogy. I can't even begin to describe how different reading this story is compared to some other books I've read. The Tearling stories unleash an urgency in me to find how all the interesting things happening in this crazy world. The overlapping perspectives of such a contrasting cast of characters mixed with the original concept and politics kept me wanting more and more. I'm really upset that this is it, there are no more books, but at the same time I'm so happy I have closure with this story. Kelsea will forever be one of my favorite protagonists. I can't wait for Erika to release more books, I will be the first to preorder anything she writes!