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The Fate of the Tearling

(The Queen of the Tearling #3)

Erika Johansen (Goodreads Author)

3.75 · Rating details · 33,110 ratings · 4,736 reviews

In less than a year, Kelsea Glynn has grown from an awkward teenager into a powerful monarch and a visionary leader.

And as she has come into her own as the Queen of the Tearling, she has transformed her realm. But in her quest to end corruption and restore justice, she has made many enemies - chief among them the evil and feared Red Queen, who ordered the armies of Mortmes ...more

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Mar 15, 2017 Anne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, magic-stuff, kindle, read-in-2017, time-travel

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.

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WHOA! I'm so glad I did! Talk about an interesting ride. ...more

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Dec 02, 2016 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it liked it

Shelves: own, fantasy-all, young-adult

For me, I didn't like the ending at all!

I don't even know what to say! I mean, I loved the first two books and there were parts of this book I REALLY loved. Like what went on with the Red Queen, but there wasn't much of Pen or Fetch in it. We do go back in time when Kelsea has her visions and see how it all started. That part was kind of cool.

I'm just not happy with the ending, that's all I got. I'm just not happy but I guess we can't win them all. I am glad there are many out there that loved ...more

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Dec 06, 2016 Ben Alderson rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Feb 24, 2015 Tomoe Hotaru rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: twas-good, fantasy, post-apocalyptic

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This book propped up the series for me. What I would otherwise consider an okay, but could've been better two-star debut trilogy is now a solid three stars.

The questions I addressed in my review of the previous two books, particularly concerning the powerful necklace: where it came from, what exactly were its powers, and why it only worked for Kelsea, where thankfully answered by the end of this book. The answers, although fairly exciting and contributive to the wo ...more

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Aug 11, 2016 Melanie rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2016, fantasy, dystopian, young-adult, magic

1.) The Queen of the Tearling ★★★
2.) The Invasion of the Tearling ★★★

“This, I think, is the crux of evil in this world, Majesty: those who feel entitled to anything they want, anything they can grab.”

I honestly feel like I don't know how I feel about this series. There is so much good in this series, and such a strong sense of feminism, which brings up a lot of important and not commonly discussed topics: the need for birth control and women to be able to protect themselves, rape cul ...more

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Dec 12, 2016 Joni Graybill rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Actually me upon finishing this book:

All those writings and quotes from the first book that foreshadowed the greatness of the Glynn Queen - the woman who saved and revitalized the world? That was bullshit?

What even was the point of this series? I've been furiously angry about the ending of books plenty of times before, but at least they were endings to the same story I started reading. This isn't even that. This is Johansen either not knowing or not caring about figuring out how to get her stor ...more

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Feb 02, 2016 Cece (ProblemsOfaBookNerd) rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2017, anticipated-of-2016

Maybe it's a 3.5 but I can't decide

I'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 ...more

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Jun 02, 2020 Samantha rated it really liked it

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 consequ ...more

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Mar 24, 2016 Jenna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: FANTASY LOVERS

Shelves: high-fantasy, 2017-reads, 5-star-books

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 stars
The 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 end ...more

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Jan 20, 2017 Sophie "Beware Of The Reader" rated it it was ok · review of another edition

2 stars.

Just know that I gave 5 stars to the other books of this trilogy, so:

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH ERIKA JOHANSEN??????

If you follow me usually you must know by now that I always try to be constructive in my reviews. Even when I did not like a book. Fortunately it does not happen often. Either I’m pretty easy to please either I choose my reads wisely, take your pick.

But right now, I’m so fuming mad it will be really difficult to tame my anger and try to write something that co ...more

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Jan 21, 2017 Anja H. rated it liked it · review of another edition

*3.5 STUPEFYING STARS*

"Hatred is easy, and lazy to boot. It’s love that demands effort, love that exacts a price from each of us."

FUCK NO. I refuse to believe this!
THAT was the big revelation after 2 entire books and 400 pages of building up my anticipation?? No. Just no. I will never forgive you for this, Erika Johansen!

That entire last chapter was such a big letdown, I'm left speechless. That chapter just never should've happened, honestly. I was so prepared to give this book 5 stars ...more

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May 16, 2015 Bradley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: reality-bending, sci-fi, 2017-shelf, fantasy

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 ...more

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Dec 16, 2016 Elizabeth rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

*Spoilers for the whole trilogy*

*Seriously, spoilers*

This has been the weekend of great cultural experiences. I finished The Fate of the Tearling, and I saw La La Land. I've been through an emotional roller coaster with both, so I don't know if my review will make much sense. Honestly, my reviews never make sense, but I like to imagine they are endearing. Both book and film took me to another plane of human existence, and I will forever be grateful to them. On the surface the stories are not ve *Spoilers for the whole trilogy*

*Seriously, spoilers*

This has been the weekend of great cultural experiences. I finished The Fate of the Tearling, and I saw La La Land. I've been through an emotional roller coaster with both, so I don't know if my review will make much sense. Honestly, my reviews never make sense, but I like to imagine they are endearing. Both book and film took me to another plane of human existence, and I will forever be grateful to them. On the surface the stories are not very similar, but when you scratch off the cover and cinema-scope, you are left with two worlds of fantasy that don't necessarily end the way you want them to. Yes, I am building this book up at a grand level, but there is a long way to fall. I might as well enjoy it.

Fate is the third and final book in the Tearling trilogy. We follow Kelsea from her humble beginnings as a hidden princess to the queen of a dying kingdom. Erica Johansen creates a unique world with traditional, old world fantasy landscapes and modern day influences. Honestly, it is a wild ride, and when I realized that the people of the Tearling were essentially pilgrims from an alternate dystopian world, I about shit my pants. The Tearling is SO creative. The characters are tough but endearing, and Johansen, especially in this third book, really honed her craft at switching between perspectives. I found every story line and character very entertaining and likable, even at their worst.

I browsed a few reviews after finishing, and I have to be honest. We are all entitled to our own opinions, but some of you are completely wrong about the ending. I am trying to find the least offensive way of saying it, but you are so dead wrong. The ending was perfect, and though there were more neat, conventional endings that could have happened, I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Kelsea makes a queen-sized sacrifice, and her isolation and depression at the end of the novel was real and heartbreaking. It's very easy to write the ending off as cheap, but when you really think about all the struggles Kelsea has endured and the sacrifices she is willing to make for her country, isn't losing her country and identity the hardest thing? We all have that selfish want for recognition for our deeds, but Kelsea's whole life is gone. The people she cared for are happy and healthy, but they do not remember her. She is forced to live in a world of peace while a storm still rages inside of her, and finding that semblance of peace will be a lifelong struggle for her now. It appears to be a happy ending, a world without violence and greed, but Kelsea's struggle shows that there will always be strife within. It's an eerie ending that deserves further consideration, and should not be written off just because we don't get all the answers and Kelsea doesn't end up happy with Pen and the Mace (kind of still bitter about that, but I get it). Yes, we still don't know what the fuck was up with those sapphires, but I am okay with that. I am okay with the ambiguity of the magic. Magic isn't science, and it doesn't always need Brandon Sanderson level glossaries at the end of the book to explain everything.

In conclusion: it's not the ending that we wanted, but it is the ending that we needed. I will follow Erica Johansen to the depths of hell. ...more

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Jun 23, 2015 hayden rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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.* ...more

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Nov 05, 2017 Heidi The Reader rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-and-sci-fi, fiction

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 o ...more

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Dec 04, 2016 emi rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2-stars, fantasy, 2016

1.5/5 Stars

The first 92% of this book was amazing. There were parts I was unsure about, but over all it was a 3, perhaps even 4 star book. Then that last chapter happened and I have NEVER been more disappointed in my entire life. That was not an ending, that was just the easy way out. I have never hated an ending more than I hate this one, and I now feel like giving it two stars is being generous. Urgh. I wish I didn't waste my time with that ending. Maybe I'll post a more detailed review later. ...more

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Jul 12, 2018 Nasom rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, fantasy

I'm honestly glad to finish this book. I almost DNF a lot of times because of how slow it was.

What I didn’t like
- This book was very anti-climatic: First of all in terms of Kelsea’s father. This series made it seem like that was a major point-plot but the reveal was so underwhelming. Same with the fetch. He was made to be this hot, mysterious dangerous guy but this book did a 180 on his character. His backstory was also so underwhelming.

- One thing that motivated me to read this book was to g I'm honestly glad to finish this book. I almost DNF a lot of times because of how slow it was.

What I didn’t like
- This book was very anti-climatic: First of all in terms of Kelsea’s father. This series made it seem like that was a major point-plot but the reveal was so underwhelming. Same with the fetch. He was made to be this hot, mysterious dangerous guy but this book did a 180 on his character. His backstory was also so underwhelming.

- One thing that motivated me to read this book was to get answers to unanswered questions but I was just left with more questions. How did Row Finn make creepy children? How did those jewels become what they are? Who are the Raleighs and how did they come to rule? (view spoiler). I’m sure there are some unanswered questions I’m forgetting to include bc this book was just all over the place

- There were some odd plot points like the 2 odd sex scenes. Those sex scenes were so random and I was like ‘wth is happening??”. It’s like the author wanted to include them but was not sure where to put them so she picked random times.

- I know some people hated the ending but I wasn’t angry at how it ended, mostly because I stopped caring about anything at that point but it was a cop out!

- The #1 thing I dislike about this was the portrayal of the Christian religion. Throughout this series, ‘the church’ has been one of the bad guys and the ‘holy father’ is the worst of the worst. It didn’t really bother me because I get that people do bad things, including self-proclaimed holy people. But in this, it got too much. This book is divided into the past and present. The main character in the past is a girl called Katie. Katie is an atheist and is intolerant of anything religious (she got so mad when she heard someone calling upon God and wanted it to stop). Her hatred isn’t checked but rather is justified when it turns out that she was right to worry about Christianity becoming a thing since they became a terrible force in the town 😒. So not only is Christianity bad in the present, it was also bad in the past. Devout people are either manipulative or are easily manipulated. The non-believers are the ones who are ‘good’ and can see past the manipulation. I literally had to stop reading at one point to google the author, just to see if there was any information about her belief (or lack of) but I didn’t find anything.

What I liked
- I didn’t hate everything lol. I did like that we got some answers, like how the society started changing. Also, the importance of learning about history to prevent it from repeating itself.
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Sep 08, 2016 Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, fantasy, science, fiction, magic, 21th-century

The Fate of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #3), Erika Johansen

The 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 h ...more

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May 24, 2015 Alyssa rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016-releases

Spoiler-free review!

***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog***

The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Book Three of The Queen of the Tearling series
Publisher: Harper
Publication Date: November 29, 2016
Rating: 4 stars
Source: eARC from Edelweiss

Summary (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 Tear ...more

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Mar 02, 2018 Cesar rated it it was ok

1.5 stars

WARNING: This review will contain spoilers. If you have not read The Fate of the Tearling, do not read this review. You have been warned.

Deus Ex Machina.
de·us ex ma·chi·na
dāəs ˌeks ˈmäkənə,ˌdāəs ˌeks ˈmäakənə/
*an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel.
* The Fate of the Tearling.

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Jan 03, 2017 Ashley Marsh rated it liked it

Shelves: owned, 2017

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. WHAT. THE. STUPID. HELL? She should have made us wait even longer for this book so she could come up with a proper ending befitting the entire story that came before this.

Stupid. This is so stupid. I was enjoying myself so much. You can see the story arc leading up to some weird possibility of this ending, but I spent the last 30% of the book trying to think of other routes it could take. ANY ending would have been better. I would have been happier if she had pulled a Veronica Roth and just kil WHAT. THE. STUPID. HELL? She should have made us wait even longer for this book so she could come up with a proper ending befitting the entire story that came before this.

Stupid. This is so stupid. I was enjoying myself so much. You can see the story arc leading up to some weird possibility of this ending, but I spent the last 30% of the book trying to think of other routes it could take. ANY ending would have been better. I would have been happier if she had pulled a Veronica Roth and just killed her off. The majority of three books focused on Kelsea and it all was leading to a successful queen in control of her kingdom, but we're just going to throw all of that away, I guess. I can't believe the author actually submitted this. I can't believe it actually got published. I'm in shock.

First, you add too many villains to a single trilogy. You don't give yourself time to wrap up all the loose ends, and there are LOTS of loose ends. The entire final book, great as the majority of it was, felt rushed. You end up with this disastrous ending of shit and wreckage. We fell in love with all of these characters, and they're just ERASED. Gone. It's truly remarkable how one author could screw this entire series so far into the ground in a single chapter. Instead of actually finding solutions to problems and making things right, let's just wipe out EVERYTHING and start over to see what we get? Smart move.

Every character you're led to believe will be important to the finale ended up in a weird, disjointed mess of far too many storylines. Finding out who Kelsea's father is was such an integral part of the story in the first two books, and then, when she finally found out, it was absolutely POINTLESS. So many possibilities, and she chose an easy cop out. I guess you can't ask too many questions if he's dead. Characters I loved, like Aisa and Ewen, weren't really necessary to be honest. There was just too much shoved into one novel. Trying to fit everything in just didn't work out the way it could have. We're left with too many questions. Not every single thing needs to be explained, but if you throw a major plot point at me and then refuse to give me the answers, I'm going to be upset. For example, what the HELL is up with these stupid sapphires? Great, they're magical, but why? How?

I enjoyed Katie's perspective, but honestly... What was even the point of this book? The Red Queen was supposed to be the bad guy. Okay, she's not that bad. We have a new bad guy. Enter Katie and Row. Just like that. While I loved the odd relationship between the queens, I just don't feel that it was right. Nothing was right. Why? Why build up the Red Queen as a monster for two books, just to make her weak in the last one? This is like spending six and a half Harry Potter books believing that Draco is the bad guy, just to find out that he's only mildly annoying and the real bad guy is far, far worse so we need to cram Voldemort's entire backstory into the very last chapters. It. Makes. No. Sense. If you're going to have two villains, at least make their characters consistent.

It feels as if Johansen didn't have a plan for the trilogy as a whole. It's as if she made it up as she went along, throwing in new ideas that should have been at least alluded to in the first two books. Making the Red Queen more "human" as a means of forcing us to focus on the new villain definitely backfired, in my opinion. It's not my biggest issue with the book, but it also has no place in the story. Speaking of Row, what the fuck is up with those "children" of his? Like I said, too many plot points, too many loose ends. This army of evil children didn't just materialize overnight. I personally don't even think that the author knows these answers. She didn't delve deeply enough into the things that matter to the reader, and she spent way too much time on pointless shit.

I've never felt so betrayed in my life. I've been pushing this series on everyone from the minute I read the first book in one sitting. Now I regret it and I hope that no one ever picks this up because of me. I'm disappointed, if that wasn't obvious. A stupid ending to what had the potential to be a completely original, amazing epic fantasy. Gross.

Unique as it was, I probably would have been happier with the trilogy as a whole if the entire time travel/Lily/Katie aspect had been left out. Just let the queen have some magic necklaces and defeat the bad queen while some weird darkness lurks around in fires and takes human sacrifices. That would have been fine. This needed more time to develop. Not just three books.

I'm trying to find positives from the first 85% of the book, because the ending is absolute shit and it's all I can focus on at the moment. I'm giving this three stars because the majority of the book deserves five, but the ending threw all of that away, and the end product probably deserves one.

Okay, I'm back to add some more thoughts on this thing. I've been getting angrier and more disappointed from the second I finished this. This insanely original world was built up, including plenty of backstory, for the entirety of three books. We're given a substantial view of the world they left, as well as an in-depth look at the founding of the new one. We get to see how far this world has come by the time Kelsea takes her place as Queen. In the end, though, none of that matters. The world-building was PHENOMENAL, if a little rushed in the third book. I just can't wrap my head around the decision to throw that entire world away. Kelsea had the potential to save things and make the world so much better. I don't necessarily require a happy ending to enjoy a series, but I do have some general expectations that include NOT DESTROYING EVERYTHING. This ending is trash, and I say that with a complete understanding of why the character/the author felt the need to make this decision to kill Row and start everything over. I get it. She made this great sacrifice. She did her duty as Queen. It still sucks. It still isn't good enough.

Also, what was the point of throwing her *not dead* mother in? Those pages could have been used to fix the disastrous ending or answer some of my MANY questions. As readers, we were never led to care about Kelsea's mom. She was careless and stupid, in addition to just genuinely being a horrible queen and selling off her people as a form of appeasement. We don't need her. Leave her dead.

In addition to these glaring issues, I have a problem with how much of the book was dedicated to Katie and Row. I do believe that all the information we received was necessary. We just really needed it to be spread out over the course of more books. I think this could have been so much better as a four or five book series. There just wasn't enough time for all of this new information. We spent two books falling for Kelsea, but because so much information on the founding of the Tearling was needed in this one volume, we're left feeling more distant from Kelsea, despite her being our heroine. Maybe she distanced us from Kelsea in order to soften the blow when she destroyed all that she worked towards in that God-awful ending. Either way, it wasn't a smart move. Just like this book. ...more

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Sep 11, 2017 Simona B rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantastic-lit-and-co, in-english, 2000

“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 alwa ...more

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Nov 30, 2016 Shannon (kitchandpages) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016-read-favorites

Would you expect any less? Wow.

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Aug 05, 2015 Lily Ewing rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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

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Dec 17, 2016 Sean Smart rated it liked it · review of another edition

I loved the series but the ending seemed like an anti climax after such a big build up

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Dec 14, 2019 Cherie rated it liked it · review of another edition

The first 92% of this was an amazing 5 star read. After that, it felt like the author took the easy way out. I have never been more disappointed in an ending in my life. I have invested my time in over 1,500 pages of this trilogy, and loved these characters, for the author to abruptly throw it all away with the worst ending I have ever read.

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Dec 27, 2016 samantha (books-are-my-life20) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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. ...more

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Aug 08, 2014 Tegan marked it as to-read

Shelves: fantasy, historical-fantasy, gimme-now, high-fantasy

This one GIF sums up everything I'm feeling about this novel...

10/28/15: There's a title! AND a synopsis!!! ...more

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Sep 11, 2017 Suzanne rated it liked it

It wasn't bad but had a different feel to it than book one and two. I really loved book one. It was so awesome. Book two was good also and added new characters that were great to read about but this one added more new characters (which was not an issue) and just took a different turn than most would expect. The ending was alright but not as great as I expected after falling in love with book one.

Overall, it was an intriguing trilogy with some incredible world building and fascinating characters ...more

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Feb 02, 2018 Misstdennis rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, owned-books

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 stars

Can 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 ...more

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About Erika Johansen

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The Queen of the Tearling (4 books)

Books by Erika Johansen

The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1)

The Invasion of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #2)

The Queen of the Tearling: Preview Edition

The Boy (The Queen of the Tearling, #0.5)

Beneath the Keep (The Queen of the Tearling, #0)

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“These people are so damned proud of their hatred! Hatred is easy, and lazy to boot. It’s love that demands effort, love that exacts a price from each of us. Love costs; this is its value.” — 59 likes

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