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Infinity Cycle #3

Infinity Kings

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In this epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Cycle, two brothers find themselves in a heartbreaking war against one another. The hardcover edition features a reversible jacket with two stunning covers by Kevin Tong and Meybis Ruiz Cruz!

After the ultimate betrayal, Emil must rise up as a leader to stop his brother before he becomes too powerful. Even if that means pushing away Ness and Wyatt as they compete for his heart so he can focus on the war.

Brighton has a legion of followers at his command, but when he learns about an ancient scythe that can kill the unkillable, that’s all he will need to become unstoppable against Emil and other rising threats.

Meanwhile, Maribelle aligns with her greatest enemy to resurrect her lost love, and Ness infiltrates political circles to stop Iron from ruling the country, but both missions lead to tragedies that will change everyone’s lives forever.

As the Infinity Son and the Infinity Reaper go to war, who will be crowned the Infinity King?

752 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 12, 2024

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Adam Silvera

39 books36.5k followers
Adam Silvera is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End and More Happy Than Not and History Is All You Left Me and Infinity Son and Infinity Reaper and with Becky Albertalli, What If It's Us and Here's to Us.

His next book The First to Die at the End releases October 4th, 2022, with the final Infinity Cycle book to follow soon after.

He was born in New York and now lives in Los Angeles where he writes full-time.

He is tall for no reason.

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Profile Image for bex o.donoghue.
847 reviews7 followers
March 17, 2023
Y’all shouldn’t be adding low star reviews on a book that’s not even out yet. Solely reviewing to cancel out the trolls.
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34 reviews2 followers
March 30, 2024
4.5 but am bumping up to 5 because <3 yeah. really amazing conclusion to a really amazing series but i have a couple of peeves. mostly that and anyway gay rights
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103 reviews17 followers
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March 29, 2024
The writing is still bad, the plot a mess and the book about twice as long as it should be, but I think it might have been slightly better than the first two? It's either that, or I've just got used to the craziness.
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333 reviews10 followers
June 13, 2024
I am just glad i am finally free of this series. I will still continue to give Adam my money, though, because out of the 9 books I have read by him, I liked 4 (two of which were cowritten by Becky Albertalli, but whatever, it still counts)
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17 reviews
May 18, 2025
IM FREE FROM THIS SERIES!! My review for this book is not going to be long and full of rants like my previous ones because i don’t care enough. Instead you get a collection of thoughts i wrote in my notes app.

•i hate this goddamn love triangle emil is a stale piece of white bread and wyatt and ness are too good for him and should have their own enemies to lovers

•”one the way to the foreign land known as staten island” adam silvera you wanna be rick riordan so bad

•”i’m not gay but i certainly get why Emil is into your real face” adam silvera is gay so why does this feel homophobic

•the internet calling brighton “a clown that everyone hates” and him having to read these comments brings me nothing but pure joy

•”daddy brighton” I JUST THREW UP 827368292 CONSECUTIVE TIMES

•i understand why emil is so torn between wyatt and ness because they’re literally the only good characters in this series and in fact they should date eachother and leave emil to be boring somewhere else

•this man loves violent parent deaths

•maribelle and emil 🤝 leading on perfectly good love interests who are the only good characters in the book and rejecting them

•”im the center of attention at this funeral” HUH?!?!? YOUR MOTHER IS DEAD?!?!

•emil is always f****** crying oh my god

•no way this man gave brighton a redemption, i need to go lie down for 72 hours
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457 reviews14 followers
March 25, 2024
Rep: adopted gay latino MC, latino MC, bi latino MC, bi latina MC, sapphic side characters, achilliean side characters, nonbinary Korean-American side character

This was magnificent. I'm not in the mood to write something coherent right now but I just wanna say I actually cried in the last two chapters and not because of the usual Adam Silvera reasons.

I started this book entirely in a whim and I'm SO GLAD I did. I got in with barely two read recaps of the first book, barely remembering anything from the second book besides the ending and absolutely no mental preparations. It was... it was great to be honest 😭

At times, this book make me just pace back and front in my room while listening and this hasn't happened in a loooong time. Like, just being so invested and on edge what's going to happen to the point I just have to walk around in order relief the tension 😭 I miss this feeling so much, my god. I just miss fantasy so much! Fuck, I just miss the feeling of reading a good enjoyable fantasy that has everything I love. Thank you so much to this book for reminding me what this felt like.

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25/03/2022: I take it as a personal offense this book isn't out yet and I have to wait UNTIL SPRING 2023 TO READ IT

I'm also pressing charges for not having a title or a cover yet. This sort of pain requires financial compensation.
Profile Image for Nate.
319 reviews6 followers
March 14, 2024
It’s a rare thing, when each book of a series improves upon its predecessor, but I think that’s exactly the case for the Infinity Cycle. I was a little slow to get into this series, despite how much I love Adam Silvera’s work, but now that I’ve reached the end of Emil and Brighton’s journey, I appreciate and love the trilogy all the more. This was so clearly a passion project for Adam and it really pays off. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if you aren’t familiar with Adam Silvera’s work, you need to change that. He’s fantastic (and was super fun to meet in person back in January 2020!). Also, his final acknowledgement in this book is utterly beautiful.
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1,372 reviews18 followers
April 11, 2024
4.5 stars

Adams style of writing is unique and not for everyone but had to finish this trilogy and glad I did. Such a page turner and easier to read than the other two previous books of the series. A mixture of fantasy, love and paranormal and a deffo must read
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587 reviews127 followers
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March 15, 2024
Oh, wow! This book 752 pages? Hoping that this will be an improvement to the previous two books.
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180 reviews15 followers
March 24, 2024
I’m sorry, I can’t do this, this is so bad 😭
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16 reviews
July 10, 2025
The plot of this series has always been too vague to be interesting. The Celestials/Spell Walkers are fighting a “war”, but what is this war? The war against specters? The war against discrimination? And how exactly do we win this war? The answer apparently is if you win the election the president will make everything right, which is what this entire trilogy comes down to. It reads about as exciting as it sounds. This series never had a clear goal which makes it hard to care about what is going on.

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4 reviews
April 6, 2024
I recently finished reading "Infinity Kings" by Adam Silvera, and I must say, it was an exhilarating conclusion to the trilogy. As someone who loves fantasy books, this series captivated me from the start, and the final installment did not disappoint. What I particularly enjoyed were the subtle references to "Charmed," one of my favorite childhood TV shows (& not the new one).

As a queer person of color, I found the representation in this book especially meaningful. It's refreshing to see several queer characters of color taking center stage in a fantasy novel, each with their own unique stories and struggles. One of the main characters, who battles with body issues, resonated with me on a personal level. It's rare to find characters in fantasy books who mirror my own experiences, and this added a layer of depth to the story that I deeply appreciated.

Overall, "Infinity Kings" was a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to a series that has quickly become one of my favorites. Adam’s ability to weave together elements of fantasy, representation, and relatable character arcs is truly remarkable.
Profile Image for Spiri Skye.
558 reviews35 followers
February 18, 2024
listen I get this is a fantasy series with Phoenix powers but how many times are characters going to die and come back to life before I literally get bored by them dying
Profile Image for Fabie.
112 reviews1 follower
December 25, 2024
This book had many rollercoasters, very emotional ones. Loved how this played out throughout a book this thick though, it was never boring to read.
I do not agree with the ending for Brighton.
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26 reviews1 follower
April 6, 2024
God I am SO devastated! I just finished a book series that I first started four years ago, on the very day Infinity Son was released. I fell in love with so many characters, hated Brighton with a PASSION and grew as a person as the years went by. I am not the same person as I was when i read Infinity Son, and rereading all the books this year made me realize how much I grew.

This book was, for me, the perfect ending to a perfect trilogy. With so many plot twists and characters disappearing (there’s a character that was killed for which I will NEVER forgive Adam though) and coming back, so many emotional moments, love and hate, and complete disbelief, this book made me laugh, cry, fear and breathless.

I will always be there to read the next books Adam releases, until my own Infinity cycle ends. <3
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82 reviews5 followers
April 9, 2024
Finishing a trilogy is always a strange feeling, but this read was so weird, I honestly don't know whether I liked this book or I didn't.

I was pretty sure that the plot would be messy, the characters would act like the messes they are and the writing would be a mess, too. I feel like the author forgot halfway through this book the point he was trying to make (if there ever was any) and he kept changing the "main evil" of the plot so many times, I don't even know what the biggest threat was supposed to be.
Sometimes it felt like he just kept adding drama to add more pages, like did we need some of these plot points for the story? Really? Did we REALLY need 750 pages to tell this simple Good Vs. Evil story? Are we SURE?

All that being said, I can't lie, after suffering through the 200 pages exposition in book 2, this one kept me entertained. Which proves once again that a thing doesn't have to be good to be entertaining. Did I think the Brighton chapters were smart and he was a well thought out villain? Absolutely not. Did I have blast making fun of him with my friends? For sure.
(I actually recommend reading this book with friends so you can complain together. It strengthens your bond. Or as Adam would say: The constellations of your friendship will shine brighter than ever.)

More things I liked: Ness (had great potential to be an interesting character; also only character that gets things done). Senator Iron being a Scooby Doo villain (I'm not sure if this was intentional, but he's hilarious. At one point he acted like a cleaning lady to spy on the main characters). Chapter 49 (no explanation needed).
I wish I could think of more, because again, I didn't hate this as much as I thought I would, but it was also. Not good. So: The things that made me put down the book and sigh very loudly (in no particular order).

1. Fist-Bump-and-Whistle: Do I have to say more? The "fist bump and whistle" thing ist just. Coming back. Again. And Again. There is a scene where Emil tries to solve their relationship issues with. You guessed it.

2. The Love Triangle: This is one of the worst love triangles I ever encountered, and I was a teenager who read YA in 2014. Emil never even considers how the other two might feel; he just makes out with everything that moves. And they throw around the word "love" as if they've known each other for more than 2 weeks. Emil and Ness have less screen time than Emil and his mom in this entire trilogy. I just don't buy the "deep feeling" these three are supposed to have for each other.

3. Female Characters: I could write a really long rant about female characters and female representation in this series, but I don't think anyone would be interested in that. Maribelle as the token female PoV character has really absolutely no point in the story, she doesn't even interact with our other main characters. If you cut her + the whole Resurrection-Plot; it wouldn't matter. The other female characters are all described as strong and powerful - and I seriously think the author's heart is in the right place - but they never do anything but be strong and powerful in the background. Prudencia is always THERE, but you forget sometimes that she is, because. She isn't needed. Which leads me to -

4. NPC Side Characters: All the Side Characters have almost no personality and are only here to a) save the MCs or b) die. The author adds multiple new side characters just to kill them off. It's ridiculous.

5. Wyatt: Just wanted to complain about the sentences the author puts in the mouth of this young adult in a world where the internet exist. Seriously, he speaks like an old wizard I would make up for a D&D campaign. Here are my two favorite examples: "Be the Skybreaker you are and embrace the scattered scars in their disarray." & "My bones ache when it rains. It is most unfortunate."

6. Brighton: Is a character a good villain when he's just evil? And that's his whole thing? Being evil, but not believing he's evil? He literally thinks "I am going to rip their hearts out!" at least once every chapter.

7. Resurrection-Plot: It was just pointless. Just here to give Maribelle stuff to do, but in the grand scheme of the plot, nothing really happens. There's this big mystery why Maribelle's ancestors never actually used the Resurrection-Ritual and we never find out. Absolute waste of time.

8. Adults not adulting: All the adults in this series are really terrible. Emil's mother is constantly crying. There is a father who just lets his 14-year-old fight villains. The politicans fight literal 18-year-olds.

9. Repetition: So, I sometimes got the feeling the author thinks his readers are like. Really stupid. Because he just keeps repeating some exposition to a point where I wanted to throw a punch. Did you know Ness' mother died? And also Brighton really likes ripping hearts out. And Emil is in love with two people, oh no!

10. Good Vs. Evil: Last one, I swear. But this is the one that bothered me the most.
So, obviously, this is a classic tale of the heroes vs. the villains. Evil Senator Iron vs. Good Nicolette Sunstar. Evil Brighton vs. Good Emil.
But, here's the thing. The "heroes" do as much damage as the villains. It's actually funny how hypocritical this book gets. Maribelle murders to get back the love of her life, Atlas. Good! Brighton murders to get back his parents. Evil! Luna murders to get back her sister. Evil! It's really evil when Brighton threatens Lore, but it's fine when the Spell Walkers torture someone. And every time they steal from someone, it's from an "evil Iron supporter", but honestly, I would support Edward Iron, too, if the "good guys" kept stealing my stuff and destroying my houses!

This Black/White; Hero/Villain; Good/Evil is a lense the author uses throughout the whole book, using it to justify crimes done by the heroes and to condemn crimes done by the villains. Which is a very simple way to look at the scenarios the characters go through, that is not only boring, but also makes absolutely no sense in a story about redemption.

Somewhere in this mess is definetly a book about corruption, the evilness that everyone is capable of under the right circumstances and the reality of a world where nothing is truly evil/good.
But this wasn't it.
3 reviews
March 18, 2024
I absolutely adore Emil and Ness, but can’t stand Brighton and Maribelle, though Maribelle becomes tolerable by the end. I wasn’t sure how Adam was going to manage to tie up all the loose ends but he did it in a pretty believable way and I was satisfied with the ending. Overall I enjoyed the story and all the queer representation.
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1,445 reviews37 followers
November 1, 2024
I liked it.
It didn't change my mind about anyone though. Not matter their choices at the end... And I don't only mean Brighton 😂
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134 reviews
May 10, 2025
3.5 did i hate this book? at parts definitely i do think it could've used some more editing and Brighton is comically evil but I enjoyed it
3 reviews
March 22, 2024
Its... okay(?) I mean don't get me wrong the writing is really good, some scenes really does brought me to tears. Its just unfortunate that those scenes are overshadowed by the fact that this book can be kinda hard to read(?) Some characters are just hard to be likeable (looking at you Brighton), if i hadn't just skimmed through most of Brighton's chapters I might've not finiah this book. Some improvement from the previous book is that Maribelle chapter is more interesting to follow and her character is more bearable, though she can still be super grating at times.

However, my major gripes with this book (aside from Brighton) is the love triangle. Like its distracting enough to have one love triangle in a middle of crisis, and now we have TWO??? Don't even get me started on Brighton's redemption arc. Like he has been a sociopathic narcissit in three books and suddenly he's okay??? I don't know i feel like the shift is too sudden to make the book feel less frustrating.

TLDR: This series is incredibly frustrating to finish and read but the writing's good enough (maybe too good that i felt total frustration reading Brighton's thoughts) but the story also wrapped up nicely without any loose end.

So like, give it a chance and just skim through a chapter or two it frustrates you.
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Author 8 books181 followers
April 22, 2024
I used to be such a big fan of Adam Silvera like 5-10 years ago, but more recently I'm afraid he's been losing his luster for me. He used to be so good at writing stories about glorious gay geekboys who made me laugh and cry in equal measure, but it says a lot that this book included one particularly major character death and I didn't cry reading it. I should have, but I didn't, and I blame that on this book's massive overlength, too many characters, too many POV's, and too many times cheating death for various other characters, including a few who should've died a thousand pages ago.

Let's be honest, this entire trilogy, Silvera's attempt at an epic modern fantasy/superhero story, has been a mixed bag from the start. Each book in the series has been told in four POV's, which has always felt like two too many. I still say that Emil (even though he's a bit messy, but then again, he's the one that's most clearly the Silvera author avatar just like Aaron or Ben before him) and Ness have always been the most fascinating and gripping characters of this series, whereas Brighton...

...well, Jaroda said it once before, and I'll still say it again for old time's sake.

Brighton.

Can.

CHOKE.

And Maribelle...I'm sorry, but she's always come off super disconnected from the rest of the cast and their narratives. If Silvera was a better world builder (he's always been weak at that, let's be real), she could be the hero of her own story. But here, she just feels like she brings only extraneous filler.

It's really Emil and Ness and their complicated characterizations (ESPECIALLY Ness, who's been so long in trying to really find himself) that kept me reading this trilogy all the way to the end. They're also the reason why I'm giving this book a 2.5 rounded up instead of down.

Other than that, though...it really does make me feel awful that that one major character death didn't have me crying, and this in a book where no one else ever dies and stays that way. This in a book where phoenix and other magical blood types are applied in a Thirty Gambit Pileup so twisted that it makes less sense the more I think about it. This in a book where Brighton is somehow the least annoying online influencer in the TikTok hype house. This in a book where Emil is suddenly involved in a weaksauce love triangle where it's still pretty obvious that one ship is endgame (hell, the epilogue reminds me a hell of a lot of the ending to Red, White, and Royal Blue as a result.)

This in a book with one of the most absolutely unearned redemption arcs I've ever seen.

I used to use Silvera's books as comp titles in my query letters for my own YA novels, but those days are gone. I might have to disembark from the hype train on this one, because it's pretty clear that while I personally still have much to do in my own personal growth, I think I'm starting to outgrow Silvera's work.
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980 reviews29 followers
November 20, 2024
Emil must fight to stop his brother, Brighton, from becoming an unstoppable force, while balancing the demands of love and war. As betrayal, alliances, and personal tragedies unfold, everyone’s future is at stake in the battle for ultimate power.

This is my last @adamsilvera book until his new book comes out next year, and I’m so sad about it. I absolutely HAD to finish this one today. I had to know what happened.

This series is an eerie mirror of the world we are currently living in and it is SO stressful to read. As the series concluded, I felt in my heart that it was a well earned, lovely ending. (I wouldn’t say no to more stories in this world!!)

The multiple POV continued to shine - and having four characters tell their sides of the story throughout this series was fantastic. It was especially effective in this book, as we see Brighton fall deeper into his quest for immortality and Emil want to stop him but also get rid of his powers.

There were SO many deaths in this book and several had me gasping and crying. I was stunned.

I continued to fall more in love with Ness as a fierce protector of the boy he loved. I loved Wyatt’s charm. I loved Prudencia’s friendship. I loved their band of heroes. Truly, when everything comes together at the end, it’s amazing. That final reveal was *chef’s kiss.* I LOVED the epilogue and the hope displayed. I think it’s safe to say that I like fantasy now. A true gem!!

The audio is AMAZING and each narrator brought such depth to their role. I felt EVERYTHING. So so good.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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1,065 reviews8 followers
May 2, 2025
I liked this book a lot, but I don't really understand the relevancy of Maribelle's side quest. I would be so annoyed during all her chapters because they had nothing to do with the central plot of the story. It was technically incorporated here and there and gave closure to some of the characters, but it just felt like a waste of time to me. I was a lot more interested in her narrative once she was more active in the actual plot of the book. The book also got super dark and gore-y at some parts. I had to close the book and take a break when this would happen. That all said though, I still really liked this book and was satisfied with the conclusion. I had no idea what was going to happen with Brighton and actually quite liked his ending. I think this book could have been cut down a couple hundred pages, but it was still a good read.
6 reviews3 followers
May 20, 2025
I’m usually a huge fan of Adam Silvera’s work. I’ve grown to expect the deaths of my favorite characters, usually in some pretty extreme and graphic ways. However, I struggled with this book. Brighton, the main character’s brother, is so obnoxious, entitled, and self-absorbed. It makes reading anything about him insufferable. Silvera tries to write in a sort of redemption arc, but it falls flat. On the other hand, Emil represents the good brother. It seems Silvera got a little confused about good and complicit, with Emil consistently defending his brother despite him being a mass serial killer. By the end, a lifetime prison sentence for Brighton wasn’t enough for me. Outside of that, I like the plot. The exploration of the other characters was done well, and I quite enjoyed reading from multiple different point of views.
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Author 25 books77 followers
April 29, 2024
It’s a rare thing for me to experience a series where each book truly improves upon its predecessor, but I think that’s exactly the case for the Infinity Cycle. It took me 2 reads before I was taken away by Infinity Son, I loved the grittiness of Infinity Reaper and Infinity Kings was just amazing!

The action, the fight scenes, the twists and shocks. This was a great ending of a series...up until the final act. Though it was strong, I felt there were parts that could've been stronger. I won't spoil it but I wish a few things concerning Brighton were different. Happy for Emil though.

Thanks Adam for another strong read!
46 reviews1 follower
April 29, 2024
I honestly can’t find the words to describe how much I loved this. The perfect ending to a wonderful trilogy. I am so glad Adam tried his hand at writing fantasy instead of just contemporary! The Infinity Cycle series is entertaining, well-written, magical, diverse, witty and touching in all the right moments. This is by far my favourite book in what was already a loved series, I’m so happy with the way every character’s story ended, apart from the few I cried over (Adam Silvera, when I catch you 😂). I genuinely do not think this man could write a bad book if he tried. Go read this trilogy!
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9 reviews
February 4, 2025
I don't think I am going to finish this. I cannot stand Brighton and there are too many POVs to flow for me to be invested in any of the story before we switch. I'm kind of disappointed, I love Adam Silvera's writing and the rest of his books but I can't finish this.
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