The Hourglass Throne (The Tarot Sequence, #3) in The Tarot Sequence 2022 Readalong

Dec 25, 2022 Peregrine rated it it was amazing

Ngl I need to reread this book because when it came out I had covid, and I think I missed a lot through sheer inability to process much. That aside / despite that, it was deeply enjoyable and I loved crying happy and sad tears over my faves. I adore how this series is developing and the care KD puts into the growth of this world and its core cast.

5 likes · Like · see review

Apr 20, 2022 Ari Carver rated it it was amazing

If you are emotionally invested in these characters (and how could you not be if you've read the previous two books), be warned that you will scream and cry. If you're anything like me, you'll also feel the urge to send the author some strongly worded DMs. However, you will also have to admit to the author that you love him for the growth and healing the characters experience. Absolutely pick up The Hourglass Throne, but make sure you have adequate time to process the emotional damage before you ...more

4 likes · Like · see review

Jan 31, 2022 Steph rated it it was amazing

An amazing and wonderful end to the first trilogy of The Tarot Sequence. I loved this book. KD has done it again.

4 likes · Like · see review

May 30, 2022 Jay Wright rated it it was amazing

Second read, even better than the first. Can't believe I have to wait an unknown amount of time for more ...more

3 likes · Like · see review

Jan 12, 2022 Katey (Kaje) rated it it was amazing

I was given my eARC by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Honestly... I adored this book but it wasn't without pain. I think it was the perfect end to the first "trilogy" arc of The Tarot Sequence. I loved how many moments that, when I reread the first two books, I realized had been strongly hinted to prior.

If you've been curious if you should get into this series, I highly recommend that you do and think that it's the perfect time to do so! The Hourglass Throne comes out on May 17th ...more

2 likes · Like · see review

May 19, 2022 Claudia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, urban-fantasy, beautiful-relationships, m-m, m-m-urban-fantasy, m-m-fantasy

(just a few first thoughts, longer review to follow)
What an amazing sequel! The Hourglass Throne continues what started in The Last Sun and The Hanged Man: breathless action combined with deep, meaningful emotions. The found family grows ever closer. Secrets are revealed. I laughed, I cried, I loved every single scene.

2 likes · Like · see review

May 24, 2022 Kathleen rated it it was amazing

This series is an absolute masterpiece. Which isn’t new information, but this third book just reaffirms it in my brain.

So many secrets revealed, so many plot twists that frankly had me VERY STRESSED for Rune and his misfit found family + dinosaur. I was just desperate for them to all be okay.

What a captivating story of trust, healing, and companionship for the finale of arc one. I can’t wait for the next book - I need answers!!! The people must know!!!

2 likes · Like · see review

Jun 04, 2022 Blue rated it it was amazing

This series has my whole heart. A character-driven urban fantasy set in a queer-norm society featuring the found family of my dreams? Seriously, I could read these books over and over again.

As the third book of The Tarot Sequence, The Hourglass Throne is a thrilling and feelings-filled finale to the first arc of the series. I loved the first two books, so my expectations were high and THT did not disappoint; even as the story takes unexpected and even shocking twists and turns, it always goes to ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Jan 31, 2022 Rowan rated it it was amazing

In this trilogy, each book is even better than the last. I didn’t know it was possible to surpass The Hanged Man, but The Hourglass Throne did it.

(Spoilers for The Hanged Man) The Hourglass Throne’s look into Rune’s life as the newest Arcana (End of spoilers for The Hanged Man) is full of magic, political intrigue, prophesy, and a very different threat than the last two. There are also some really interesting leads that I’m sure will be explored later that tie back to Rune’s past that are really In this trilogy, each book is even better than the last. I didn’t know it was possible to surpass The Hanged Man, but The Hourglass Throne did it.

(Spoilers for The Hanged Man) The Hourglass Throne’s look into Rune’s life as the newest Arcana (End of spoilers for The Hanged Man) is full of magic, political intrigue, prophesy, and a very different threat than the last two. There are also some really interesting leads that I’m sure will be explored later that tie back to Rune’s past that are really curious. This book does a great job of answering the reader’s questions about Rune and what he’s keeping from even the people closest to him, but the mystery doesn’t end there - Rune is still finding new clues to the things he doesn’t know about that night, and I can’t wait for the next book to find new answers (and probably also new questions).

The story is amazing, but is truly brought to life by the characters, who I love more and more with each page.

The characters get to know each other as we get to know them, and it’s pretty much impossible not to love Rune’s adopted family as much as he does. I couldn’t help but to be fully invested in these characters with all of my heart, and The Hourglass Throne just made that even stronger. The sad moments in this book are so impactful because of that - the characters just mean so much. Those sad moments are always worth it in The Hourglass Throne though, because there’s so much hope and love. I’m a cynical person by nature, and generally not one for hope as an emotion (MJ’s quote in Spider-Man No Way Home on disappointment comes to mind as my general outlook) but there is enough hope here at the end of the book, without giving away too much on what, that I’m making an exception.

These characters are the friends, family, and often inspirations you didn’t know you needed until they make it into your life. I read this book in one sitting, with no sleep, and I’m not a fast reader. I just needed to know what was going to happen next. This is one of those books where I’m going to continue to do that again and again, with both the paperback and the audiobook. ...more

Like · see review

May 19, 2022 F Lewis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

How many authors are able to create a universe and characters so compelling that they sustain ongoing reader discussion and theorizing based on prose alone? Not films, not graphic novels, just words on a page? This is what The Tarot Sequence has accomplished and K.D. Edwards deserves immense credit for making that happen.

The Hourglass Throne is the capstone of the first of three trilogies in The Tarot Sequence, and it is everything readers of the first two volumes had imagined it might be. But ...more

Like · see review