Warrior Witch (The Malediction Trilogy, #3) in Danielle L. Jensen's Reader Group

Jan 08, 2017 Selene rated it it was amazing

There are no words! I have loved every second of this trilogy!

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Apr 07, 2017 Jessica {Litnoob} rated it it was amazing

I'm not crying, you're crying...

Ok so first of all know this book took me three days to finish not because I didn't want to binge it as quickly as possible but because I couldn't bare to see it end. And I was right in being weary of an ending like that!

Not giving spoilers on a book that's last in a series is hard but I will say that seeing our heros battle so hard was moving, inspiring even. I loved the theme of Guerre and that strategy that pulled through all three books. I was devastated by ev ...more

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Apr 22, 2016 Elliot A rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, ya

I won’t lie, the first half of the book was a bit too slow for my liking, but then again I don’t have the greatest interest or patience for strategic talk or politics.

Needless to say, the second half of the conclusion of The Malediction Trilogy made up for any slowness.

The main character, although not perfect and having more than one eye-roll worthy moment, was still interesting enough to follow through her adventure.

I can’t really say much without giving anything away, but the last two years ...more

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May 02, 2017 Mau Ablen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy-faves, strong-heroines

I CRIED SO HARD. This book is EVERYTHING I wanted and I couldn't ask for more! The ending is superb, ON ALL LEVELS. This is the type of series that you'll keep on your bookshelf for a long, long time.

The complex plot, the politics, and the unforgettable characters are just so ON POINT. The story stays with you. The twists will break you and build you up that you'll keep on asking for MORE. Up till the end, the magic is consistent and there's never a dull moment. I love it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ...more

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Mar 10, 2017 Kendra rated it it was amazing

4.5 stars. It would've been 4 stars, but those last few chapters gutted me (in a good way). I really liked the overall plotline, but there were some things that didn't completely settle with me.

When I opened the book, I really wasn't sure what to expect (in terms of plot), because the ending of Hidden Huntress created utter chaos (wonderfully). As mentioned before, as much as I loved the book in general, there were some bits that bored me a little. Although those bits weren't too bad, and the sl 4.5 stars. It would've been 4 stars, but those last few chapters gutted me (in a good way). I really liked the overall plotline, but there were some things that didn't completely settle with me.

When I opened the book, I really wasn't sure what to expect (in terms of plot), because the ending of Hidden Huntress created utter chaos (wonderfully). As mentioned before, as much as I loved the book in general, there were some bits that bored me a little. Although those bits weren't too bad, and the slight boredom only lasted for short periods of time. Starting from the end of Hidden Huntress, Cecile has finally defeated Anushka. But in doing so, she released the trolls from their curse, along with the fey courts. While organizing the panicked humans, Tristan and Cecile still must defeat enemies who want to take complete power.

So I start reading, and Cecile and Tristan interact with all sorts of people (using the term very loosely). Strategies and politics are discussed. Admittedly, the politics discussions were the parts that bored me. Those people interactions were the interesting parts, and they occurred so frequently that I was able to tolerate the politics pretty well.

This isn't as much of a complaint as it is an observation, but some moments that I thought would've been significant and earth-shattering were somehow...anti-climatic? I'm not sure that's the right word. For example, the interaction between Cecile, Tristan, and Thibault happened so fast, and what happened to Thibault at the very end was so unexpected that it seemed unbelievable. The disbelief also applied to the eventual fates of Roland and Angouleme. I guess it did effectively add to the shock and suspense, though...which is why this isn't really a complaint.

The story was very twisty and clever, and some things happened that I never could've predicted, which is a good factor. But the ending tops it all off...before the very last chapter, during the third-to-last and second-to-last chapters, I was completely shocked. I had been dreading this possibility of this tiny suspicion in the back of my head after a certain event before this, but I didn't ever seriously believe it would happen. Because it seemed like all was happy and well...but I suppose that was the calm of the storm. Those few chapters before the last chapter nearly horrified me, and I was thinking to myself: There had better be a good reason for this. Otherwise, that's a star or two deducted for this unreasonable thing happening. But, lo and behold, the last chapter changed the horror to a bittersweetness; the absurdness to a brilliant logic, and rather than deducting stars, I added one just for the amazing ending.

If you've already read Stolen Songbird and Hidden Huntress, then I strongly encourage you to finish the trilogy with Warrior Witch! Its ingenious plot and action make it to be very entertaining besides the politics, but if you're someone who is interested in discussions of politics and strategies, then all the more reason to read it!

Oh, and if you haven't read the previous books in the series yet, then I am seriously questioning your decision to expose yourself to all these major spoilers. ...more

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Jan 14, 2017 Cassy rated it it was amazing

This was a wonderful completion to this highly enjoyable series.

A quick rundown of my thoughts of the series as a whole: I love the first book in hindsight but it took me two reads to fully grasp it. (I'm not sure if this was my frame of mind, the writing style, I suspect it was simply not what I was expecting 'visually' so it set me back. There is a lot of court intrigue to get our head around too.) The second book was still a solid read but felt slow to me as I had already guessed the big end ...more

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Nov 19, 2016 Amy Braun rated it it was amazing

Oh boy, that hurt so good. Fantastic ending to a great trilogy, but it was ROUGH. Like, really, seriously rough. To the point where I crying a little bit for something to just GO RIGHT! But the ending of Cecile and Tristan's story was exciting, unexpected, adventurous, romantic, and almost exactly what I was hoping it would be. There were a couple things that seemed out of the blue and at some points I thought there wasn't enough explanation as to what was happening, but overall I was satisfied ...more

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