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Tomb of Ancients by Madeleine Roux
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it was ok
bookshelves: young-adult, horror, continuations, historical-fiction, published-2019, read-2019

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Tomb of Ancients 
By Madeleine Roux
Published Date: May 2019
Read Date : May 2019
Format : audiobook
Genre : fantasy, young adult(?), historical fiction, horror(?)
Page Count : 373 pages
Rating : moose-mdmoose-md 2/5 Moose
Rants, Raves, and Reviews 
This is the third and final book of the House of Furies series. I loved the first two, even though I found the protagonist a bit whiny. The first book covers dark creatures, has a Victorian devil, and a murder mystery to boot. The second book deals with the consequences of the first book, more about identity, and a discussion of gods. The first two books are wonderfully Gothic and kind of horror-esque, with an entire fandom trying to ship the main character with the devil.

Unfortunately for me, the third book just fell flat. Which, I felt this with the Asylum series I read by Roux. I think she has excellent ideas and can write great first books, but I don't like her as a series writer. The third book held none of the darkness and atmospheric Gothic house that I loved about the first two. It was a weird action book that introduced so many new characters and just confusing. I appreciate a ship that doesn't sail, and I am always fine with a devil not needing redemption. I don't think this series tried to do ever the redemption route, but I would have been fine with a little bit of a balancing act -- a good dark creature with a not so good one. I don't know.
Series Worth It?
Read the first book, and maybe stop there? It all goes down hill for me. I appreciate what she was trying to do, and the final book really was one of my most anticipated books of the year, but overall...I might be done with Roux's work.
***
Somewhere between 2 and 2.5 stars. I'm so incredibly bummed. RTF.
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Reading Progress

February 17, 2019 – Shelved as: to-read
February 17, 2019 – Shelved
February 17, 2019 – Shelved as: young-adult
February 17, 2019 – Shelved as: horror
February 17, 2019 – Shelved as: continuations
February 17, 2019 – Shelved as: historical-fiction
February 17, 2019 – Shelved as: published-2019
May 16, 2019 – Started Reading
May 16, 2019 –
page 27
7.03%
May 20, 2019 –
page 200
52.08%
May 21, 2019 –
page 280
72.92%
May 21, 2019 – Shelved as: read-2019
May 21, 2019 – Finished Reading

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