2025-07-03
Calla and the fellow Blood Warriors seek to end the Witch Queens’ tyranny once and for all in this trilogy closer.
Having finally accepted her Siphon self and found her soulmate in Gideon, Calla is prepared to finish her Rolls of Fate and embark on the foretold Fates’ War. But with more Blood Warriors to find; her best friend, Delphine, still trying to reunite with the rest of the group; and her other best friend, Hannah, fighting the trauma and dark magic within her, the return from the dead of Calla’s ex, Prince Ezra Black, is a mixed blessing. She also has the support of their former enemies, the Valkyries. As Calla struggles to gather her allies and finally defeat the Witch Queens, she and her friends split up, embarking on separate missions across the land that culminate in the final war. With multiple main characters to track, the rotating points of view at times distance readers from character growth and romantic developments, diluting the tension that should have heightened with every move closer to the war’s beginning and making the battle itself slightly anticlimactic. While the discussions of power, inequity, and control are intriguing, if slightly lacking in depth, the overarching themes of love and friendship continue to be strong. A central romance alternates between playful but repetitive banter and scenes that are at times supportive and at others awkwardly out of sync with the tone of the story as a whole. The cast members read fantasy-diverse.
A satisfying enough conclusion for returning fans. (character glossary)(Fantasy. 13-18)
