Wings of Shadow
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- Author：Nicki Pau Preto
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Summary
In the heart-stopping finale to the Crown of Feathers trilogy， which #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake calls “absolutely unforgettable，” Veronyka must face her most devastating enemy yet: her own sister。
I had a sister， once…
Veronyka is no longer an orphaned stable boy or a nameless Phoenix Rider apprentice: she is the daughter of Pheronia Ashfire， the last queen of the Golden Empire…and the niece of Avalkyra Ashfire， the resurrected rebel queen who tore the empire apart。
We shone brightly， burned fiercely。
Now that the secret is out， everyone at the Eyrie treats Veronyka differently， and with Tristan still a hostage of the scheming Lord Rolan—and Sev with him as a spy—Veronyka feels very much alone。 Except for her beloved phoenix， Xephyra， of course， and her new friend， Kade， who has his own reasons for wanting to save Tristan。
Was it always going to come down to this？ Sister against sister？ Darkness against light？
Veronyka is determined to do whatever it takes to get Tristan back， even if that means revealing her identity to the world and inheriting a throne she’s not sure she wants。 But when she discovers that Avalkyra has bonded with a strix—a legendary creature of darkness that feeds off the life force of others—Veronyka realizes she has more to deal with than an encroaching war with the empire。 Val is willing to destroy everything to get her revenge on a world that rejected her， and if Veronyka wants to bring peace to the empire and Pyra alike， she must face down her sister once and for all。
The world began with Ashfire queens…perhaps they will also be its destruction。
I had a sister， once…
Veronyka is no longer an orphaned stable boy or a nameless Phoenix Rider apprentice: she is the daughter of Pheronia Ashfire， the last queen of the Golden Empire…and the niece of Avalkyra Ashfire， the resurrected rebel queen who tore the empire apart。
We shone brightly， burned fiercely。
Now that the secret is out， everyone at the Eyrie treats Veronyka differently， and with Tristan still a hostage of the scheming Lord Rolan—and Sev with him as a spy—Veronyka feels very much alone。 Except for her beloved phoenix， Xephyra， of course， and her new friend， Kade， who has his own reasons for wanting to save Tristan。
Was it always going to come down to this？ Sister against sister？ Darkness against light？
Veronyka is determined to do whatever it takes to get Tristan back， even if that means revealing her identity to the world and inheriting a throne she’s not sure she wants。 But when she discovers that Avalkyra has bonded with a strix—a legendary creature of darkness that feeds off the life force of others—Veronyka realizes she has more to deal with than an encroaching war with the empire。 Val is willing to destroy everything to get her revenge on a world that rejected her， and if Veronyka wants to bring peace to the empire and Pyra alike， she must face down her sister once and for all。
The world began with Ashfire queens…perhaps they will also be its destruction。
Reviews
Ava
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3。75Finishing is series of books is always satisfying thing， but also a sorrowful thing cause you know your time with the characters is over。 NPP has a way of making you like and character and then hate a character or vise versa， and it's safe to say that my least favorite character in the first book became my favorite in the second。 There was some romance however that I didn't think was necessary in this book and while the final chunk was brilliant， I couldn't help feel it was lacking somewhat， 3。75Finishing is series of books is always satisfying thing， but also a sorrowful thing cause you know your time with the characters is over。 NPP has a way of making you like and character and then hate a character or vise versa， and it's safe to say that my least favorite character in the first book became my favorite in the second。 There was some romance however that I didn't think was necessary in this book and while the final chunk was brilliant， I couldn't help feel it was lacking somewhat， that it all ended a little to simply and easily。 I liked it more than the second， and it was close to the first apart from that I felt that there was still so much exposition that wasn't always needed。 。。。more
Kerri Seaman
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4。75 stars！ I thought this was a great ending to the trilogy。 I’ve been invested in these since page one and I feel they bring great action mixed with sweet and tender moments between characters。 The magic is both complex and easy to understand and I love that the phoenixes have the personalities of giant puppies
Jesse
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This book was a great conclusion to this amazing story。 The ending had me in tears both sad and happy。 Had me smiling ear to ear。 And in the end happy for every single character ！Pau Preto has written an amazing， complicated yet beautiful story of two sisters who have such a complicated relationship。 Where hate and love are so close to the same line you never know the true intention of any action， of any thought。 We have such a well written relationships both romantic and between friends that I This book was a great conclusion to this amazing story。 The ending had me in tears both sad and happy。 Had me smiling ear to ear。 And in the end happy for every single character ！Pau Preto has written an amazing， complicated yet beautiful story of two sisters who have such a complicated relationship。 Where hate and love are so close to the same line you never know the true intention of any action， of any thought。 We have such a well written relationships both romantic and between friends that I was griped every moment。 And with every new character introduced was intrigued。 WE also had no character mentioned for no reason。 Every single one had a purpose。 Cheif’s Kiss。 One trilogy I will be re-reading for years to come。 Loved it ！！！ 。。。more
Wendy
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Book Review:Wings of Shadow 🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶5🪶Everything I could have wished for in a series finale and more。 I’m not going to say much because this book is still so new I fear spoiling anyone。 And this one needs to be experienced unspoiled。 So my vague review is this- the action and fight scenes are so wonderfully written。 The choreography invoked such powerful images in my mind。 The tension and worry was visceral。 The character growth over the trilogy is tightly and powerfully written to its conclusion i Book Review:Wings of Shadow 🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶5🪶Everything I could have wished for in a series finale and more。 I’m not going to say much because this book is still so new I fear spoiling anyone。 And this one needs to be experienced unspoiled。 So my vague review is this- the action and fight scenes are so wonderfully written。 The choreography invoked such powerful images in my mind。 The tension and worry was visceral。 The character growth over the trilogy is tightly and powerfully written to its conclusion in this book。 Love and sacrifice。 Found family。 Queer characters。 True partnerships。 It’s all here。 And PHOENIXES！！！！ Trust me and read the Crown of Feathers trilogy if you haven’t yet。 More book reviews here: https://maybesbooks。blogspot。com 。。。more
artemis
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it was good for the two characters i read for aside from that i had no idea what happened plot wise once again due to skimming almost all the povs and i personally call that a success
Katie
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This book was surprising and not all at the same time。 I found myself wonderfully frustrated as I was bounced between the different character POVs as we followed everyone to the end of this spectacular story and struggle， mostly because I kept wanting to know what was going on with whatever characters I had just been following。 I was quickly swept up in the part of the story I was tossed into and fully immersed until in came time to switch again。 This is a wonderful story of love and loss and fa This book was surprising and not all at the same time。 I found myself wonderfully frustrated as I was bounced between the different character POVs as we followed everyone to the end of this spectacular story and struggle， mostly because I kept wanting to know what was going on with whatever characters I had just been following。 I was quickly swept up in the part of the story I was tossed into and fully immersed until in came time to switch again。 This is a wonderful story of love and loss and family and sacrifice。 。。。more
Travis
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4。25I would definitely go on the record and say that this was an improvement and a solid conclusion to the Crown of Feathers trilogy。 Nicki Pau Preto really executed her vision。 Overall this series was always just going to be good for me。 There were elements that just didn't sit right with me and I was truly hoping those elements would be handled differently going forward。 Although it took three books we finally got there。The characterization in Wings of Shadow were chefs kiss。 All the character 4。25I would definitely go on the record and say that this was an improvement and a solid conclusion to the Crown of Feathers trilogy。 Nicki Pau Preto really executed her vision。 Overall this series was always just going to be good for me。 There were elements that just didn't sit right with me and I was truly hoping those elements would be handled differently going forward。 Although it took three books we finally got there。The characterization in Wings of Shadow were chefs kiss。 All the characters had there time to shine from Veronyka to Tristan and all the way down Sev and Sparrow。 The only character for me who struggled and has always struggled was Val。 Now prepare for spoilers if you haven't read this series， Val as the villain was just not cutting it for me。 A villain with no motive besides selfishness and anger falls right below the red line。As for the story， Wings of Shadow had the most consistent and well paced plot in the entire trilogy。 It was a very strong and well paced story from beginning to end。 The only qualm I have with the story is that the ending fight was great， but rushed。 Which I mean happens for most YA novels nowadays， so nothing to major。All in all， Wings of Shadow and the entire Crown of Feathers trilogy was a good series。 I am glad I gave this series a try because it truly got better and better with each book。 。。。more
Amy Wishman Nalan
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Solid and satisfying conclusion to the trilogy。 I can't go too in depth with regards to spoilers but the examination of the themes of light and darkness， forgiveness， and love were resonant and well done。 Solid and satisfying conclusion to the trilogy。 I can't go too in depth with regards to spoilers but the examination of the themes of light and darkness， forgiveness， and love were resonant and well done。 。。。more
megan
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I don't think there will ever be words to properly describe how much this book means to me and how good it was。 I spent almost a month reading this book because I was so scared for this series to be over and literally as I sit here writing this review I'm starting to cry。 If you do nothing else in your reading journey， please make sure the Crown of Feathers series is on it。oookKAY now to actually review this book。 Wings of Shadow is the third and final book of the Crown of Feathers trilogy。 Up t I don't think there will ever be words to properly describe how much this book means to me and how good it was。 I spent almost a month reading this book because I was so scared for this series to be over and literally as I sit here writing this review I'm starting to cry。 If you do nothing else in your reading journey， please make sure the Crown of Feathers series is on it。oookKAY now to actually review this book。 Wings of Shadow is the third and final book of the Crown of Feathers trilogy。 Up to this point we have followed multiple perspectives of an empire torn apart。 We have Veronyka our main main character who has aspired to be a phoenix rider all her life。 Val， her sister and （view spoiler）[ secretly a resurrected queen （hide spoiler）] Tristan， the phoenix rider commander's son and Veronyka's love interest。 Sev， an animage soldier turned spy; and many many many wonderful more characters。 As you can expect from a final book we are following the final battle between our two sisters and where it will leave this empire。First of all we need to talk about this WORLD。 Nicki has done a phenomenal job of building this world including history that just builds upon what is currently happening。 I annotated this book and tabbed so many "interesting history" tidbits。 One of my particular favorites was learning about the （view spoiler）[ apex/benex bond between Nefyra/Callysta and how one pretty much TELEPORTED through shadowmage ability when the other fell off a phoenix in battle。 That was so INTENSE。 （hide spoiler）] Also the different settings and ways the phoenixes interacted in those settings。THE CHARACTERS THE CHARACTER THE CHARACTERS。 I am 100% a character driven story lover and this story does NOT disappoint in that department。 I feel like I could write an essay about each of these characters and the impact and emotional depth they provide to the story even down to the side characters。 Everyone matters in this world which is why every single death that did happen hurt。 Even though I could touch on every single one of these characters my favorite is of course Veronyka。 Seeing her come into her confidence was so heartwarming and her leadership skills are so genuine。 I love everything about her。 （view spoiler）[ Also the scene where she meets her dad and grandma may be one of my absolute favorite scenes in the entire book。 （hide spoiler）]The PLOOOTTTT。 I swear， I'm a character driven story line person as I already said but this book is ALSO plot driven？！ How does Nicki even do it？！ There are so many twists and turns and elements I did not expect。 I am very very focused and paid attention to details and there were moments I was able to guess things but for the most part I was shocked at every turn。 This story gripped me from the start and held on tight to my heart until the very last page。 Thank you Nicki for writing this incredible world that I could watch grow and build a little phoenix riders patrol around myself。 I will forever be grateful for this story and what it gave me。Okay， I'm gonna go cry some more now - bye！ 。。。more
Kennedy K
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I was going to give this four stars because it was a bit slow at times， but the ending was A。M。A。Z。I。N。G！ It’s so rare that books end without leaving an empty feeling。 And although I’ll really miss the series I’m happy with where the characters are and everything is resolved。 This series is CRIMINALLY underrated！
Chelsea Christensen
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The book was great！ I was ready for more Intimacy in this third book but it was not there。
margiecvenable
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An absolutely beautiful ending to the trilogy， I can’t wait to reread this series and get back in with all these wonderful characters。
Nicole
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I rate this book 4。4/10 by Bookroast's CAWPILE system （see details below）。 This review might contain minor spoilers。That was a painful read。 The writing style started to bug me in the second book and it annoyed me even more in this one。 There was simply no need to have so many different POVs， especially since they often acted as spoilers and nipped any intrigue in the bud。 I can't believe we still got like 5 chapters or so of various POVs AFTER the freaking plot end。 Each character had long mono I rate this book 4。4/10 by Bookroast's CAWPILE system （see details below）。 This review might contain minor spoilers。That was a painful read。 The writing style started to bug me in the second book and it annoyed me even more in this one。 There was simply no need to have so many different POVs， especially since they often acted as spoilers and nipped any intrigue in the bud。 I can't believe we still got like 5 chapters or so of various POVs AFTER the freaking plot end。 Each character had long monologues in their heads that interrupted the flow of the action/dialogues and were also unnecessary since most of them were about things we already knew。 We also got two characters describing the SAME PLACE in the exact same way only because one arrived after the other - the readers don't need to be told what a place looks like twice just because of the damn different POVs， especially since both characters perceived the place very similarly。The ending was also very disappointing to me。 We have the climax of a buildup that spans three books and culminates （as expected） in war， but the losses are so insignificant。 Everything was written in a way to cause a little bit of impact， but not much - there is even a character whose THROAT gets SLICED and still they don't die。 What？！ There's magic lost but then regained， phoenixes who can conveniently choose to be reborn or not whether it suits the plot or not， and a very convenient way to deal with the villain。 It feels more like a child's book than YA， and there's no excuse for it - even the battle of Hogwarts saw significant losses that grieved the characters and the readers， while here we get almost a Disney-like happy ending。This series started out all right， the premise is interesting and the world is well built - unfortunately， finishing it felt very much like a chore。Characters 6/10Atmosphere 7/10Writing style 3/10Plot 5/10Intrigue 3/10Logic 4/10Enjoyment 3/10Edit: The cover art is absolutely stunning， though。 I wish the book lived up to it。 Still， looking at the other reviews， mine seems to be a very unpopular opinion lol 。。。more
Leona Wyatt （Lennie Reads）
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Perfect 😭👏
Tess Rijks
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This book was incredible！ I honestly felt all the feelings within this book。 I will be thinking of this for a long time。。。。
Alisa Robles
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…。。 Wow。 What。 A。 CONCLUSION！ I don’t even know what to say。 From the beginning it just built up to the inevitable battle that you knew was going to happen。。 but the last 150-200 pages。。 I laughed out loud， I yelled， I cheered， I gasped out loud， I was angry， I was sad， I cried tears of sadness and then tears of joy。 SO。 MANY。 EMOTIONS。 Nicki Pau Preto is such a talented author and I will buy anything this woman writes。 Just。。 wow。
Jenn Hill
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Fantastic conclusion to the series。 Filled with intense and heartrending moments， as well as humor and joy and friendship。 All the characters evolved really well since the initial book and the storyline progressed and ended， but with room for the world to grow。
Alex
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Wow。 I am just as blown away by this book as I was by each of the books in the trilogy。 This books are so fantastically written。 There is never a dull moment。 Something is always happening， whether it be action/fight scenes， romance scenes， or political scenes， there isn’t a boring moment in it。 I love these characters with my whole heart， and I am not ashamed to say I cried quite loudly at the ending。 I am so happy to finally read these character’s happy endings， and I know I will be returning Wow。 I am just as blown away by this book as I was by each of the books in the trilogy。 This books are so fantastically written。 There is never a dull moment。 Something is always happening， whether it be action/fight scenes， romance scenes， or political scenes， there isn’t a boring moment in it。 I love these characters with my whole heart， and I am not ashamed to say I cried quite loudly at the ending。 I am so happy to finally read these character’s happy endings， and I know I will be returning for a binge of this series later this year。 In conclusion， if you haven’t read these yet， do it。 Now。 They are so freaking good。 。。。more
Alina reads weekly
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4。5 starsI loved the ending of this trilogy。 It is sure enough like a nicely wrapped present at the end。 This is why I took half a star。 I enjoyed it anyway。The evolution of the characters is seen in this book。
Heather Roth
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This audiobook was phenomenal。 I cannot believe it is over。 I laughed I cried I died inside & came back to life haha and I can’t wait to go back and reread all three books again
Aaron Exists
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5。4 stars in my ridiculous rating system。 This is an amazing book。 I still need to process it， though。
Chelsea （RobinBooks）
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DNF @356pg。 I couldn't do it， I just got so bored。 It felt like nothing was happening。 DNF @356pg。 I couldn't do it， I just got so bored。 It felt like nothing was happening。 。。。more
Louisa
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Wow， this was such a fantastic read， I loved how everything came together and wrapped up！ And that ending！ Oh！
Mel
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AMAZING！！ This world and characters are so well developed。 If you are romantic at heart and love fantasy， you will be swept away in this story。 So many ships！ And special shout out for beautiful covers and a map :） every fantasy needs a map to help give context to the word！
Amanda Nieves kellerhouse
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It was decent。 It was definitely a YA book。 I like the whole premise， but I didn't feel like the stakes were very high。 It was overall a fun series。 It was decent。 It was definitely a YA book。 I like the whole premise， but I didn't feel like the stakes were very high。 It was overall a fun series。 。。。more
Mary
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What an amazing ending to an amazing YA fantasy trilogy。 Highly recommend！！！
Elizabeth
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Extremely well written and thought out world。 I love these books and it was a good conclusion to the trilogy。 I loved how Pau Preto ended the series and she writes beautifully！ I would honestly recommend this series to everyone simply because of the writing。 I haven’t read a YA fantasy book this well written in a while。
Diana
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3'5-4*This is a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy， I loved the first and third book the most :）Also， I feel seen due to the relationship between Veronyka and Val， because not everyone comes from "normal" families， so I appreciate to see people surviving toxic relationships in books。More on my upcoming review， which will be on line on August 4， 2021 here https://youtu。be/hkZCqZ9DA3Y 3'5-4*This is a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy， I loved the first and third book the most :）Also， I feel seen due to the relationship between Veronyka and Val， because not everyone comes from "normal" families， so I appreciate to see people surviving toxic relationships in books。More on my upcoming review， which will be on line on August 4， 2021 here https://youtu。be/hkZCqZ9DA3Y 。。。more
Country Bookworm
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Amazing ending to an amazing series。 I waited until it was finished before I decided to read it and i'm so glad i did because it's so better when you can read them one after the other。 Amazing ending to an amazing series。 I waited until it was finished before I decided to read it and i'm so glad i did because it's so better when you can read them one after the other。 。。。more
senna
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ms pau preto is not seeing heaven。 my eyes are burning。 my nose is stuffed。 i am disTRAUGHT。 there was nothing about this i didn’t love （except for the fact that i feel like the titles for book 2 and this one should be switched but that’s whatever）。 all these characters have my entire heart （most especially val。 ugh i don’t want to talk about her）。 the writing is phenomenal as it always has been。 it’s one of my favorite writing styles 💕 i love this series i’m going to miss it so much i wish i co ms pau preto is not seeing heaven。 my eyes are burning。 my nose is stuffed。 i am disTRAUGHT。 there was nothing about this i didn’t love （except for the fact that i feel like the titles for book 2 and this one should be switched but that’s whatever）。 all these characters have my entire heart （most especially val。 ugh i don’t want to talk about her）。 the writing is phenomenal as it always has been。 it’s one of my favorite writing styles 💕 i love this series i’m going to miss it so much i wish i could read it for the first time 😭 。。。more
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