A Queen of Ruin
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- Author：K.F. Breene
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Summary
The final book in the Wall Street Journal bestselling series！
I thought once we released the curse， I'd only have one enemy to contend with。
Wrong。
The queen lives。 Not only that， but she knowingly hid herself from me and the rest of this kingdom until the moment the curse was broken。 Now she is back， and her desires aren't clear。 Neither are her motives。
Will she try to take the throne for herself？
We can stop her…unless she had a hand in that curse。 In which case， will we need to battle her and the demon king before we can finally live in peace？ Or has this all been for naught？
Regardless， we have very little time before the demon king returns to wipe us out。
I thought once we released the curse， I'd only have one enemy to contend with。
Wrong。
The queen lives。 Not only that， but she knowingly hid herself from me and the rest of this kingdom until the moment the curse was broken。 Now she is back， and her desires aren't clear。 Neither are her motives。
Will she try to take the throne for herself？
We can stop her…unless she had a hand in that curse。 In which case， will we need to battle her and the demon king before we can finally live in peace？ Or has this all been for naught？
Regardless， we have very little time before the demon king returns to wipe us out。
Reviews
Colleen
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I am heartbroken。I wasn't ready for this story to end， but the finale didn't disappoint。 This one might have been the least spicy one of the series， but I was here for the plot and to finally see Nyfain and Finley go up against Dolion。 This book had everything I've loved about this series from the beginning。Spice ✅Banter ✅Hadriel being the best character to ever exist ✅Leala and her whip ✅Finley putting everyone in their place✅Politics ✅Battle✅As much as I loved Finley and her story I NEED a spi I am heartbroken。I wasn't ready for this story to end， but the finale didn't disappoint。 This one might have been the least spicy one of the series， but I was here for the plot and to finally see Nyfain and Finley go up against Dolion。 This book had everything I've loved about this series from the beginning。Spice ✅Banter ✅Hadriel being the best character to ever exist ✅Leala and her whip ✅Finley putting everyone in their place✅Politics ✅Battle✅As much as I loved Finley and her story I NEED a spin off with Hadriel and Vemar。 The bromance between these two， from the jokes and matching outfits to Vemar making sure no one messed with Hadriel， was my favorite part of the story。 I don't think I'll ever love another character in quite the same way as I've loved Hadriel throughout this series。 He's the mediocre butler， stable hand and Queen's advisor I never knew I needed。 。。。more
ChocoholicReader
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Rating- 3。5Heat- 4Entire series rating- 4While every other book in this series has been a 4。5 star read for me， I deducted a star here simply because I felt the author made the classic mistake of dragging the series out。 This should have been a trilogy。However， this was a satisfying end to a great series。
Gabriella
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Loved it， Satisfying wrap up*Sated sigh* ahh， that was excited， heart wrenching， romantic， soo very sweet， wonderful character growth。 I’d absolutely love some spin-off novels on characters like Hadriel， Hannon， Leyla， Sable， Dash， Finley’s father， basically everyone！ 🤣 What a wonderful ride this series has been， with a truly satisfying ending。 I TRULY hope Breene does some spin-off novels， as I am DYING to know more details about where life takes each of them， and each of their stories would be Loved it， Satisfying wrap up*Sated sigh* ahh， that was excited， heart wrenching， romantic， soo very sweet， wonderful character growth。 I’d absolutely love some spin-off novels on characters like Hadriel， Hannon， Leyla， Sable， Dash， Finley’s father， basically everyone！ 🤣 What a wonderful ride this series has been， with a truly satisfying ending。 I TRULY hope Breene does some spin-off novels， as I am DYING to know more details about where life takes each of them， and each of their stories would be tremendously entertaining！ Here’s to hoping❣️❣️ 。。。more
G
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Better than i'd hoped for。 this ties up the series nicely。 loved it。 Better than i'd hoped for。 this ties up the series nicely。 loved it。 。。。more
Victoria
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Incredible endingPlenty of action before the HEA。 5 stars isn't enough for this series！！ It was steamy， funny， erotic， action packed， and amazing。 Breene is definitely one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to see what she writes next。 Incredible endingPlenty of action before the HEA。 5 stars isn't enough for this series！！ It was steamy， funny， erotic， action packed， and amazing。 Breene is definitely one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to see what she writes next。 。。。more
Carly
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Needed a little more editing - I felt some chapters repeated what had been said/thought at the start of the chapter。 Good to see it all concluded finally。 Nice to have the characters back and up to their usual tricks。 Breene has made room for a spin-off series where the snake could be rescued/found。 Not 100% sure I’d be invested enough in the moan characters to make that worth starting though。
Ez
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This was another series by this author that just kept getting better and better with each book。 Since this book picks straight up from where Book 3 finished off， you need to have read that one， as well as the other books in this Beauty and the Beast retelling， before picking this one up to wrap up the series。 There was plenty of action， intrigue aplenty as enemies came at the main couple from every which way and all the answers to the questions keeping fans of this series up at night。 The world This was another series by this author that just kept getting better and better with each book。 Since this book picks straight up from where Book 3 finished off， you need to have read that one， as well as the other books in this Beauty and the Beast retelling， before picking this one up to wrap up the series。 There was plenty of action， intrigue aplenty as enemies came at the main couple from every which way and all the answers to the questions keeping fans of this series up at night。 The world building remained strong and， as always by this author， the secondary characters were top notch and an absolute pleasure to read。The author chucked in a few more characters' points of view in this book and while this can sometimes annoy me， I really enjoyed it here， especially the chapters from Hadriel's POV （only K。F。 Breene could pull off such a great start to a book from a secondary character's perspective）。 He continued to be a constant source of humour in the book and I adored his character throughout the series。 In A Queen of Ruin， he remained a steadfast and loyal support to Lexi and I loved him。 Vemar and Weston were also firm favourites of mine。 As for our main couple， there was a surprise or two thrown in but they remained a strong power couple that I couldn't get enough of。 I think K。F。 Breene is one of the best （if not the best） in the business for writing strong， kick-you-know-what women that are both likeable and remain true to form throughout her novels。 Lexi continued to be everything I want to be when I grow up and I loved how she stayed a powerhouse of female empowerment and might right up to the end of the book: unpretentious， true to her less-than-grand origins， loyal， family-orientated and highly intelligent。 As for Nyfain， he continued to be delicious， his dedication and obsession with Lexi an absolute turn-on as he respected her for who she was while still trying to get his own way and throwing spectacular tantrums along the way。 It should be weird that I loved his rages， right？ Okay， then。As was expected， the long overdue run-in with the demon king finally comes to ahead and while I thought there'd be a bit more involvement by and getting to know the other kingdoms， the great battle scenes more than made up for any extra details I wanted to get my greedy little hands on。 I loved the explanations throughout the plot regarding Lexi's knowledge of plants and the everlass as well as the details the author adds in about the magical world in general。 I thought the eventual journey to the demon kingdom and the showdown with Dolion would be extended a bit more than it was （the battle was great， but their arrival and confrontation seemed on the quicker side）， but this wasn't a big deal in the long run， just a personal observation。 The readers get to finally solve the mystery of Hanna and his animal and the dynamic of the wolves and the dragons coming together was also dynamite。For those chasing it， there was plenty of the steam that's been one of the features of this series。 There were rough smexy times， Lexi gushing like a waterfall every time Nyfain looked her way again and even a bit of voyeurism and public hanky panky。 Oh， and Nyfain's dirty talk is definitely on the heavier side for those that might need a warning - I love a good cuss so this didn't worry me。 To be honest， I skipped over bits and pieces of these scenes。 While the content didn't worry me in the least （a lot of my reading dives into the darker side of things）， there had been quite a bit of it by the time you get to Book 4 and I'm generally far more interested in this author's excellent world building and story line so I tend to rush over the dong hugging to get back to the plot。 But if you're looking to live vicariously through book characters and get down and dirty with them， this will tick a lot of boxes （excuse the pun - boom！） for you。There's rebuilding of the kingdom and its villages， near-death experiences， visits to the faery kingdom （hello， Nyfain's ex）， action in droves and plenty to keep readers turning the pages。 The author ended a few of the chapters with hints of what was to come which was different but I actually liked this because it helped me prepare mentally for the coming you-know-what-storm。 The book definitely ended on a high note for me and while I'm sad this series has come to an end， I'll definitely be re-reading it again in the future， especially Books 3 and 4 which were absolute standouts for me。To finish， while there was action， mayhem， magic and intrigue aplenty， the story was definitely one of romance and fated mates。 In the words of Nyfain to Lexi ， 'There is no before you。 There is no after。 There is only you。 Always。' Swooooon。 FFS， Breene， stop ruining all other book boyfriends for me :） 。。。more
rise whitworth
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Best series ever A Queen of Ruin was the best series conclusion I have ever read。 The entire series was so amazing and I experienced so many emotions while reading each book。 K。F。 Breene is a remarkably talented author who creates a complete world that pulls you in from the beginning and never really lets go！ This series is definitely one of her best and I love everything she has written！
Nikki
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MUST READThis is so bittersweet。 I couldn’t wait to get this book in my hands and I devoured every word。 What an amazing end to a truly sensational series。 I really didn’t want this to end。 They are united。 They are strong。 They are breaking all the rules but they will be victorious。 Join the gang as they find out more secrets and take on a demon king who is waiting and has planned for their attack。 I highly recommend this book but also recommend starting from bk 1
Christine
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Such a great conclusion to the series。 Everything I loved about the previous books was here--the thrills， the humor， the steam。 I'm just disappointed that it's all over。 Such a great conclusion to the series。 Everything I loved about the previous books was here--the thrills， the humor， the steam。 I'm just disappointed that it's all over。 。。。more
Krystal
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Perfect。What an amazing ending to the series！ It was definitely worth the wait。 There were so many unexpected surprises。。。 But I should know to expect that from Queen Breene by now！
Israel Josheff
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love love love！Loved this whole series。 What an adult fairy tale retelling should be in all the best ways！ The characters， the dialogue， the entire concept… perfection ❤️
Jessica
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Epic EndingThis was an epic ending to Finley and Nyfain’s story。 50+ chapters worth！ Vemar and Hadriel’s dynamic is hilarious。 Leala and her whip？ Yes！ I really liked how Finley could be both so hard and soft when needed。 There are a crazy number of sex scenes in this final book。 They are well-written but there are just a lot of them。 Overall， I would recommend this series to those who don’t mind some darker themes with their fantasy romance。 Also， I wouldn’t mind a spin-off about Hannon or West Epic EndingThis was an epic ending to Finley and Nyfain’s story。 50+ chapters worth！ Vemar and Hadriel’s dynamic is hilarious。 Leala and her whip？ Yes！ I really liked how Finley could be both so hard and soft when needed。 There are a crazy number of sex scenes in this final book。 They are well-written but there are just a lot of them。 Overall， I would recommend this series to those who don’t mind some darker themes with their fantasy romance。 Also， I wouldn’t mind a spin-off about Hannon or Weston。 Just putting that out in the universe :） 。。。more
Julia
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Great story line too much graphic sex talkI loved the story line and characters。 I really like K。f。 Breene's imagination but I hate all the graphic sex scenes。 First of all I don't like graphic and vulgar sex talk。 Enough with all the graphic sex scenes。 I like to broadcast my books via my Alexa device while doing chores。 I cannot with these books。 I'm constantly having to drop what I'm doing to skip these scenes on my device。 I also feel the sex scenes happened more often with every book and th Great story line too much graphic sex talkI loved the story line and characters。 I really like K。f。 Breene's imagination but I hate all the graphic sex scenes。 First of all I don't like graphic and vulgar sex talk。 Enough with all the graphic sex scenes。 I like to broadcast my books via my Alexa device while doing chores。 I cannot with these books。 I'm constantly having to drop what I'm doing to skip these scenes on my device。 I also feel the sex scenes happened more often with every book and they got more graphic and vulgar。 I wish she would tone it down or just leave that stuff out all together。 I understand a lot of people probably love it but， I just want the very good fantasy story and characters without the erotica part。 。。。more
Krista
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What a delightful end to this fantastic， weird， sexy， funny adventure series。 The ending was both satisfying and funny。 Hadriel and Leala were my favorite side characters， always ready to provide a laugh。 Finley is a mighty female character。 And I love her strong， powerful， healing ways。 I’m going to miss spending time in the Wyvern kingdom。
Donna M。 Downes
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Can't Put this Book Down！So much going on！ So many intriguing characters and twisted situations and， best surprise ever！ This series of Deliciously Dark Fairytales are exactly that！ Love the ridiculously hysterical jackets！ A must read for adults who need something outrageous to break up the everyday boredom Can't Put this Book Down！So much going on！ So many intriguing characters and twisted situations and， best surprise ever！ This series of Deliciously Dark Fairytales are exactly that！ Love the ridiculously hysterical jackets！ A must read for adults who need something outrageous to break up the everyday boredom 。。。more
Ms
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Hadriel has to be hands down the most awesome character in this series。😂🙌The series has great smut and action but it totally dint have to be this long。 Especially the last 2 books。 They could've just combined those 2 to be one book and this series wouldve been much better to the point。 Hadriel has to be hands down the most awesome character in this series。😂🙌The series has great smut and action but it totally dint have to be this long。 Especially the last 2 books。 They could've just combined those 2 to be one book and this series wouldve been much better to the point。 。。。more
Book Boyfriend Whoarder Mari
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an epic conclusion A conclusion full of resolutions for the most part。 Seeing so many POVs was fun and definitely gave way to the inner working of this magical world。 Glad to have the HEA。 Although I am curious about other characters and there whereabouts and possible HEAs too。 My only complaint is the short epilogue， ha but that’s typical of me but it did feel rushed there too。
Glenda
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LOVEI absolutely loved this series， to bad the real world doesn't have these heroes， this fierce love， determination。 Didn't hurt that I love dragons， super sexy， powerful。 All of the characters gave depth to the story， there were many I became attached to。 I screamed， cursed the villain， cried and felt encouraged by the heroes。 LOVEI absolutely loved this series， to bad the real world doesn't have these heroes， this fierce love， determination。 Didn't hurt that I love dragons， super sexy， powerful。 All of the characters gave depth to the story， there were many I became attached to。 I screamed， cursed the villain， cried and felt encouraged by the heroes。 。。。more
Jennifer Carney
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Honestly， not a fan。 It had great potential。 I think if the author would have cut out the sex， and developed the characters it would have been an excellent YA series。 Otherwise I couldn't enjoy the series。 I'm a big fan of sexy NA fantasy but this missed the mark for me。 The last book took me weeks to complete and then the ending was rushed。 There are unanswered questions and most characters got zero growth/resolution/justice/HAE。 Not for me Honestly， not a fan。 It had great potential。 I think if the author would have cut out the sex， and developed the characters it would have been an excellent YA series。 Otherwise I couldn't enjoy the series。 I'm a big fan of sexy NA fantasy but this missed the mark for me。 The last book took me weeks to complete and then the ending was rushed。 There are unanswered questions and most characters got zero growth/resolution/justice/HAE。 Not for me 。。。more
Janice Stansell
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oh my heavensJust wow， I am blown away。 That battle was epic！ Hannon was a surprise but so glad it didn’t change him。 I really don’t have the proper words to describe how much I love this series。 And hurray for Nyfain and Finley！
Meglarbro
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oh my lanta！I love love loved this series！！ All the intricate parts and pieces of this story made me turning the pages quicker than I wanted to！ I had to see what funny remarks the characters were going to make so I could LOL and then to see how Finley was going to save them all。 The twist with Hannon was pleasant and I loved where this story took me。 Now I want to know more about the other characters and I’m hoping the author does additional stories on them too！ I want to crack up reading about oh my lanta！I love love loved this series！！ All the intricate parts and pieces of this story made me turning the pages quicker than I wanted to！ I had to see what funny remarks the characters were going to make so I could LOL and then to see how Finley was going to save them all。 The twist with Hannon was pleasant and I loved where this story took me。 Now I want to know more about the other characters and I’m hoping the author does additional stories on them too！ I want to crack up reading about Hadriel， Vemar or even Govam！！！ 。。。more
Stefanie Whitten
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4。25 ⭐️
Kristina
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Left WantingLet me start by saying， I do absolutely love this series。 However， I feel like this book should have been broken up into two instead。 So much detail was given throughout the entire series in every situation and in the end， the last 50 pages were so unbelievably rushed and didn’t provide the ending that I was looking forward to。 I was left unsatisfied。 I still gave 4 stars because the writing is still superb， even though characters go on extreme tangents with no breaks in the monologu Left WantingLet me start by saying， I do absolutely love this series。 However， I feel like this book should have been broken up into two instead。 So much detail was given throughout the entire series in every situation and in the end， the last 50 pages were so unbelievably rushed and didn’t provide the ending that I was looking forward to。 I was left unsatisfied。 I still gave 4 stars because the writing is still superb， even though characters go on extreme tangents with no breaks in the monologue。 I throughly enjoy this series and would recommend even though the ending left me wanting。 。。。more
Jessica Munro
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Brilliant Finale！If you're just discovering this book， go back and read from A Ruin of Roses。 You will not regret it！What a finale in this series！ True to style Queen of Ruin brought on all the feels from choking with laughter to sobbing then steamy！ Finley continues to be a leader worthy of her following and the love she and Nyfain share is inspirational！ All the characters are brilliantly written， but Layla and Hadriel are absolute comdeic gold！ Brilliant Finale！If you're just discovering this book， go back and read from A Ruin of Roses。 You will not regret it！What a finale in this series！ True to style Queen of Ruin brought on all the feels from choking with laughter to sobbing then steamy！ Finley continues to be a leader worthy of her following and the love she and Nyfain share is inspirational！ All the characters are brilliantly written， but Layla and Hadriel are absolute comdeic gold！ 。。。more
Arielle Atkins
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UGH， MY HEART！ This series was soooo well thought out。 I definitely recommend to anyone who loves mystical creatures， smut， humor， and romance！
Daisy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It is truly a miracle I made it through this book， and I only did out of sheer determination not to quit a series in the final book。 It was far too long， incredibly boring， and painfully predictable。 Nothing of note happened until 70% into the book， and when things finally happened they were brief and easily resolved。 Attempted assassination gone wrong？ It’s fine， Finley cured her instantly， move along。 Big important meeting of the kingdoms？ Done in a chapter， moving on。 Huge confrontation the a It is truly a miracle I made it through this book， and I only did out of sheer determination not to quit a series in the final book。 It was far too long， incredibly boring， and painfully predictable。 Nothing of note happened until 70% into the book， and when things finally happened they were brief and easily resolved。 Attempted assassination gone wrong？ It’s fine， Finley cured her instantly， move along。 Big important meeting of the kingdoms？ Done in a chapter， moving on。 Huge confrontation the author has been leading up to for the whole book？ Whoops， Finley is all-powerful and it’s over in one scene。 And if I never have to read another repetitive dragon sex scene again， it will be too soon。 。。。more
Scarlett Holt
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Loved this！ I laughed a lot then I actually had tears in a few places and loved the action。 We all need a Hadriel in our lives。 🤣🤣 the story is as beginning to end was fantastic。 The Queen has another hit series。
Clarissa Winger
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such an amazing adventureSuch an amazing adventure。 Filled with love， battle， trust， adventure， supernaturals， family， & last but not least sex。This book was fabulously written。 It flows seamlessly。 Characters grow when and where or not at all if that is what is needed。 The plot thickens in much the same way。I literally could not get enough。 I hope there is more to come。 I definitely recommend。
Rachel Shapira
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A fitting ending to a great series！❤️After Finley and Nyfain's reunion at the end of the last book， we are back to hot steamy sex， stronger than life love， and uncontrollable rage at assholes！ I really do love the characters in this book！（Also the side characters are great！ Leala is badass， Hadriel is filthy funny， Vemar is crazy， all in such a wholesome way ） A fitting ending to a great series！❤️After Finley and Nyfain's reunion at the end of the last book， we are back to hot steamy sex， stronger than life love， and uncontrollable rage at assholes！ I really do love the characters in this book！（Also the side characters are great！ Leala is badass， Hadriel is filthy funny， Vemar is crazy， all in such a wholesome way ） 。。。more
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