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Gods & Monsters

Gods & Monsters

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  • Author：Shelby Mahurin
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Summary

Evil always seeks a foothold。 We must not give it one。

The electrifying conclusion to the New York Times and Indiebound bestselling Serpent & Dove trilogy is perfect for fans of Sarah J。 Maas and Kendare Blake。

Lou has spent her whole life running。 Now， after a crushing blow from Morgane， the time has come to go home--and claim what is rightfully hers。

But this is no longer the Lou her friends knew。 No longer the Lou who captured a chasseur's heart。 A darkness has settled over her， and this time it will take more than love to drive it out。

From Serpent & Dove to Blood & Honey and concluding with Gods & Monsters， Shelby Mahurin's stunning fantasy trilogy delivers thrills and romance。

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Reviews

Erica Decatur ，

Wish i could rate this higher than 5 stars。 I was absolutely in love with this trilogy and these characters。

Britney ，

Review to come

Pola ，

czytałam tę trylogię od lutego 2020… i skończyłam。 kiedy？ jak？ ogólnie to ✨dobre książki。 czytajcie<3

magda:） ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。75/5 ⭐zacznę od tego， że jestem z siebie cholernie duma - mimo zastoju， mimo czytania tej książki przez prawie trzy tygodnie， udało mi się ją skończyć。mam bardzo mieszane uczucia。 z jednej strony ten tom był dobrym uzupełnieniem całej historii， z drugiej jednak miałam wrażenie， że to wszystko było takie monotonne， przeciągane na siłę。 uważam， że ta trylogia spokojnie mogłaby być dylogią - o ile "gołąb i wąż" był świetny， tak "krew i miód" oraz "bogowie i potwory" na spokojnie mogłyby być jedną 3。75/5 ⭐zacznę od tego， że jestem z siebie cholernie duma - mimo zastoju， mimo czytania tej książki przez prawie trzy tygodnie， udało mi się ją skończyć。mam bardzo mieszane uczucia。 z jednej strony ten tom był dobrym uzupełnieniem całej historii， z drugiej jednak miałam wrażenie， że to wszystko było takie monotonne， przeciągane na siłę。 uważam， że ta trylogia spokojnie mogłaby być dylogią - o ile "gołąb i wąż" był świetny， tak "krew i miód" oraz "bogowie i potwory" na spokojnie mogłyby być jedną częścią。przez większą część książki się nudziłam， przyznaje， jednak były momenty warte czytania - bardzo podobało mi się wprowadzenie 'bogów'， a plot twist z madame sauvage （o ile dobrze go zinterpretowałam XDD） był świetny。 najbardziej zapadną mi w pamięci dwa rozdziały i tak są to rozdziały z anselem。 nie umiem tego wytłumaczyć， ale ciężko czytało mi się ten tom z "nowym składem" paczki przyjaciół。 cholernie brakowało mi ansela i nadal uważam， że zasłużył na więcej。 dlatego własnie płakałam na epilogu - bo pokazał， że wszyscy w końcu odnaleźli upragniony spokój po wszystkim co przeszli。 mimo wszystko miło będę wspominać tą trylogię。 pokochałam bohaterów i na długo pozostaną w mojej pamięci。 a słowa "nadzieja nie jest chorobą。 jest lekiem。" wezmę sobie głęboko do serca。dziękuję za tą przygodę。 。。。more

Gabi Fischer ，

Incrível como essa autora consegue manter o fluxo da história de um jeito que não fique confuso até a última folha， amei o fato dela não ter resolvido as coisas de última hora， como geralmente acontece em livros de fantasia。 Enfim， muito bom， ansiosa pra ler mais livros dessa autora。

Sadie Larson ，

3。5 stars

Ina ，

shleby just had to go and make me cry so much throughout this whole series。 beautifully written especially the characters。 ansel and lou were my favorite。

eira ，

quiero besar la increíble mente de Shelby Mahurin por haber creado esta increíble saga。 realmente sentí un sin fin de emociones， no bastaba con darme una sorpresa porque luego pasaba algo que me esperaba aún menos。 simplemente increíble。me leí la saga en una semana， tanto los personajes como la historia están muy bien escritos， te atrapa desde la página uno， al punto de leer por horas sin descanso。 definitivamente un libro que voy a recomendar a más de uno。recién acabado el epílogo， lloré de emo quiero besar la increíble mente de Shelby Mahurin por haber creado esta increíble saga。 realmente sentí un sin fin de emociones， no bastaba con darme una sorpresa porque luego pasaba algo que me esperaba aún menos。 simplemente increíble。me leí la saga en una semana， tanto los personajes como la historia están muy bien escritos， te atrapa desde la página uno， al punto de leer por horas sin descanso。 definitivamente un libro que voy a recomendar a más de uno。recién acabado el epílogo， lloré de emoción porque Lou y Reid pudieron conseguir ese final feliz que tanto merecían y anhelaban。 ese final feliz que se veía tan lejano， pero en el fondo todos teníamos la esperanza de que lo encontraran。"la esperanza no es la enfermedad， es la cura。""su amor había sido la cura。"super conforme con esta lectura。gracias por esta belleza de historia Shelby。 。。。more

Desiree Rhoades ，

Morgane is probably one of the most best villains I have ever read about。 She is brutal， cunning， and absolutely evil。 I love it。 The plot is great， the writing is good but idk。 I can easily see this series being 5 stars but I just didn’t LOVE the characters。 I liked them but I didn’t necessarily care that much。 I’m not sure if I just read this series at a bad time or what。 Great banter， great side characters。 I do recommend reading this series because I do believe it’s good…。 Just not great。

Abi Mcdonald ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After being invested in this story for over a YEAR， I finally got the conclusion to this story of witch and witch hunter， destined to burn together for ever。 The beginning of the book with Lou possessed with Nicholina was really interesting。 It was cool to see how Nicholina thought Lou would act around the others， and see Reid become more and more confused because he knows it's not Lou because they are SOULMATES。 The part where Coco finally fully broke after finding out about Lou and talking abo After being invested in this story for over a YEAR， I finally got the conclusion to this story of witch and witch hunter， destined to burn together for ever。 The beginning of the book with Lou possessed with Nicholina was really interesting。 It was cool to see how Nicholina thought Lou would act around the others， and see Reid become more and more confused because he knows it's not Lou because they are SOULMATES。 The part where Coco finally fully broke after finding out about Lou and talking about hope actually made me cry。 I absolutely LOVE Coco and seeing her finally admit how broken she is made me absolutely WEEP。 Also， her mother being revealed as Angelica was pretty cool， and furthers my thought that most parents in these books SUCK。 If there was one character I didn't expect to really grow on during this book it was Celie。 When she showed up， I was a little bit less than pleased， and thought she would be the most annoying person ever and a massive pushover。 But I was completely WRONG。 I ended up LOVING her character， and I loved how she didn't let Reid stand in her way， and really asserted herself as a character。 Beau is always a favourite， being his usual cocky sense no matter what happens， even certain death。 I really wanted to see where Beau's and Coco's relationship would go， because they clearly had some massive chemistry going on there， and it felt very unresolved。 Lou and Nicholina's in the waters was so cool， watching them going through the memories and trying to hurt each other WITHOUT hurting each other was cool。 And the part with Ansel made me CRY。 HARD。 Knowing he was the white dog all along， watching them all HURT ME。 SO BAD。 ANSEL I MISS YOU。 And just after I had gotten over THAT heartbreak， Reid did an absolutely STUPID SUTPID thing and FORGOT LOU。 WHY REID。 WHY。 Listen I know that a lot is at stake but this is your WIFE。 Seeing Lou's absolute heartbreak and sadness at Reid's memory and hate made me so so so SAD。 Even seeing her try to seduce him made me sad， because he just absolutely hate her， and I was just screaming REID。 THAT'S YOUR WIFE。 PLEASE STOP THIS。 And even when he finally admitted he loved her in some way， he STILL didn't have their memories。 The whole sequence in the cage made me so heartbroken。 They were so grief stricken and heartbroken and trying to save each other at the stake。 When they escaped and started to fight Morgane I was so bloody happy。 And seeing Zenna as a bloody DRAGON was so cool， and the whole supporting cast fighting back made me very happy。 I wasn't really sad about Angelica and Nicholina's deaths， but it was a self sacrifice which made me feel a bit better。 And then finally， FINALLY Morgane died at Lou's hands。 YES。 BYE。 And Celie even had a high in it， which makes me very happy。 Jean Luc is also a character I never thought I would actually sort of like， but he definitely had a redemption arc at the end of the book and him and Celie were quite cute。 Madame Labelle also finally got out of prison and and Augsute DIED so this is proof that Madame Labelle is the BEST parent out of the entire series。 And Reid telling her he loves her made me smile so wide。 I also love the ending Celie got ; she would make a BRILLIANT Chassuer。 The epilogue from Ansel's pov。。。wow。 Just WHY SHELBY MAURIN。 And god， the entire cast is just so CUTE。 The entire wedding scene was just SO ADORBALE and I'm so happy everyone got their happy ending， including Ansel。 This feels like a series that will probably spawn a spin off， probably about Coco and Beau。 Will I read it？ Probably。 As long as no one DIES。 Excited to read my first EVER horror book next。 Let's see how I get on。 。。。more

Constance K ，

I haven't written a review in a while so I don't know what else to say other than I really enjoyed this book。 It took me a little while to pick it up after finishing Blood and Honey but was definitely worth it Would recommend this series if you haven't yet read it :） I haven't written a review in a while so I don't know what else to say other than I really enjoyed this book。 It took me a little while to pick it up after finishing Blood and Honey but was definitely worth it Would recommend this series if you haven't yet read it :） 。。。more

Heather Wilson ，

What the heck happened？ I was so nervous to read the series with all the mixed reviews but totally got my hopes up because I loved the first two books。 What happened with this book？I would give a description but I honestly have no idea what the purpose of the book was。 I mean I know they were trying to kill her but other than that what was the goal of the book？ It felt like there were all these things Mahurin wanted to throw into her story before it was over。 It was all so random。 Like I already What the heck happened？ I was so nervous to read the series with all the mixed reviews but totally got my hopes up because I loved the first two books。 What happened with this book？I would give a description but I honestly have no idea what the purpose of the book was。 I mean I know they were trying to kill her but other than that what was the goal of the book？ It felt like there were all these things Mahurin wanted to throw into her story before it was over。 It was all so random。 Like I already thought the God in the second book was out there for the story since such a big part of the story is a one God religion but then we throw in dragons and mermaids？ Like what？ Did I miss something？ I hated the beginning。 The whole Nicolina thing。 Idk why but I hated it。 I dislike her character in general。 I listened to all the books and I don’t know if I would have felt this way if I read it or if it was a different narrator but making the spicy scenes from his point of view was awful！ It made me so uncomfy。 Overall I thought it was pretty anticlimactic。 Things happened but none of it was very exciting。 It was just okay that happened now moving on。 Not a fan of this one at all。 I did really enjoy the first two though！ 。。。more

Book of the Universe ，

"Nie zadawaj mi pytań， mon amour， a nie usłyszysz żadnych kłamstw。"Trudno jest mi pisać recenzje o książce， której pierwszy tom był dla mnie cudowny， a drugi。。。 No cóż， nie spełnił moich oczekiwań。 Można też powiedzieć， że zmniejszył on moje oczekiwania względem "Bogów i potworów"， a jednocześnie odebrał tę iskierkę radości i fascynacji， która była ze mną podczas poznawania tej historii pierwszy raz。 I muszę napisać， że końcowo nie było źle - ten tom jest zdecydowanie lepszy od drugiego i na "Nie zadawaj mi pytań， mon amour， a nie usłyszysz żadnych kłamstw。"Trudno jest mi pisać recenzje o książce， której pierwszy tom był dla mnie cudowny， a drugi。。。 No cóż， nie spełnił moich oczekiwań。 Można też powiedzieć， że zmniejszył on moje oczekiwania względem "Bogów i potworów"， a jednocześnie odebrał tę iskierkę radości i fascynacji， która była ze mną podczas poznawania tej historii pierwszy raz。 I muszę napisać， że końcowo nie było źle - ten tom jest zdecydowanie lepszy od drugiego i naprawia jego błędy， ale też nie możne równać się temu， co dała nam autorka w pierwszym tomie。 Co prawda historia od samego początku do końca jest spójna， a bohaterowie nie mają już huśtawek nastrojów， to mimo wszystko czułam jakiś brak tego czegoś podczas lektury。 O co mi dokładniej chodzi？Odniosłam wrażenie， że co chwile wpadamy w nową akcję i w nowe problemy， bo gdy jedne się rozwiązywały， to zaraz powstawały kolejne， które często nie tylko utrudniały bohaterom pokonanie przeciwnika。。。 Ale też porozumiewanie się ze sobą！ Bolał mnie fakt， że przez wydarzenia trwające na przestrzeni rozdziałów Lou i Reid， którzy bardzo chcieli mieć po prostu czas dla siebie i porozmawiać， nie mogli tego zrobić！ Za każdym razem jakiś czynnik im na to nie pozwalał - i wiem， że nie powinnam， ale muszę wspomnieć， że motyw utraty pamięci trochę mnie tu wkurzył。 Chyba też nieco męczy mnie już ten scenariusz w książkach， bo wprowadzał tylko zamęt i niepotrzebny dramat， który już przechodziliśmy w drugim tomie。 Dodatkowo też czułam się mało wciągnięta w akcję。 Co prawda czytanie szło mi bardzo szybko i pochłaniałam tę książkę w kilka godzin， ale jak tylko przerywałam czytanie。。。 To czułam zupełnie nic。 Zero emocji。 Tak jakby "Krew i miód" wycisnęło ze mnie całą ekscytację tą historią i pozostawiło po sobie puste naczynie。I trzeba też powiedzieć， że mam ból o głównego antagonistę - to było zbyt szybkie， proste i takie。。。 Stało się to się stało。 Przyznam， że liczyłam na coś bardziej zawiłego i przemyślanego， ale dostałam co dostałam。 Ale， ale。。。 Jak już wspomniałam "Bogowie i potwory" były o wiele lepszym tomem i też małym powrotem do tego co lubiłam。 W końcu Lou i Reid byli ze sobą pogodzeni， a do tego dbali o siebie （no prócz pewnej akcji， o której trochę napomknęłam） i czuć było pomiędzy nimi to gorące uczucie， które gdzieś zniknęło podczas czytania wcześniejszej kontynuacji。 Dodatkowo też niektóre drugoplanowe postacie przykuły moją uwagę， ale najbardziej Celia， która będąc delikatną， ale i odważną dziewczyną， spodobała mi się swoim charakterem。 Czuć było również jak wszyscy dbają o siebie i darzą się uczuciem， jak byli prawdziwą rodziną， choć pozbawioną więzów krwi。 To były naprawdę dobre rzeczy i przyznam， że ratowały tę historię。 Na plus jest też sam epilog， bo przyznam， że nieco złapał mnie za serce。 Podsumowując。。。 Trudno jest mi ocenić tę trylogię i przyznaję， że czuję zawód。 Zwłaszcza dlatego， że "Gołąb i Wąż" był dla mnie bardzo dobrą książką z ciekawymi bohaterami， ale kontynuacje nieco zniszczyły moje oczekiwania i odczucia względem tej historii。 Mimo to trzeci tom nieco to ratuje i nie żałuję， że miałam okazję poznać historię Lou i Reida， bo oboje byli dla mnie bardzo intrygującymi bohaterami。 Na pewno w przyszłości sięgnę po kontynuację， bo wiem， że powstaje taka i to z perspektywy Celie！ Ale postaram się podejść do lektury na chłodno， zaś opowieść Lou i Reida。。。 Najpewniej zostanę przy pierwszym tomie， bo ten nadal jest bliski memu sercu。 。。。more

natalie ，

lou and reid u will always be famous

Allenhuss ，

Favorite lines 。。。1。 "I loved him the way we all live things we shouldn't - to excess。" 2。 "Honestly， brother， will you insist on this asshattery at every turn？"3。 "I hated that I didn't hate her at all。' Favorite lines 。。。1。 "I loved him the way we all live things we shouldn't - to excess。" 2。 "Honestly， brother， will you insist on this asshattery at every turn？"3。 "I hated that I didn't hate her at all。' 。。。more

Sorella LiAthena ，

5+⭐️

Acilegna ，

4。25

Sofi ，

Uh， me demoré MUCHO en terminar d leerlo pq quedé cn una pena enorme dps de los primeros capítulos， el libro en si es muy emocionante y mgtó mucho pero al final。。。 le faltó un algo¿ no fue tan emocionante como esperaba， creo que fue el que más disfruté （y lloré） de toda la saga， amé。

Leen Gilis ，

Goden & Monsters is het laatste deel in de Serpent & Dove trilogie！ En wat was dit weer een magisch avontuur！ Het boek begint lekker duister aangezien we eerst een proloog lezen vanuit Nicholina haar standpunt。 Dit wekt direct je interesse over wat er nu met Lou gebeurt is， aan het einde van het vorige deel。 De spanning stijgt dan ook al snel en voor je het weet ben je halverwege het verhaal！ De wereldbeschrijving in dit boek vond ik het beste van heel de serie！ De beschrijving van L'eau Mélanco Goden & Monsters is het laatste deel in de Serpent & Dove trilogie！ En wat was dit weer een magisch avontuur！ Het boek begint lekker duister aangezien we eerst een proloog lezen vanuit Nicholina haar standpunt。 Dit wekt direct je interesse over wat er nu met Lou gebeurt is， aan het einde van het vorige deel。 De spanning stijgt dan ook al snel en voor je het weet ben je halverwege het verhaal！ De wereldbeschrijving in dit boek vond ik het beste van heel de serie！ De beschrijving van L'eau Mélancolique was echt prachtig waardoor je gewoon een duik zou willen nemen in de wereld。 Daarnaast werden de emoties van de karakters zeer sterk omschreven waardoor je je goed in hen kon verplaatsen。 Naarmate het boek vordert zie je hun dan ook echt naar elkaar toe groeien。 Over het algemeen heb ik van heel de serie genoten en ik zal deze magische tocht niet snel vergeten！ De epiloog was dan ook een welverdiend slot！ Zeker een aanrader voor fantasy fans！ 。。。more

Magdalena ，

Po fatalnej 2 części， która mnie zniechęciła do dalszej kontynuacji trylogii， muszę powiedzieć， że totalnie się zakochałam w tym tomie， chociaż spodziewałam się troszkę lepszej końcówki （samej "walki"） zdecydowanie polecam 😁 Po fatalnej 2 części， która mnie zniechęciła do dalszej kontynuacji trylogii， muszę powiedzieć， że totalnie się zakochałam w tym tomie， chociaż spodziewałam się troszkę lepszej końcówki （samej "walki"） zdecydowanie polecam 😁 。。。more

Adriana Chodkowska ，

365 dni Fantastyki。 Historia o niczym napisana dość zgrabnym językiem i to jedyny z plusów。 O ile pierwszy tom pochłonęłam dwa razy bez mrugnięcia okiem， tak drugi i trzeci to jakaś katorga。 W lesie leży śnieg， a oni biegają z gołą klatą i kąpią się w jeziorze jakby był środek lata。 Morskie miasto bez wody， kościół z kuchnią w środku i inne bzdury， które sprawiły， że nie mogłam poczuć tej historii i się w nią wtopić tylko stałam zniesmaczona z boku。

Alicja Domańska ，

3。8⭐️ fajne zakończenie trylogii<3

Bri Wisniewski ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was a great conclusion to the story。 I'm gonna give this 5 stars because I love the series and enjoyed reading it。 I have my opinions on it though。 Like there is just always SOMETHING that has to make it difficult for Lou and Reid to be happy。 And I get it， it builds the story but it got a little old。 Again that's my only complaint so still a 5/5 This book was a great conclusion to the story。 I'm gonna give this 5 stars because I love the series and enjoyed reading it。 I have my opinions on it though。 Like there is just always SOMETHING that has to make it difficult for Lou and Reid to be happy。 And I get it， it builds the story but it got a little old。 Again that's my only complaint so still a 5/5 。。。more

Alex Rendleman ，

This was much better than I expected。 The writing was such a good mix of serious and funny。 I loved Lou and Beaus friendship and how funny he is as a character。 The ending was so cute and made me happy

Rosabell ，

4，5

Lit Shit Podcast ，

DiAngelea Millar wrote this review for Lit Shit Podcast。 This book is a big improvement after the second one， which felt like a lot of filler。I like Lou’s character development and the storylines around grief。 I think this book continues the allegory to present day where religious extremism is wreaking havoc on communities。 Reid continues to backtrack and his portions of this book are my least favorite by far， it’s so upsetting after how interesting he was in book one。The following contains spoi DiAngelea Millar wrote this review for Lit Shit Podcast。 This book is a big improvement after the second one， which felt like a lot of filler。I like Lou’s character development and the storylines around grief。 I think this book continues the allegory to present day where religious extremism is wreaking havoc on communities。 Reid continues to backtrack and his portions of this book are my least favorite by far， it’s so upsetting after how interesting he was in book one。The following contains spoilers。The team is on the run and hiding out when they realize Lou is possessed。 They decide to take her to some magical waters that can heal her。 They meet Constantin who is a mythical being and childhood friend who protects the waters for the mer people。 Anyway， Lou is healed and the internal fight she has with her possesser and then Ansel showing up （he was following her as a dog） was so heartbreaking。 But Lou’s mom shows up after she’s healed and kills Constantin。 Reid does something stupid， sacrificing his memories of Lou in order to get her mom to forget Lou and keep her safe。 Coco cuts her hand relying on her gut that the waters will respond to her and protect them。 They do and her mom shows up。 We never learn who’s CoCo’s father is which is also annoying。Turns out her mom gave her up to give her a better life because she’s sworn to the underwater goddess and has been trapped serving the mer people。 The goddess promises an alliance if they steal a ring back from Lou’s mom。 They go and do that and while on the journey/break in Lou works to get Reid to remember her。 He’s back to his “I hate witches， I’m gonna kill you” vibe from book one。 Also annoying。They then travel to the capital and get caught on purpose in hopes of saving Reid’s Mom but the plan goes to crap。 They nearly burn at the stake before being saved and then it’s the white and red witches fighting them。 Their friends， the wood god， the dragon and the mer and werewolves are fighting the witches and some of the religious zealots bodyguards。 Coco’s mom pops up and kills her sister， thus killing herself。 Coco is now the red witch queen。 The wood god intervenes to save Lou and he gets swallowed up by the earth because of mysterious OlD Laws that we are never told so we don’t know what they are or what happened to him—this is dumb。 We deserve some answers。Lou and Celie or whatever her name is Kill her mom。 They help the community pick up the pieces。 Also Lou somehow becomes the leader of the white witches before her mom died supposedly because the goddess blessed her （even prior to this although we never learn why or how or what that blessing is） and she came become the maiden and the crone。 I believe the goddess in question who did this appears as a special street vendor because the dragon and company go off with her since Devereaux was swallowed up by the earth。Anyway the book ends with Lou and Reid getting married again because he regained his memories。 It is a bit of a quick and unrealistic ending and unsatisfying because of so many unanswered questions。 How did Lou and CoCo seize control？ How is Beau as King and is anything changing in the capital？ What happened to Devereaux？ Why was Lou blessed and what does that mean？ What are the Old Laws？ Some of the wandering around Could have been cut out to give us a better ending and more answers。I did cry with Ansel following as a familiar （also what happened to her other familiars they just disappeared）。Ansel as a ghost watching all his friends be happy was so sad。Anyway， this series is a roller coaster。 Book one is still the best of the bunch。 You can tell this was meant to be a duology but stretched unnecessarily when it became popular and it does the story a disservice。 Also making Celie into a main character was annoying。 She has no personality and she suddenly jumps from one version or herself to a new and better one in little time and it doesn’t make sense。 She shouldn’t have been included in book two or this one。 Apparently a spin-off about her is planned and I have zero interest in it。 。。。more

Agus Spriano ，

So boring， ruined the first book for me

DiAngelea Millar ，

This book is a big improvement after the second one， which felt like a lot of filler。 I like Lou’s character development and the storylines around grief。 I think this book continues the allegory to present day where religious extremism is wreaking havoc on communities。 Reid continues to backtrack and his portions of this book are my least favorite by far， it’s so upsetting after how interesting he was in book one。 The following contains spoilers。 The team is on the run and hiding out when they r This book is a big improvement after the second one， which felt like a lot of filler。 I like Lou’s character development and the storylines around grief。 I think this book continues the allegory to present day where religious extremism is wreaking havoc on communities。 Reid continues to backtrack and his portions of this book are my least favorite by far， it’s so upsetting after how interesting he was in book one。 The following contains spoilers。 The team is on the run and hiding out when they realize Lou is possessed。 They decide to take her to some magical waters that can heal her。 They meet Constantin who is a mythical being and childhood friend who protects the waters for the mer people。 Anyway， Lou is healed and the internal fight she has with her possesser and then Ansel showing up （he was following her as a dog） was so heartbreaking。 But Lou’s mom shows up after she’s healed and kills Constantin。 Reid does something stupid， sacrificing his memories of Lou in order to get her mom to forget Lou and keep her safe。 Coco cuts her hand relying on her gut that the waters will respond to her and protect them。 They do and her mom shows up。 We never learn who’s CoCo’s father is which is also annoying。 Turns out her mom gave her up to give her a better life because she’s sworn to the underwater goddess and has been trapped serving the mer people。 The goddess promises an alliance if they steal a ring back from Lou’s mom。 They go and do that and while on the journey/break in Lou works to get Reid to remember her。 He’s back to his “I hate witches， I’m gonna kill you” vibe from book one。 Also annoying。 They then travel to the capital and get caught on purpose in hopes of saving Reid’s Mom but the plan goes to crap。 They nearly burn at the stake before being saved and then it’s the white and red witches fighting them。 Their friends， the wood god， the dragon and the mer and werewolves are fighting the witches and some of the religious zealots bodyguards。 Coco’s mom pops up and kills her sister， thus killing herself。 Coco is now the red witch queen。 The wood god intervenes to save Lou and he gets swallowed up by the earth because of mysterious OlD Laws that we are never told so we don’t know what they are or what happened to him—this is dumb。 We deserve some answers。 Lou and Celie or whatever her name is Kill her mom。 They help the community pick up the pieces。 Also Lou somehow becomes the leader of the white witches before her mom died supposedly because the goddess blessed her （even prior to this although we never learn why or how or what that blessing is） and she came become the maiden and the crone。 I believe the goddess in question who did this appears as a special street vendor because the dragon and company go off with her since Devereaux was swallowed up by the earth。 Anyway the book ends with Lou and Reid getting married again because he regained his memories。 It is a bit of a quick and unrealistic ending and unsatisfying because of so many unanswered questions。 How did Lou and CoCo seize control？ How is Beau as King and is anything changing in the capital？ What happened to Devereaux？ Why was Lou blessed and what does that mean？ What are the Old Laws？ Some of the wandering around Could have been cut out to give us a better ending and more answers。 I did cry with Ansel following as a familiar （also what happened to her other familiars they just disappeared）。 Ansel as a ghost watching all his friends be happy was so sad。 Anyway， this series is a roller coaster。 Book one is still the best of the bunch。 You can tell this was meant to be a duology but stretched unnecessarily when it became popular and it does the story a disservice。 Also making Celie into a main character was annoying。 She has no personality and she suddenly jumps from one version or herself to a new and better one in little time and it doesn’t make sense。 She shouldn’t have been included in book two or this one。 Apparently a spin-off about her is planned and I have zero interest in it。 。。。more

Walindor Walondir-WalinDior ，

The last part for me was probably the best in the whole trilogy。 A lot was happening， a lot of emotional outbursts and the final clash with opponents that kept him in suspense until the very end。 The result could be very diverse。 There are still single questions after the end， a few unsolved secrets still remain， and I'm curious if they will be clarified in the future announced series， which is also supposed to take place in the "Serpent" universe， or whether they will remain for their own theor The last part for me was probably the best in the whole trilogy。 A lot was happening， a lot of emotional outbursts and the final clash with opponents that kept him in suspense until the very end。 The result could be very diverse。 There are still single questions after the end， a few unsolved secrets still remain， and I'm curious if they will be clarified in the future announced series， which is also supposed to take place in the "Serpent" universe， or whether they will remain for their own theories。 I highly recommend this trilogy， despite the fact that it differs from the others - inferior second book 。。。 nevertheless， I spent a nice time with it。 。。。more

Elena Coval ，

the last book in the collection is phenomenal。 It made me laugh， but also cry。 I liked the epilogue the most。 Shelby you are a wonderful writer。 I hope you will release new books as soon as possible

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