![]() ![]() Shippers will delight in one romantic scene between Laia and Elias, but otherwise Tahir keeps the two apart as they separately deal with practical and supernatural challenges. Laia continues to grow as a character - honing her leadership skills and following her instincts now that Elias isn't by her side at every moment. But as the story unfolds, it's clear that the Blood Shrike, with the help of the clever, loyal, and steadfast Harper (who unbeknownst to Elias is his half-brother), begins to realize, like Laia, that the Nightbringer is a threat not only to the Empire but to all of humanity. She's stuck serving the Emperor now that her beloved younger sister is Empress, and that forces her to do a few seemingly unforgivable things to Laia and Elias. The Blood Shrike in particular steals the show in this installment. But at about the halfway point, the pieces come together, and the action takes off to where it's once again difficult to stop reading. ![]() ![]() It's harder to get through - with lots of new and returning characters, backstories, and allegiances for readers to sort, classify, and keep track of at first. There's a lot going on in this last book before the fourth and final one. It starts off slower than the first two installments, but this third book broadens the story's scope, answers several key questions, humanizes unlikable characters, and brings former rivals together. ![]()
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