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The Queen of All that Lives by Laura Thalassa
4.0
This finale begins with the ramifications of the deliciously wicked actions that Montes took that I am literally still shaken that he did
➵ The characters
Serenity: Her violent and defiant POV was constantly entertaining, full of raw emotions. She was so angry and vulnerable about her reality of being a woman during an apocalypse.
Everyone kept betraying her. So she started betraying back muhaha
She reminds me of what if Jude from Cruel Prince was given bullets and started shouting ANARCHY ANARCHY
“You are not going in there unarmed.”
I raise my eyebrows. “You’re giving me a gun?”
“Can I trust you not to shoot me with it?”
“No.” I need some target practice anyway.”
King Montes Lazuli
“A grim smile stretches across my face.
He’s coming.
The devil is coming for me.”
He is such a marvelously complex gray character. Where the earlier books, Montes was ruthless and sinister and impulsive... he is now worn down by centuries of war. He is cold and calculated and still scares the shit outta me in the most wickedly delicious way
It was the epic cliche of a power-hungry monster ready to manipulate all his knowledge to the power he wants.. just to find out there's something he needs more
LOVE !!!
The finale continues to feature the same love-hate dynamic between these two and it was frightfully entertaining reading the angst and tension between them
As I stated in the reviews of the other books, this is the kind of dark fantasy with apocalyptic settings with insane character dynamics of our ?? Love interest ?? That leaves you disturbed but you also enjoy it
➵ The Plot
A century has passed but the war still hasn't ended... And now its time to address those fUcKiNg insane actions taken in the last book that left me SCREAMIGN IN DENIAL
Where the first book focused on the wickedness of Montes's court and rule, the sequel focused on Serenity embracing her own monster-like tendencies
And this finale, is Montes trying to control the monster he created
“I didn’t marry you because you were a pretty thing. I married you because you were a wicked one.”
I was so ready for Serenity to kick some asses and to also have some genuine plot development.
The battles and political intrigue were interesting but I didn't recognize the importance of constantly barely surviving assassination attempts that, at the time seemed to demonstrate powerlessness, was building up towards whole world domination from an unsuspecting player.
➵ The Critiques
So yes while I adore this series, I do recognize it for its faults.
It felt like with the beginning of each book, we started from Step One every time.
Either due to memory lost, time lost, or some other random events -- each book reverts our characters and our knowledge of the world back to #1. We had to relearn the rules of the new world, the power dynamics have changed again, Montes has changed again,
“I glance down at the hand touching my chest. I follow it back to its owner. A soldier in his late twenties stares back. He’s not the king, and these are not the king’s men. Which can only mean …
I got fucking abducted.
Again.”
We are just as clueless as our heroine. Constantly trying to relearn EVERYHING about the world around us. And our own MC's ignorance mean they couldn’t explain shit to us, so a lot didn’t make sense and I felt I needed to put wayyy 2 much effort into figuring out what the fuck is happening. And by the third and finale of a book series, readers shouldn't STILL be trying to understand the book world
Question, does the author not know how to write a couple actually being in a relationship? Each book kept writing the couple FALLING in love with each other instead of just BEING in love with each other.
I wanted to see these two dealing with regular relationship shit that all all just elevated because of their chaotic possessive nature... and the whole end of world war going on.
And some people don't enjoy the whole morally grey alpha King and his rebel Queen.
I DON’T CARE, LET THE FUCKER BE EVIL AND LETS GET SOME SHIT DONE
Even with these critiques and all the things that are clearly WRONG about this series starting with the messed-up shit that is our Main characters. I love it. Serenity has a wicked and violent point of view that gives hilarious inner dialogue about the ongoing events. The epic setup of this dark violent world is entertaining and I kept wanting to know more. Montes is a mean motherfucka. And together these insane characters have such a unique chemistry dynamic that keeps me coming back
“She and I are love and war. Peace and violence. I have taught her how to be a worse person, and she’s taught me how to be a better one. I fuel her hate, and she fuels my love.
I’ve torn the world apart and now I need my queen to help me stitch humanity back together, and my heart along with it.”
➵ The characters
Serenity: Her violent and defiant POV was constantly entertaining, full of raw emotions. She was so angry and vulnerable about her reality of being a woman during an apocalypse.
Everyone kept betraying her. So she started betraying back muhaha
She reminds me of what if Jude from Cruel Prince was given bullets and started shouting ANARCHY ANARCHY
“You are not going in there unarmed.”
I raise my eyebrows. “You’re giving me a gun?”
“Can I trust you not to shoot me with it?”
“No.” I need some target practice anyway.”
King Montes Lazuli
“A grim smile stretches across my face.
He’s coming.
The devil is coming for me.”
He is such a marvelously complex gray character. Where the earlier books, Montes was ruthless and sinister and impulsive... he is now worn down by centuries of war. He is cold and calculated and still scares the shit outta me in the most wickedly delicious way
It was the epic cliche of a power-hungry monster ready to manipulate all his knowledge to the power he wants.. just to find out there's something he needs more
LOVE !!!
The finale continues to feature the same love-hate dynamic between these two and it was frightfully entertaining reading the angst and tension between them
As I stated in the reviews of the other books, this is the kind of dark fantasy with apocalyptic settings with insane character dynamics of our ?? Love interest ?? That leaves you disturbed but you also enjoy it
➵ The Plot
A century has passed but the war still hasn't ended... And now its time to address those fUcKiNg insane actions taken in the last book that left me SCREAMIGN IN DENIAL
Where the first book focused on the wickedness of Montes's court and rule, the sequel focused on Serenity embracing her own monster-like tendencies
And this finale, is Montes trying to control the monster he created
“I didn’t marry you because you were a pretty thing. I married you because you were a wicked one.”
I was so ready for Serenity to kick some asses and to also have some genuine plot development.
The battles and political intrigue were interesting but I didn't recognize the importance of constantly barely surviving assassination attempts that, at the time seemed to demonstrate powerlessness, was building up towards whole world domination from an unsuspecting player.
➵ The Critiques
So yes while I adore this series, I do recognize it for its faults.
It felt like with the beginning of each book, we started from Step One every time.
Either due to memory lost, time lost, or some other random events -- each book reverts our characters and our knowledge of the world back to #1. We had to relearn the rules of the new world, the power dynamics have changed again, Montes has changed again,
“I glance down at the hand touching my chest. I follow it back to its owner. A soldier in his late twenties stares back. He’s not the king, and these are not the king’s men. Which can only mean …
I got fucking abducted.
Again.”
We are just as clueless as our heroine. Constantly trying to relearn EVERYHING about the world around us. And our own MC's ignorance mean they couldn’t explain shit to us, so a lot didn’t make sense and I felt I needed to put wayyy 2 much effort into figuring out what the fuck is happening. And by the third and finale of a book series, readers shouldn't STILL be trying to understand the book world
Question, does the author not know how to write a couple actually being in a relationship? Each book kept writing the couple FALLING in love with each other instead of just BEING in love with each other.
I wanted to see these two dealing with regular relationship shit that all all just elevated because of their chaotic possessive nature... and the whole end of world war going on.
And some people don't enjoy the whole morally grey alpha King and his rebel Queen.
I DON’T CARE, LET THE FUCKER BE EVIL AND LETS GET SOME SHIT DONE
Even with these critiques and all the things that are clearly WRONG about this series starting with the messed-up shit that is our Main characters. I love it. Serenity has a wicked and violent point of view that gives hilarious inner dialogue about the ongoing events. The epic setup of this dark violent world is entertaining and I kept wanting to know more. Montes is a mean motherfucka. And together these insane characters have such a unique chemistry dynamic that keeps me coming back
“She and I are love and war. Peace and violence. I have taught her how to be a worse person, and she’s taught me how to be a better one. I fuel her hate, and she fuels my love.
I’ve torn the world apart and now I need my queen to help me stitch humanity back together, and my heart along with it.”