The Falconer Review
The Falconer Synopsis [SPOILERS]
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Wow. Just wow. This is the best series I have read in a long time. There's death and betrayal and magic and it's so fun to read. But it's also incredibly emotional. There are such powerful friendships and romances and this isn't the kind of series where everyone survives. I'm sitting here having finished this book and just trying not to cry because this was just too much for me.
The Fallen Kingdom starts off with Aileana returning to life after making a deal with the Cailleach: she'll carry her powers, but unless she can find Morrigan's book, the powers will kill her. Two months have passed since her death and Aithinne and Kiaran have taken back their roles as the Seelie and Unseelie monarchs. The world is breaking apart and won't stop until one kills the other. Ailean's only hope is to find the book and hope it can break the curse and save her world, and hopefully her own life as well.
This book has many of the same elements as the previous books. There's death and destruction. There's awesome magic. There's complicated romance. There's the constant worry about who will survive. But this story goes in a very new direction. I wouldn't consider this a spoiler, but I'll let you make your own choice. Much of the book takes place in another realm where the world is constructed magically, many of the places based on the characters' memories. Anything can happen there in a very literal sense. While this is really cool and makes for some awesome scenes, it also makes the story feel a bit contrived. Not to mention that the book they're looking for contains a spell that can undo time and prevent much of the first two books from ever happening. Is it possible to cheat in book writing? This felt like cheating.
While I was surprised with the direction the book went, I still very much enjoyed reading it. The things I loved about this series: the dark and violent world, the three dimensional characters and their relationships with each other, the plot twists and the constant breaking of my heart; they were all here. This series broke me and I loved every second of it.
The Fallen Kingdom comes out June 13.
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