fantasybooknerd

Well, this is a terrific trilogy of books. V. E . Schwab, where have you been all my life.

The book begins immediately from the end of the second book and then gallops along at breakneck pace.

You do think that this pace cannot be maintained and it does slow down.

One of the things that is really good about Schwabs writing is that her world building skills are really impressive. Rather than bogging down the reader with complicated prose that describes the world, Schwab moves her characters through the world as part of the story.

She also has a brilliant skill of expanding the characters and she does with the minor characters as well as the major characters like Holland and Alucard.

The relationship between Rhy and Alucard is explored further, and one of the best things about this is that it is completely natural and there is no fuss about it.

Definitely, one of my favourite fantasy series.

My review of Time of the Twins -

Caramon/Raistlin. Stop it. If you don't pack it in I am going to bash your heads together.

Dwarves - stop it. Pack it in. If you don't stop it I am going to bash your heads together.

Nooooooo, Timely Wimey stuff
My head hurts.

Oooh, Crysania, can't you just see he's using you.

Where's Taz, not enough Taz

Well, didn't see that coming

Oh for god's sake Caramon, just kill him.

Oh, There's Taz. Definitely not enough Taz.

Yeah well, you will go and think he's god's gift won't you.

My eyes, my eyes - stop talking about Raistlin's muscled body.

Raistlin! There was no need for that.

So here we go again. Timey wimey stuff.

I have really enjoyed this series of books. This is a brilliant close to the story. It chronicles the end of the final empire, but it also gives a good ending to the main character's journey that has been developing in the first two books. Really enjoyed it. Ps. There were no spoilers, so if you are reading this set of books for the first time I will not spoil the end for you.