The Soul of Power

4.5 stars The Soul of Power is the final installment of the enjoyable Waking Lands series, and switches perspective yet again. Having experienced events through first Elanna's eyes and then Jahan's, we next have Sophy Dunbarron's viewpoint. Sophy is the bastard daughter of the exiled king of Caeris, and has been raised since the age of eight by Elanna's parents to potentially rule one day. Now that her half-brother Finn is dead and her father remains in exile, Sophy has assumed the throne of Eren and Caeris in the wake of Elanna's revolution. However, uniting a once-divided country proves more difficult than she anticipated. She must battle her detractors and those who work to depose her along with her own self-doubts in order to bring peace to a fractured land.

I have enjoyed this trilogy, which improved as it progressed. This last book is action-packed and keeps you turning the pages. It wraps everything up nicely and brings the series to a satisfying conclusion. The underlying foundation of female empowerment throughout is refreshing in the current times. I recommend this trilogy for fantasy fans who enjoy fierce female characters!