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The third book in Rae Carson's award-winning The Girl of Fire and Thorns fantasy trilogy. Elisa, the seventeen-year-old sorcerer-queen, will travel into an unknown enemy's realm to win back her true love, save her kingdom, and uncover the final secrets of her destiny. Veronica Roth called The Girl of Fire and Thorns "intense, unique . . . definitely recommended."
Perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce and George R. R. Martin's style of sweeping and deeply satisfying epic fantasy, the third and final book in the trilogy takes the young queen on a journey more dangerous than any she has faced before. Elisa will stand before the gate of the enemy. And she must rise up as champion—even to those who have hated her—or her kingdom will fall. Full of sorcery, adventure, sizzling romance, and secrets that challenge everything she believes, this is a bold and powerful conclusion to an extraordinary trilogy. As USAToday.com proclaimed, "Rae Carson has proved she's a master and has shaken up the YA genre."
- Sales Rank: #14111 in eBooks
- Published on: 2013-08-27
- Released on: 2013-08-27
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Booklist
Carson brings her well-wrought trilogy (The Girl of Fire and Thorns, 2011, and The Crown of Embers, 2012) to a satisfying conclusion as Elisa, bearer of the godstone that brings her both power and extreme danger, searches for her true love, Hector, captive of Franco’s troops. Traveling with her trusted new maidservant as well as their prisoner, Storm, and the besotted Belen, Elisa must practice duplicity without falling victim to that of others. Romance, bravery, and suspenseful political wranglings drive and inform the characters on all sides. Readers new to the series should begin at its start, but, luckily, they’ll have the whole series ahead of them as Elisa races to free Hector and take her rightful place of power. Grades 9-12. --Francisca Goldsmith
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"A marvelous and refreshing twist on literary tropes... A smashing ending." - Kirkus (starred review)
"A thrilling climax." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From the Back Cover
The unforgettable conclusion to The Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy
Elisa is a fugitive. Her enemies have stolen the man she loves, and they await her at the gate of darkness. And her country is on the brink of civil war, with her own soldiers ordered to kill her on sight. But the champion must not waver. Elisa will lead her three loyal companions deep into the enemy's kingdom, a land of ice and snow and brutal magic, to rescue Hector and win back her throne. Her power grows with every step, and the shocking secrets she will uncover on this, her final journey, could change the course of history.
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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
Recommend: Here is the "the Good" and the "Don't think too much about this"
By Valerie
Despite my best efforts at self-control, telling myself to slowly savor it, I finished this last book in the series in a day. I just keep saying, "just one more chapter" and suddenly it was over. I was so sad to see this trilogy end, but I enjoyed every moment of it and I plan to enjoy every re-reading of these three books. The Fire and Thorns trilogy is one of those rare things -- a book series that has close to perfect pacing and realistic character growth combined with a truly engaging story. Modern YA books can be fraught with dangers, mostly for the reader. They can be cliche, mind numbing fillers that might possibly blind a reader with it's stupid story lines and "strong but yet somehow very silly heroines" (Yes, Bella Swan I am looking at you). Here is a line up of the good and the short list of the "don't think to much about this" parts of the series (warning: Spoilers):
Good:
- Elisa's character growth from a insecure, binge eating princess to a strong, capable and brilliant queen is both believable and emotional. I felt her surprise as she grew physically stronger, cheered for her through the struggles and loved that she became strong through both the strength of friends and her own ability to see her strengths. I also loved that she didn't magically become a super model or a ninja. She worked for every bit of her new found warrior skills and toned yet rounded body. She was willing to see herself truly and accept both her strengths and weaknesses. Her moments of self doubt are believable and not sappy and I didn't want to kill her by the end of the books because she has so much self doubt and "he can't possibly like me" and "woe is me" inner thoughts. Bonus.
-Hector. Sigh. Hector. Such an honorable man. I loved his strength of character, his self-control, his doubt, and his desire to both protect but honor and respect his queen and love. Hector sees Elisa deeply and respects her abilities. We need more men like him in literature. And in real life really. I loved the moments of interaction with Elisa and Hector and in The Bitter Kingdom, Hector's POV are well paced and provide perfect moments of insight into both Hector's mind and to what is happening outside of Elisa's experience.
- Belen, Mara, Red, Storm and all the other characters are well developed and as much fun to read as Elisa herself. Even minor characters are well thought out and are introduced perfectly into the story line. Elisa is a sensitive ruler who is willing to make the hard decisions mostly because she has the backing of her friends. She is not too proud a leader to listen and they are not too proud to give well placed wisdom.
- The story itself is compelling and the politics of war and peace are very well laid out into a believable ending. No simple happy ending is slapped onto this story. It is well developed politically, well fought and satisfying in the end.
-Thank you, Rae Carson for keeping the long looks between Hector and Elisa well paced and not over done. The looks did not diminish Elisa to a gawker and Hector to eye candy as can often be expected in YA books. Elisa is a girl with a plan and doesn't just wait around staring at broad shoulders for decisions to be made. This gives power to the Hector and Elisa scenes that leave tingles while keeping their relationship real without all the "misunderstandings" and silliness that tends to bog down and kill many potentially good books.
-Also thank you for not including insta-love, love triangles, or any of the other current romantic writing techniques that seem to be so popular now. Just because it is popular does not mean it is a good idea. While this series does include romance it is not a romance series. It is primarily a series about a girl's journey to defining herself on her terms not on others terms. In the end she learns that not even the Godstone defines her. She learns to be herself. All the other stuff - wars, ships, Godstones, etc. - is just the bonus part of her journey. It is the forge that shapes her into a strong woman. All that stuff is exciting and emotional and wonderful, yes, and keeps the reader interested. But nothing is really fluff. And nothing is instant or pops out of nowhere because the author was too lazy to do the hard work of making a real story.
"Don't think to much on this":
- The belly button Godstone. This does seem silly placement but I really don't know where a better place to put this would be. By the second book I was accepting of this minor detail though is still seemed jarring occasionally.
- The backstory on the Inviernos. Not as well fleshed out as I would like. One reviewer complained it was a bit colonialistic, harking to the days of Spanish conquistadors in the Americas. I don't know. It did seem a compelling mystery with a slight hint at a sci-fi kind of interaction. The idea that machines/science somehow were involved in combining and changing the DNA of Inviernos and Joyans hints at a time when the Joyans were more advanced that they are now. Somewhere along the line they lost that history and advanced science which considering their short history on the planet seems a bit questionable. In fact, it sounds a bit like Joyans dropped from the sky like space explorers but somehow it was blamed on the hand of God. Confusing. The whole who has a Godstone first, etc. got a bit confusing but I didn't find it irritated too much possibly because I was enjoying Elisa's journey too much. It was more of a hmmm, I don't know, that sounds dodgy . . . .oh but moving on. . .
-The underground mine adventure was a bit LOTR like in its execution. I don't mind people borrowing from other literature because it is a time honored tradition (and I love LOTR) but I kept pulling up LOTR scenes in my mind while reading these chapters. Not super distracting but still. . . I couldn't decide if I liked this or if it was distracting to THIS book and its story. . .
- From about 1/4 of the way through the first book till almost the end this is a non-stop adventure. It seems that if you think about it too much these people should fall down dead from exhaustion or sickness or something. They heal a bit fast, in my non-expert opinion, even non-Godstone people. They are kind of super human. They have their moments of "hey, we should probably rest cuz we haven't slept in days" but those moments seem a bit far apart considering some of the things they encounter. I liked it. But don't think about it too much.
- Be warned that people die in this series. While death is dealt with in a sensitive and realistic manner - not overdone or too gory, this is still a country at war and death is a part of that. Elisa, as a sensitive soul, struggles with the realities of war and death, especially in her name or for her protection and cause, and she asks questions of how to minimize the damage to people caught in the cross fire of war. And how to mourn those you love. This can be both a plus and a minus to some.
- Also, for readers who care, especially parents, be warned that there are references to birth control and hints at sex. These scenes are minor and subtly written but they are there. I couldn't decide if it would keep me from letting my daughter read it as a teen. Probably not because it could start a conversation and in fact I wish more scenes in other books were as subtle as these scenes. It is proof that subtle scenes can be more powerful than explicit scenes that share too much information. Miley Cyrus is proof of that. Too much info just ends up being a cultural joke. It's ok to have a little class.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
Couldn't have asked for a better ending
By Lili's Reflections
This book blew me away. All expectations I had were blown out of the water completely. Rae Carson is a force to be reckoned with, no questions asked. While I'm sad to see this series go, I can honestly say that I am completely satisfied with the extensive and amazing journey Carson took me on.
One of my favorite things about Carson's writing is that it is not only beautiful, but there are also entertaining moments littered throughout the story. For a serious book full of life or death situations and decisions, I found myself laughing several times. Carson has this dry sense of humor that she inserts at the most random of times to lighten the mood of impending doom. One of my favorite examples of such humor was actually delivered from the hands of Elisa on page 60 of my ARC:
Mara's mare head-butts my lady-in-waiting in the chest. Grinning, Mara plants a kiss between her wide, dumb eyes, then murmurs something.
Have you named her? I ask.
"Yes! Her name is Jasmine."
I grimace. "But jasmine is such a sweet, pretty flower."
Mara laughs. "Have you named yours?"
"Her name is Horse."
She rolls her eyes. "If you want to get along with your mount, you have to learn each other's language. That means starting with a good name."
"All right." I pretend to consider. "What about Imbecile? Or Poops A Lot?"
Clearly, Elisa hates horses (much to everyone's amusement).
My favorite aspect of this story was Elisa. Her character arc in this final book can only be described as phenomenal. We watched an insecure girl grow to be a magnificent queen who understands the weight of her title. She's simply perfect. I can't even begin to describe how much I love Elisa solely because she's the way a young adult heroine should be. She's strong, independent, witty, and intelligent. And she is the type of character that I would want my kids to read about when I become a Mom way way in the future.
Hands down, what I loved most in regards to her character evolution in this book was the fact that she discovered that her overwhelming heart and heroism comes from herself. Her heroics come from her being someone who is bred to be a queen who knows how to properly wield her insane power as opposed to her reliance on God and her religion or supreme connection with her Godstone. To put it simply, Elisa discovered she was badass just because she was born to badass, not because her Godstone made her that way.
As always, Hector was amazing as well. Not only is he incredibly handsome and intelligent, but he finds himself in new, precarious situations that seem nearly impossible to get out of. But Hector is not only hot, but cunning, and he can fight his way out of nearly every situation. He proved to be a solid support system for Elisa in this book. To top it all off, there were even a few chapters in this book in his perspective. It was rather intriguing to be in the Commander's head, to see how he thinks and feels since he's so good at remaining expressionless at times. Now that I got a taste of his thought processes, I'm begging for more. I'd love a full story in his perspective. Oh well, one can dream!
The romantic plot line that took two books to build also exploded in this one. It was refreshing to see some characters be rewarded the way they should be because they were so pure and amazing. Everyone who got together in this one deserved each other. I can name three pairings off the top of my head and I found myself utterly satisfied with all of them, even if there were awkward and desperate moments throughout their road to happiness. The romance lover in me is utterly satisfied.
We met a new character in this story named Mula. Mula came along because of Elisa's righteous self and desire to do good, especially to all who deserve it. Mula, meaning mule, is a slave child from a free village that is half Invierno and half Joyan. She's got beautiful eyes, but she's looked down upon because of this. However, despite being tender and small, she's fierce and intelligent and perhaps the most loyal character I have ever seen. I loved every second of her being there, especially her intense attachment to Mara. Speaking of which, Mara and Belen were just as amazing as always. Watching their relationship progress was a very nice back plot. While they were essential to the plot, they didn't have personalities as powerful as Elisa, Hector, Mula, and Storm, but that doesn't stop them from being any less entertaining or imperative to the group's survival.
Storm, surprisingly, was among my favorite characters in this. He undergoes an extensive character arc that allows him to realize not only what it is to have true friends and allies, but what it's like to be committed to a cause worth dying for. We learn how to perfect the art of deception without lying through him. And we experience an insane amount of new world-building at his hands. I thought that this was perhaps the most extensive world-building I have ever seen prior to reading this novel. Carson found a way to make this world even more solid, even more magical, via Storm and the tales of the Invierno's world. Elisa and her crew traveled into the realm of the enemy and came out with more knowledge than you would have believed. It's absolutely breathtaking to realize how much thought went into creating such a complex world with conflicting mythologies and creation myths.
Storm also provided a great amount of the comic relief. Shocking, I know, but his inability to understand banter and certain human emotions because of the stone-cold logic he was raised with is nothing short of sheer hilarity. It's very easy to get attached to the man that was once the enemy, and I think that's a very nice feat for Carson to have pulled off.
In the end, I could not have asked for a better story. There is scheming, there is death, there are battles, and constant political maneuvering. There is beautiful attention to detail and twist after twist after twist. But there isn't as much brutality as one would expect. In hindsight, Elisa did get everything she wanted. Occasionally there would be an obstacle in her path obscuring an easy road to their goal, but they'd always end up there with little to no great damage to direct relations of hers. I think that, in reality, such things that Elisa achieved would be slightly harder to achieve.
However, with that in mind, this was one epic tale written by an absolutely brilliant author who deserves to be recognized by all. If you have not picked up this series yet, you simply must. It's one that cannot be ignored.
Rae Carson, it hurts to bid this beautiful world of yours adieu, but I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Hector POV FTW absolutely amazing ending
By Robin Snyder
It would destroy me to have you just a little
The Bitter Kingdom is the perfect ending to the Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy. Rae Carson has hit this one out of the park with the addition of a few new characters and the resurrection of other favorites from the first two books in the series. In addition there are scenes from Hector's POV with added so much depth and understanding to his character that I loved him even more, if that was possible.
The Bitter Kingdom starts almost immediately after Crown of Embers and Elisa is on the way to find and save Hector. With the help of Mara, Belén and Storm, Elisa travels into enemy territory to destroy the power source of the Invierne and save the man she loves. This is such an action packed story full of trials, obstacles and adventures. Just when one problem is solved another jumps into its place, the road to Inveirne and back to save Elisa's own kingdom is perilous.
Elisa really grows into herself on the journey and finds a special strength within herself from an unexpected place, she is not just the bearer of the Godstone, she is a great ruler in her own right. Elisa is strong and powerful in this book, brave and wickedly smart in her political maneuverings. More than once I was shocked and impressed at the strength she showed and the way she arranged all the alliances.
But there are plenty of tender moments shared between Elisa and Hector along the way to make your heart flutter a little.
"I am strong enough, man enough, to be subject to you."
Because that is one of the things I loved best from Crown of Embers and this book as well. The growing love between Hector and Elisa that seemed completely organic and `real' never forced or absolutely perfect.
I think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away or ignore it or tell ourselves we're imagining it. Because it is the most painful kind of hope there is.
The break out character in this story for me was Storm though. He stole the show a few times and I loved the bond that he formed with the group of travelers. He was a great addition to the story and sometimes in his innocence of sarcasm was too funny. He acts harsh and hard but he is fierce and became one of my favorite characters. Red is also a new favorite of mine, she was such a cute child and really added heart to the overall story.
Elisa is wise beyond her years; she has traveled so far from the Girl she was in GoFaT to the woman she is in The Bitter Kingdom. It is bittersweet to leave this series, but I loved how it is tied up with just enough opening for you to think about what will happen later in Elisa's life and kingdom and I left this world with a big smile on my face and happiness at the overall outcome and fates of those in the story.
Overall Series Ratings Were:
Girl of Fire and Thorns 3.5 stars
Crown of Embers 5 stars
The Bitter Kingdom 4.5 Stars
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