Fate Breaker
by Victoria Aveyard
Publication Date: February 27th 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Source: Publisher Final Copy
Rating: 4/5
A dark fate descends. A shattered alliance must rise.
The Companions are torn apart and the realm hangs in the balance, at the edge of ruin. Taristan and Queen Erida rise triumphant from the battlefield, while Corayne barely escapes with her life; her Companions left behind to uncertain fates.
But not all hope was lost: Corayne managed to steal Taristan's Spindleblade. Without it, Taristan can’t rip open any more Spindles. Without it, he can’t end the world.
Now, from every corner of the realm, the Companions race to reunite while they rally old allies and seek unexpected new ones, in one final push against darkness.
But Taristan and Erida are all but invincible. With their cruel god, What Waits, on their side, they will sacrifice anything and anyone to his hunger.
Everything has come to this. In the final clash between good and evil, a ragged alliance makes its bravest stand against a ruthless enemy . . . and the demon god who would consume the realm entire.
I really enjoyed this series! This book covers a lot of bases, it pretty much has it all! You've got a band of heroes, a villain power couple with an undead army, immortals, knights, assassins, bounty hunters, pirates, dragons, and even magical swords that create portals to other worlds. This series has a lot of really fun and fresh takes on several fantasy tropes, and I love characters with whit, angst, and snark which Aveyard does really well.
The world-building was especially well done, and each book takes its time to develop the ensemble cast of characters, even the ‘bad guys’. There are several different romance side-plots so you get a little taste of everything in this series. My favorite was the slow burn couple, followed by the villain romance. The action scenes were awesome and I really enjoyed the development of all of the character arcs in this last book.
I can’t give Fate Breaker five stars because the ending didn’t provide the plot closure I was looking for. The epilogue gave only 2-3 paragraphs per person and it was all a bit too vague for me to feel satisfied. After dedicating the time to read 1,779 pages (for all three books) I should feel satisfied! But all in all I would still recommend this series for fantasy buffs. It is such a fun journey!
