TL;DR: What a fun little escape and great ending to the series.
Source: NetGalley – Thank you to the publisher!!
Plot: Rosie, Adam, and Duckers get trapped in the mist cloaked Tanria and have to get out and save the world from invasive god thorns.
Characters: They’re so fun, I loved Rosie and even Adam was a delight without his perspective.
Setting: I do wish we could have more in this world, especially after the events of this.
Fantasy: The world makes a lot of sense here, a big improvement over book one for me.
Summary:
Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its lustre. After one hundred and fifty-seven years of being alive, everything is beginning to lose its lustre. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns only she can see, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life.
Thanks to Rosie’s meddling, the portal inventor, Dr. Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. When all the portals begin to break down, he declares an emergency evacuation of Tanria. In the mad rush to get out, Rosie and Adam end up trapped inside the Mist. Together.
And uptight Adam Lee in his bespoke menswear seems to know a lot more about what’s happening than he lets on. . .
Thoughts:
It could be the fact that I read this as a ‘break’ book from a dense epic fantasy but this was a joy to read. Rosie, our PoV character, is a tall, red eyed immoral who is obsessed with lingerie and feeling good about herself. She believes in the finer things, but is also a hard worker and loves her friends. She was a breath of fresh air for me and I still miss her having finished this book.
This one wraps up the world of the Hart & Mercy series. We finally see the fate of the mist shrouded Tanria and we see those characters we had previously make appearances. For me as well the world is finally fully explained and I actually loved so much about this place, now that we have seemingly ended the series I want so much more.
The plot is the focus here but the romance is very necessary to that. There is redemption, messy family relationships, living with immortality and so much to unpack here. If you’ve read any or all of the previous books jump into this one asap. It’s a great conclusion and one I loved.
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