This was probably my least favorite Wheeler read to date. The pacing was sort of all over the place and entire chapters seemed to lack content editing. That said, the story moves along, we get plenty of the characters we've grown to love and hate, and the plot seems to be moving into a much more interesting arc. That's all I have for this one. If you're a fan of the series, you'll read it anyway, so no recommendation there. It's a means to an ends sort of book, but goes by quickly. ( )

Awesome!

I enjoyed this book even more than the last book. This keeps getting better and better as the story goes.

This had even more information and twists and turns to this installment of the story. I'm even more excited to read the next book/part of the story.

If you haven't read the Kingfountain series, you should go read it now! ( )

Spring 2018, audiobook:

I follow the Goodreads deals of the day and finally could not pass it up when I saw that all six books in this series were on sale for one day at $1.99 a piece. I snatched up the whole set, praying I wasn't making a terrible mistake, and, thankfully, I definitely was not. I'm going to end up reviewing the trilogies as wholes as I've just been moving through them so quickly.

Book One - I loved baby Owen, and the prisoner, and the slow reveal on this being a King Arthur tale. I love the quotes between the sections, and how long it takes to meet the person speaking in all of them. I love the tiny playmates and how much they both get along, don't, and inspire who each other will become.

Book Two - A leap, but an understandable one at least. The straining-to-be love story we knew was coming has arrived, but I am confused because we are now steadfastly loyal to the king after undoing his ruses last time. I did love the reveal of all of Owen's actual powers. I thought the ending, and Evie's conversation about why she had to go was incredibly contrived compared to any of her earlier scenes.

Book - ...especially when Evie's first scene in this book is everything the other one wasn't. Which was a large problem I had in this book. Evie seemed very much not Evie anymore. Which I say while deeply loving The Lady of the Fountain (/Lake), and Owen's second love story. The reveal of the board, and the will or won't it happen takedown of the king winding gyre story is so intense. ( )

Again a well told tale with action, magic, war, consequences, bad guys, good guys abound. The author once again delivers a tale that bears the next volume easily. I recently reviewed a book from the DragonLance series which is in the Dungeons and Dragons area of Fantasy genre. I can see adventures aplenty in these stories. Knights, mages, water sprites, assassins even populate the pages. ( )

In for a penny. I've been running through all of the author's books in a day or two each. This one is no exception, it is indeed a page-turner that will keep you up nights. Some serious love vibes on this one. ( )