After the second book in Rae Carson’s Fire and Thorns
trilogy, I was really excited to read the third one, The Bitter Kingdom. It met my expectations and more!
Conde
Eduardo and General Luz-Manuel, two of Elisa’s top advisors, have betrayed her
and attempted to get Elisa out of power, in any way possible; including the
death of the queen. What’s worse, the Commander of the Royal Guard, Hector, has
been captured by the conde’s advisor and an Invierne, Franco, and she still
hasn’t completed her act of service for God. So, Elisa and her friends head off
to rescue Hector, hopefully before they reach Invierne, for Franco stole him in
order to lure Elisa to their capital city, Umbra de Deus. She wants to evade
their trap, but at the same time she can’t help but wonder what the enemy
country is like. With her country on the brink of civil war, and another
country waiting to destroy it, will Elisa be able to fulfill her act of
service? Or will she be just another one of the bearers snuffed out before she
even has a chance?
After each
book I seem to like Elisa more and more, and this one was no exception! She
gets tougher and smarter after each book, and I really like how dynamic of a
character she is; she clearly grows during each of the books and, in the end,
turns into a wonderful queen and overall person. I also grew to love Storm. I
liked him in the second book, but not very strongly. But in this book, I loved
him so much! For some reason I found him hilarious, even when I don’t think he
was supposed to be… oh well, I must have a distorted sense of humor, but that I
already knew ;) Hector, being the love interest in this third book, was a good
guy, funny and charming, so I think she made a good choice. Good job, Elisa! J
Lastly, the new character, Red, was completely adorable!! Her cuteness level
was right up there with Rosario’s (which, from previous reviews, you can see is
pretty high)! I loved reading about this cast of characters so much and I’m a
bit sad that it’s over!
The story
kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, rooting for Elisa to win. I was
also completely happy with the ending; it gave me closure, providing just
enough details about the events that brought the tumultuous part of Elisa’s
life to a close, but it didn’t give too much away. Let’s just say that it left
just enough up to my imagination for it to be satisfying! It was highly
entertaining to watch Elisa figure everything out so cleverly, using her brain
to solve her problems before plunging into them headfirst. I also really enjoyed
watching all of the relationships develop, not only through this book, but
through the entire series, as well. I don’t really have much else to say, other
than I really liked reading this series and this book was the perfect
conclusion to Rae Carson’s trilogy!
An amazing conclusion to a heart-pounding trilogy! 5 Smileys!!
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