Review: Forest of Ruin

4/5

For fans of: empire settings, sisterhood, rivals-to-lovers, monsters, ghosts/spirits, animal companions, long journeys, banter/flirting, easy summer fantasy read

Synopsis: Separated at the end of Empire of Night, twins Moria and Ashyn are racing against time to find each other and stop a potentially bloody and destructive war. Moria is at the mercy of the Kitsunes and must escape while Ashyn has found their lost family and has discovered an ability could potentially change the tide of war if it comes to it. Ronan is torn between duty to family and his love for Ashyn. Prince Tyrus, labeled a traitor, is torn between saving Moria or his duty to the empire. Gavriel must decide his own fate either with his father and war or make his own way in the world.

Review: Ah, the end of this delightful trilogy. I have to say, I was not expecting much in terms of actual war and ruin, but I was pleasantly surprised. The twists and turns in this story really kept my interest as well as the fruition of at least one relationship between the sisters. Overall, the ending was quite satisfying if not a bit predictable. I will admit, I thought a plotline had been cleaned up way to easily and I should have known better, the twist at the end was impressively well done and the ending for each character was neat and satisfying. Fun trilogy that is light and doesn’t take itself too seriously.