I keep having to remind myself that with a longer series, like this one, the plot points will be more and confusing and it won’t all be neatly tied up in this and that’s fine! It’s hard but I’m getting there

. Thankfully, Tuli’s a good enough writer that I’m able to not focus so much on unsolved plot points and enjoy the book. I don’t think I’ve met a Tuli book I haven’t extremely enjoyed and for that she’s a top author for me.

Lor and Nadir only grow closer and stronger together in here and I love that. I just love everything about them – honestly, I’ve loved them since the first book so I’m always here for them. I did wonder if we were getting a redemption arc for Atlas but so far… not. Not that I exactly want a redemption arc for him, but I always do wonder. 

I didn’t immediately like Lor’s two siblings when they first appeared but they are growing on me and I hope to like them better in the next fourth (and well, it’s the final book so I hope so). But let’s get to my FAVOURITE character who FINALLY has a pov – Gabriel. Listen, I love him so so much and I need Tuli to NOT hurt him otherwise I will cry. I need him to get anything and everything he wants; I will even climb into the book if I have to do it myself. I’ve read Inkheart (Cornelia Funke), I’m sure I can do it. 
 

Tuli’s always done so well with world-building and that’s difficult to maintain when you’re three books into a quartet and your world is massive! I like that I get a feel for everything and it’s easy for me to see everything – I love it when it feels like you’re in the book and travelling along with the characters because of how well the author is writing the story.

She also writes action and fighting scenes quite well, which I’m always happy to see in a (fantasy) book. It not only means the author is good in their craft, but that they understand the genre and age demographic that they’re writing for. This author definitely does that very well! Another thing that Tuli does quite well is tropes! Since tropes are very popular currently, I find that authors tend to shove a ton of tropes into their books but… don’t fully spend the time to ensure that the book is good (cough cough, Lightlark). Fate is my fifth book from Tuli and I’ve never felt that way, thank goodness. I think even if she crammed one of her books with tropes it wouldn’t bother me because she’s a good enough writer to be able to do so. She’s able to balance tropes and good writing, not have her writing fall because she wants to hit all the tickboxes of everyone’s looking for.