Synopsis
Bonds of Chaos is the final installment of the Threadlight trilogy, which begins with the multi-award-winning Voice of War.Β
TO BREAK THE BONDS, THERE WILL BE SACRIFICES
When all was lost, the Heralds returned, and the world embraced them as gods and saviors. But there are some who know the truth: the Heralds are not what they seem.
Now, in a desperate attempt to stop them, Chrys and the others travel to Cynosure with hopes of enlisting the only Amber threadweaver with the power to help.
Chrys, Laurel, Alverax, and those they love.
Together, they will stop the gods…or they will die trying.
Review
This book is the final instalment in the Threadlight series. And what a finale! This book takes off at a run and keeps on going.Β
We continue to follow all the heroes from the previous books and one thing I loved about this book was that everyone is together, and over the course of the story the theme of family really continues to be at the heart here. The stakes have grown to epic levels and it is quite the ride.
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All of the characters have solid growth and development throughout the series, and it all comes to a head in this book. I loved that the time was taken to include so many light-hearted character moments. This kept a level of humour in the story, as well as helping develop the characters relationships and show them growing together. I think dialogue is something that is strongly done in this book.
I also thought that the reactions the characters had to their circumstances was well done, and it was again nice to have these included. Some books can skim over these to keep things moving but Argyle found a great balance. It was both exciting and bittersweet to say goodbye to these characters, but I really loved where the story went for each of them. Especially Willow and Alverax. The final scene was also really great.
The pacing for the last book was very on point and this is kept up here for sure. Within this fairly short book, so much is packed in. It doesnβt feel like things are ever rushed either and the chapters are the perfect length for keeping readers turning the pages. I kept thinking to myself, βoh this chapter is only short. I have time for one more.β And then all of a sudden itβs an hour later.
There were several turns that the story took that I really wasnβt expecting. There were world building aspects introduced that I thought added a lot, on top of the great stuff that was added in book 2. Also, certain decisions characters make surprised me, but overall it is clear the author knows what he is doing. It all worked really well, and I felt like the landing was really nailed pretty well in this conclusion.
Iβm looking forward to seeing where Argyle goes next with his writing. It was wonderful to see how much he has grown as a writer over the course of this series, and Iβm confident that itβs only going to get even better from here.Β
Thank you so much to the author for the ARC copy.Β
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