Early Review – Queen of Sorrow (Queens of Renthia, Book 3) by Sarah Beth Durst (5/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 432 pages
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Release Date: May 15, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0062413383
Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Queens of Renthia series
Source: ARC from Author for Review
Rating: 5/5 stars

“Queen Daleina has yearned to bring peace and prosperity to her beloved forest home—a hope that seemed doomed when neighboring forces invaded Aratay. Now, with the powerful Queen Naelin ruling by her side, Daleina believes that her dream of ushering in a new era can be realized, even in a land plagued by malevolent nature spirits who thirst for the end of human life.

And then Naelin’s children are kidnapped by spirits.

Nothing is more important to her than her family, and Naelin would rather watch the world burn than see her children harmed. Blaming the defeated Queen Merecot of Semo for the kidnapping, Naelin is ready to start a war—and has the power to do it.

But Merecot has grander plans than a bloody battle with her southern neighbors. Taking the children is merely one step in a plot to change the future of all Renthia, either by ending the threat of spirits once and for all . . . or plunging the world into chaos.”

This is the third and final book in the Queens of Renthia series. Thank you to Sarah for sending along a review copy for me! I really loved this whole fantasy series and thought this book did a wonderful job of wrapping everything up.

This book involves all the Queens of Renthia and ties together the stories of Daleina, Naelin, and Merecot and their struggle to keep the spirits of the land from destroying both the land and the humans that dwell on it.

The world building here is amazing and the characters are incredibly engaging and unique. I absolutely loved this book and this series as a whole. I was also thrilled to hear that there will be more books set in this amazing fantasy world!

Overall this was a fantastic fantasy series as a whole; this book was the perfect ending to it. This whole series is highly recommended to fantasy fans.

This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– New Release Reading Challenge
– Goodreads Reading Challenge