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to get myself, and others who are interested in reading this series up to speed with Ms, Kurlands phenomenal writing, world building, magic, and charactersI am mixing in content from a review I wrote for a previous installment of this series,

To begin, I must reiterate that Lynn Kurland has a phonetic style of pen that I have seen very rarely in literature, if ever.
As a reader coming strictly from the Epic Fantasy genre, having never read romance until aboutyears ago, I can appreciate the beautiful love story woven within Kurlands fantasy novels.
Not sex, but the soul deep connection forming between a couple, Consisting of tangible emotion, and a blazing bond of two hearts, It is both endearing and sweet in its chasteness, but with no less strength, or intensity, Within this world of the Nine Kingdoms, born of Ms, Kurlands very own, vividly bright imagination, this signature mix of lyrical ebb and flow, to that of the old world, “clean” romanceadds complete authenticity to the experience.


There is nothing I enjoy reading more, than a wholly original, character driven work of fantasy, These novels certainly are such, as well as being emotionally charged, brimming with the key elements of pulse pounding action, heartwarming romance, and laughing out loud humor.
Rich with twisting threads of plot, that will keep you guessing with each page you turn, and incredible chemistry charging between main and secondary characters.
In addition, the many different natures of magic that exists within this realm, is vastly intriguing, and a different spin to the other depictions I have read in this genre.
Every nuance clicks into place perfectly, making the Nine Kingdoms series one of those rare works in literature, that truly has something for any type of reader to enjoy.


In the previous installments, we learn that our hero Ruith has suffered terrible gut wrenching loss, Because of this, he buried the vast well of magic within him as deeply as he could, and created a new home, and identity for himself.
This shift in destiny was all realized at the tender age of ten, We readers are shown the horrors this man has suffered through the platform of his nightmares, We are made aware of the shadows lurking within his blood line, and it is apparent that at some point in his brutal life, Ruith could have gone either direction, good or evil.


This fact is learned upon discovery that Ruith is not a simple swordsman masquerading as an ancient hermit sorcerer living amongst the mountains.
He is actually Prince Ruithneadh of Ceangail, the youngest son of Gairwhos reign of terror labels, as the most notorious and evil black mage in the history of the Nine Kingdoms.
Despite the darkness he believes lies within him, Ruith is unquestionably honorable, and has an immense sense of duty, He takes the task upon himself of collecting his fathers scattered spells, and destroying them, An effort to prevent these dark entities from falling into the wrong hands, and casting the Nine Kingdoms into eternal darkness,

Since the journey began in Tapestry of Spells, Ruith has aided Sarah of Doire, in her quest to stop her brothers nefarious ploy.
Despite having never been shown kindness, warmth, or tendernessour heroine has a compassionate, fiercely honorable, and selflessly giving nature, It is through Sarahs point of view that the unique magic system of the Nine Kingdoms series comes to life, I was blown away by Kurlands detailed descriptions of what spells “look like, ” In example readers can discern the beauty of Ruiths magic, in contrast to the repugnant glimpses of some othersand this added a rare level of intrigue to the journey that was absent in the first trilogy.


It is upon this discovery that Sarah can “see” spells, that she decides to return the favor granted to her, Helping Ruith find these terrible magics derived from a truly evil mind, so that they may be lain to rest forever, Both characters start out with their own sense of duty as the force which drives them, both characters continue on with the ulterior motive of simply wanting to remain close to the other,

As much as I utterly adored every novel of this fantastic seriesGift of Magic stood apart, Unlike the brilliant crescendo of Morgan and Miachs journey, Ruith and Sarahs journey began more slowly, gradually adding notes, until it was apparent something largely unexpected and profound was about to happen.
Because of this slower build of action, the beginning of Gift of Magic had my heart pounding unlike any of the others, The highly anticipated meeting between Ruith and someone dear from his past of whom had no inkling he was alive was not how I imagined it would happen, but profound all the same.
Likewise, where a reader could nearly predict how Princess of Swords would end, the ending of Gift of Magic had me reeling in surprise, It was this ending specifically, more than any others that Ms, Kurlands imagination blew me away,

Both completed trilogies of the Nine Kingdoms series end on a high note, and leave readers completely satisfied with the outcomebut it is the third trilogy that we see a beloved secondary character step into the spotlight.
I cannot wait to see where Lynn Kurland transports us next within her newest release DreamSpinner,

also available at sitelinkwww, threadingcafe. com This book just wasn't up to the same standards as the rest of the series, Problems were solved too quickly and easily to be realistic, It was like Lynn Kurland lost the motivation and momentum to finish the series with the same gusto as the rest of the books, I also didn't feel as attached to Ruith and Sarah and their plight as I did in previous books,

That being said, it was still an entertaining story, mostly because of the "guest" appearances and because I LOVED the other books in the series.


But mostly I'm left with a feeling of, . . that's it What a boring ending, . .

./stars. Im about to launch into a bunch of things that bugged me about this book, so first allow me to say that I really enjoyed most of it.
The concepthunting down a bunch of spells that almost seem to have a mind of their ownis wellexecuted, Many of the family relationships are enjoyable, and not typical of epic tales, Most of the plot drew me in nicely, Unfortunately, the closer I got to the end of the book, the lower I dipped in my estimation of the books quality, I cant help but wonder if Ms, Kurland ran up against a deadline or had something untoward happen that distracted her from finishing the book as she might have wished,

Theres a portion of the book where Sarah and Ruith have ample reason to believe that theres someone theyre dealing with who is not what they seem, and is in some way working against themthey just dont know who.
One bad guy comes right out and says to one of their companions, “you told me to come here”, which is followed almost immediately by Ruith and Sarah being confused as to how said bad guy could possibly have found them.
What! He just told you! No, seriously, he just told you how he found you!

Finally the traitor gets so frustrated with them that he pulls up a chair and lays out all of his plans in true James Bond villain fashion.
Literally pulls up a chair, even though he has to summon one out in the middle of nowhere in order to do so, Its been a while since Ive seen such an incredibly bald cliche,

I dont even know what to say to this, It completely derailed the book for me, I found it impossible to emotionally connect with the final events of the plot and the final character developments because Id been so thoroughly ripped out of the immersion.
I dont even know whether Id recommend reading the book or notit entirely depends on your tolerance for character stupidity and villain cliches,


NOTE: review book provided by publisher,

For a longer review, including premise, visit my site: sitelink errantdreams. com/r ofRuith and Sarahs take is more repetitive than Miach and Morgans, It reminds me of an elongated encore, where character reprisals happen frequently, It does however set us up nicely for the next trilogy as far as exploration of the Nine Kingdoms, I liked her fist books in this series, but in her last few she says the same thing over and over, I got really tired of how often the main male characters are belittled and threatened and the same information is given about characters over and over.
I mostly just wanted to know how the series ended, I was incredibly pleased that this was heaps better than the last two books in the series! It totally captured my interest from start to finish and I couldn't be happier about it.
It was so interesting to finally see both groups merge together and meet each other, it made for some quite interesting situations! And then the chase for the spells and what finally awaited them at the end of the trail was just mind blowing! It was kind of hinted at all along but I honestly didn't see how it could really happen.
The way it came about was believable though and I definitely can't wait to continue with this series and see where it goes from here!June: sitelink.
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,Stars I think. Full review to come.

Any questions you had from the first two books answered, Fear not, all the threads that were hanging are resolved, The characters are, as always, charming and lovable, Great scene, highly anticipated near the beginning of the book that had me tearing up a bit,

Some frustrations though, Sarah's reluctance to accept and return Ruith's feelings and love got old fairly quickly in this book, Her desire to keep him at half an arm's length was disappointing because it was less than Ruith, and the Sarah I loved from the previous books, deserved.
The ending also reminded me a bit of Return of the King by J, R. R. Tolkien Gollum may yet have a part to play in this, . . paraphrase though only very loosely, Still it led it to be a bit anticlimactic,

And then there's one plot point that's bugging me, I can't really get into it because it's a huge spoiler, but, . .

If someone who's read this wants to talk spoilers let me know, In one word, this book was a disappointing finish to the story of Ruithneadh and Sarah in particular and the tale of the Nine Kingdoms is general.


It's not that the story wasn't well told, It was. The writing was truly beautiful, and the world sprawled out like only epic fantasy can, and the names were right, It is a pet peeve of mine to read fantasy with names that sound fake it spoils the whole story, Well, the names of people and places in this series, although unpronounceable, fit perfectly, So it was good book,

It could easily have been a four or five star book, but it ended up a three because, . . it was just an anticlimax, Really, it was. The whole epic culmination of the novel was just blah,

In addition, the book had way too much repetition, Since book four Ruith had been whining about his magic, "Oh look at me, poor boy, I am a powerful magician, but my dad was evil, Never mind that everyone else in my family tree is a wonderful noble incorruptible person and I aspire to be like them, my dad was really evil, so I'll be evil too.
Woe is me, woe is me, " That was Ruith from book, when he was introduced, to the finalof this book when he realizes that he's nothing like his dad, Duh! And everyseconds, we were being reminded that he spent time running around with Miach of Neroche being troublesome and stealing spells when they wereyears old.
Every fifteen seconds. It happened overyears ago, and was repeated ad nauseum through the series, even from Miach's section so that makesbooks through which we've been hearing this.
It became annoying after therd mention in the first book, And we also heard way too much about Miach, This wasn't his book, and he didn't have any substantial part to play, i just didn't see the need to be reminded of him every few pages, Sarah also just spent half the book whining about not having any magic, even though she could dreamweave, and going on and on about not being princess enough for Ruith, even though her mom and dd came from distinguished royal families: every fifteen seconds too.
Argh!

I think this might be the end of the Nine Kingdoms series, in which case I'm sad to part with a great cast of characters and a good epic story but this ending didn't do it's characters or the series much justice at all.


ETA: No it's not the end of the series I hear tell Ms, Kurland is working on a set of books for Runach! So we'll see them again, This book kept me riveted and then wrapped things up in what felt "too easy" considering the build up, For this reason, I give it,out of five.
I enjoyed it and didn't like having to put it aside for daily living tasks, Still, I asked myself "what is the problem" and it was clear the characters didn't know for certain until/through the book, although it was hinted at early on.

Several battles were fought "for them" rather than letting our characters face off with their foes, This deflated me. I wanted them to be able to succeed, And then in the end, they had to step outside their comfort zones to complete the "real" mission, It would have been satisfying if I had felt they were actually in peril during the climactic battle,
Kurland creates an intriguing fantasy world, I suppose the series continues to defeat the mage accused of "stealing and using" the dark spells, I'm not sure who will face off with said mage, as our duo is living quietly in their happily ever after,
I did appreciate that I could step into the middle of this series and enjoy a trilogy without feeling lost or wishing I'd started with book one.
Because the first chapter of book one was in the back of my first book, . . and it didn't really draw me in, Maybe because I was already engaged with Sarah and Ruith,
This is an author I will happily read again, If you like your fantasy epic, . . but not so epic you have to jump between five or more characters in each book, . . you should give the Nine Kingdoms a looksee, .