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A review by reka111
One True King by Soman Chainani
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Past is Present and Present is Past. The story goes round and round again.
I honestly don't know what to write, it's been a huge journey that I started as a kid and finished as an adult. This reading took years (mostly because I DNF the last two books), but like everything else, I had to give it time. I'm so glad (and it hurts terribly) that I have to end this series now.
Agatha has improved tremendously and gone through so much to be there at the end, but I feel like all the suffering, tears and blood were worth it because she could become the queen Camelot needs. Tedros, my brave and endlessly persistent Tedros, suffered so much because of two fraudsters, his father, his mother and the forest. Even when everything and everyone (except his friends) turned against him, he kept fighting and going, believing in the future, and I can't tell you how much, but how much he deserves rest. Sophie's character development is probably one of the most admirable in the entire series, she can be 100% evil, she may not always play fairly, she may have a bit of darkness, but she knows what's right and trusts her friends for whom she will go to the end of the world if necessary. The other characters have grown close to my heart,
Agatha and Tedros' love, relationship and trust grew tremendously over the course of the book series. At last it was clear that they sincerely believed in each other, helping and protecting each other. I loved their little lovely scenes.
The plot was a bit confusing to me, mostly due to the fact that we were bouncing back and forth in time in one space the whole time. Basically, I liked it and would love to read more about this world because gods the world building is something amazing. It was full of secrets, twists and action, I liked it so much. There were some really funny parts about it, like, Merlin as a baby,