Blurb:
In the years since Kitty, Nate and Thom escaped the Kingdom, the Plague has ravaged the population and the rebels have seized two of the northern countries. In an attempt to bring order to the chaos, the leader of the rebels, Nate’s old friend James, has agreed to hold trials for those responsible for intentionally leaking the Plague.
Unfortunately, the rumour in the Kingdom is that Kitty is responsible. To make matters worse, Blaise tells Kitty that the Council, who still count her father as one of their own, are once again experimenting on Radiants. It’s a horrifying realisation that hits too close to home, and for the first time in her life, Kitty thirsts for vengeance. It’s a thirst that’s matched by the one person who has always been her mirror — her Complement, Thom.
On the other side of the Wall in the Outlands, desperate to bring Kitty home and finish the Council once and for all, Thom begins plotting, using the skills he’s long honed to outsmart those with more power. But outsmarting his enemies might turn Thom into the very thing he’s always feared becoming, and war soon seems the only possible solution to stopping the Council and the Hangman. But with more than a few looking to the ancient prophecy of peace, Thom searches desperately for a way to circumvent more bloodshed.
Yet the weight of the years have taken their toll, and as Thom’s physical and mental health deteriorate, Nate struggles with the fallout of past crimes, both the ones he did commit, and the ones he didn’t.
My review:
The last book in the series is like the climax of a book. If it isn’t up to our expectations, then it would ruin the story. As “The Outlands Pentalogy” has already become one of my favourite series I had a lot of expectations in this last book A Time of Prophecy. What can I say more than this book is the perfect end to the perfect series and my love for this series had gone to its next level.
Unlike the other books in the series, this book has multiple pov from Thom, Nate and Kitty. The characters never lost their uniqueness form the beginning of the series until this book. How our circumstances and situations change us into a new person was so emotionally expressed in this book. It has very well developed characters and I was so much connected to them.
Kitty and Nate were perfect for each other. I just adore them. Lately, I have been loving LGBTQ novels a lot. I loved it that the author had included many bisexual characters here. I wish so badly for Thom to end up with Charles. I still ship them a lot. I don’t felt that Thom really loved Riddle. He respects him and cares for him but he didn’t love him the way he loved Charles. Anyways, I don’t hate Thom for it because he was such a sweet brother for Nate and sweetest friend for Kitty.
I love the way the plot had developed. It was so gradual and realistic. This part has answered many questions made in the previous series and it all made a total sense to the series. The fight in the climax ended so fast. I felt like everything happened all of a sudden. I love the author’s way of describing the fights in the previous books and I did miss it in here. Other than that everything was so perfect.
I’m glad I read this series and it became one of my favourites. All you have to do is read the first book in the series “A Touch of Death” and I bet, you couldn’t stop yourself from picking the next book until you finish the whole series. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO EVERYONE who loves to read books with lovely characters and a strong plot.
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.7
*Thanks to the author for providing me with a copy of the book. All opinions are my own.*
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