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Arkspire #3
Revenge of the Misfits
Magic. Mayhem. Misfits. Welcome to the world of Arkspire, a city obsessed by magic, and controlled by the Arcanists – five marvellous beings who wield unbelievable magical power.
Juniper Bell is on her own. She's betrayed her friends, been double-crossed by the Arcanists, and ejected from her home. the Arcanists have won, and she can only watch from afar as her city is destroyed and her twin sister corrupted by evil magic. But Juni's got one thing going for her - she's a breaker of rules, a maker of trouble. So she'll be back. But can she save the city and everyone she loves, before it's too late?
Juniper Bell is on her own. She's betrayed her friends, been double-crossed by the Arcanists, and ejected from her home. the Arcanists have won, and she can only watch from afar as her city is destroyed and her twin sister corrupted by evil magic. But Juni's got one thing going for her - she's a breaker of rules, a maker of trouble. So she'll be back. But can she save the city and everyone she loves, before it's too late?
416 pages, Paperback
Published July 31, 2025
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Jamie Littler
64 books158 followersJamie is an author-illustrator who graduated from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth in 2008, going on to win a High Commendation in the Macmillan Children's Book Award. When not trying to tame his unnaturally fast growing hair or having staring matches with next door's cat, he likes drawing, colouring in, cutting things out and sticking things in. He sometimes uses a scanner and a computer, and too often is tempted to throw his printer out of the window. But he would just have to go and pick it up again. His interests are pretty wide and varied -- although he does have a soft spot for wild animals and things that go bump in the night. Jamie's illustration work includes Hamish and the Worldstoppers which was the bestselling children's debut of 2015 and Wilf the Mighty Worrier, shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards. Frostheart is his first foray into writing fiction.
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September 4, 2025
4,5?
The paperback could not be delivered, so I caved and got the ebook in the evening. It is 23:36, I stayed up to finish this, and I do not regret it.
Book 2 blew me away with how all Juniper’s choices came back to haunt her. While reading, her actions made sense, but when everyone turned on her in the end, their reasons made sense too.
It made book 3 one of my most anticipated reads of the year and it was a great conclusion to the series. The finale is filled with the fast paced adventures that made the previous two so great.
This book picks up where the second left off, and Juniper has to deal with the consequences of her own actions. She has a lot to make right, and it’s rough. Nothing is forgiven easily among these main characters, which created a wonderful complexity to the story and the characters.
Thea, Nyx, Elodie and Cinder all have their grievances, and the magic added depth to the angry insults slung back and forth. Are they from the person speaking, or the arcanist in them? Is this character putting on an act, or are they finally saying what they always felt?
It was great arc about a main character getting humbled. Because if one person acts like the main character, people are bound to get fed up by it.
Thea has grown from the standard sidekick in book 1 to an amazing character in her own right, and Cinder has developed from a funny animal companion to an otherworldly terror that looms with dread. The highlight was the troubled relationship between Juniper and Elodie, which has been a red thread through the entire series. Without spoiling anything, I can say I was very happy with how the sisters conflict went. The final struggle was never merely the arcanists, but Juniper’s own feelings towards her sister.
The story is definitely on the upper side of middle grade, and grim at times, but never becomes too heavy due to some well placed humourous observations. We’ve had trials for treason, gunfire, attacking skeletons and a murderous Cinder already. This one is no different.
Finally, there is a very mature layer to this book when it comes to the use of (mis)information. Every player in this game is using mouthpieces to twist words, and twist the news in general, to steer the volatile public opinion. The author does a great job showing that all the antagonistic people of Arkspire act the way they do because they do not know the full story.
And unearthing this full story is a difficult quest. Cinder isn’t going to tell his deep secrets out of self preservation, and Nyx still has a rightful grudge against Juniper.
Two very minor nitpicks would be that Everard’s character arc did not have as much development as the other’s and how things ended with Cinder. Cinder is trapped and his release was dangling over the story like Damocles’ sword. After so many pages of tension, I expected slightly more pages dedicated to him.
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I support Juniper's revenge arc whatever it may be
The contrast between Ash who was like "I dont know about all this magic! I don't want this drama I just want my parents" and Juniper's "lie, cheat, steal. everything that goes wrong is a future me problem" is still one of my favourite things, so I can't wait to see Juniper lie cheat and steal some more
The paperback could not be delivered, so I caved and got the ebook in the evening. It is 23:36, I stayed up to finish this, and I do not regret it.
Book 2 blew me away with how all Juniper’s choices came back to haunt her. While reading, her actions made sense, but when everyone turned on her in the end, their reasons made sense too.
It made book 3 one of my most anticipated reads of the year and it was a great conclusion to the series. The finale is filled with the fast paced adventures that made the previous two so great.
This book picks up where the second left off, and Juniper has to deal with the consequences of her own actions. She has a lot to make right, and it’s rough. Nothing is forgiven easily among these main characters, which created a wonderful complexity to the story and the characters.
Thea, Nyx, Elodie and Cinder all have their grievances, and the magic added depth to the angry insults slung back and forth. Are they from the person speaking, or the arcanist in them? Is this character putting on an act, or are they finally saying what they always felt?
It was great arc about a main character getting humbled. Because if one person acts like the main character, people are bound to get fed up by it.
Thea has grown from the standard sidekick in book 1 to an amazing character in her own right, and Cinder has developed from a funny animal companion to an otherworldly terror that looms with dread. The highlight was the troubled relationship between Juniper and Elodie, which has been a red thread through the entire series. Without spoiling anything, I can say I was very happy with how the sisters conflict went. The final struggle was never merely the arcanists, but Juniper’s own feelings towards her sister.
The story is definitely on the upper side of middle grade, and grim at times, but never becomes too heavy due to some well placed humourous observations. We’ve had trials for treason, gunfire, attacking skeletons and a murderous Cinder already. This one is no different.
Finally, there is a very mature layer to this book when it comes to the use of (mis)information. Every player in this game is using mouthpieces to twist words, and twist the news in general, to steer the volatile public opinion. The author does a great job showing that all the antagonistic people of Arkspire act the way they do because they do not know the full story.
And unearthing this full story is a difficult quest. Cinder isn’t going to tell his deep secrets out of self preservation, and Nyx still has a rightful grudge against Juniper.
Two very minor nitpicks would be that Everard’s character arc did not have as much development as the other’s and how things ended with Cinder. Cinder is trapped and his release was dangling over the story like Damocles’ sword. After so many pages of tension, I expected slightly more pages dedicated to him.
—-
I support Juniper's revenge arc whatever it may be
The contrast between Ash who was like "I dont know about all this magic! I don't want this drama I just want my parents" and Juniper's "lie, cheat, steal. everything that goes wrong is a future me problem" is still one of my favourite things, so I can't wait to see Juniper lie cheat and steal some more
September 2, 2025
Oh this was actually a brilliant ending to this trilogy!! It was high stakes and intense with twists and turns, adventure and danger and friendship and magic. It made me want to cry and cheer and I absolutely loved the reading experience of it. Made me want to go back and reread the whole trilogy at once!!
August 15, 2025
4.5 stars
My gosh, this is a TOTAL adventure through magic, family, loss, friendships, secrets, power and deceit. I just adored Juniper’s final tale - she’s gutsy, brave and brilliant. The magic, lore and world-building here make my heart so happy. Cinder both terrifies and delights me (he’s got a wicked sense of humour). I adore the illustrations throughout - Jamie’s style is SO BRILLIANT. I reckon we all need a Juniper in our lives. Just brilliant, and the ending made me tear up a bit! This is properly brilliant storytelling.
My gosh, this is a TOTAL adventure through magic, family, loss, friendships, secrets, power and deceit. I just adored Juniper’s final tale - she’s gutsy, brave and brilliant. The magic, lore and world-building here make my heart so happy. Cinder both terrifies and delights me (he’s got a wicked sense of humour). I adore the illustrations throughout - Jamie’s style is SO BRILLIANT. I reckon we all need a Juniper in our lives. Just brilliant, and the ending made me tear up a bit! This is properly brilliant storytelling.
December 26, 2025
The last book in the Arkspire series Revenge of the Misfits was funny, dark and intense at times.
I love the characters - the Misfits: Juniper and her friends Thea and Everard. I like Cinder the Visitor from the Other Side as he's got a funny side to him. I even liked the mentioning of smaller characters like Boss Tungsten who is like a mafia leader of the Dregs/Underworld.
I really enjoyed the last book but the ending is niggling at me because of how it says that Cinder took all the Arcanist powers - but that's not really true (especially If you read my spoiler below).
Inheritance = the tethering of a soul to the body of another - sounds like a walk-in to me!
4.75* stars
I love the characters - the Misfits: Juniper and her friends Thea and Everard. I like Cinder the Visitor from the Other Side as he's got a funny side to him. I even liked the mentioning of smaller characters like Boss Tungsten who is like a mafia leader of the Dregs/Underworld.
I really enjoyed the last book but the ending is niggling at me because of how it says that Cinder took all the Arcanist powers - but that's not really true (especially If you read my spoiler below).
Inheritance = the tethering of a soul to the body of another - sounds like a walk-in to me!
4.75* stars
September 10, 2025
the book made me cry, tho I may be a bit emotional and all hehe.
all jokes aside now this was an emotional rollercoaster, focusing on so much things in less than 400 pages (if we don't count the drawings which are amazing either way) the twists the story took managed to give me headaches and make my stomach make cartwheels in the best way possible though it's clear that it still could've been way more in detail. Jamie, the author, did an amazing job at showing the feelings of the characters, and even made me think how would I act if I was in anyone's role not just Juniper's.
at the end Juniper asks herself if the fact that everything is now peaceful was worth every pain that Arkspire went through, while the answer may vary since while some people lost their lives or their loved ones in the horrible period that Arkspire had endured those who survived will now live in a world where they dont have to depend on someone else to survive. it kind of made me wonder, even if the story has a good ending does that make up for the horrible things that happened?
all jokes aside now this was an emotional rollercoaster, focusing on so much things in less than 400 pages (if we don't count the drawings which are amazing either way) the twists the story took managed to give me headaches and make my stomach make cartwheels in the best way possible though it's clear that it still could've been way more in detail. Jamie, the author, did an amazing job at showing the feelings of the characters, and even made me think how would I act if I was in anyone's role not just Juniper's.
at the end Juniper asks herself if the fact that everything is now peaceful was worth every pain that Arkspire went through, while the answer may vary since while some people lost their lives or their loved ones in the horrible period that Arkspire had endured those who survived will now live in a world where they dont have to depend on someone else to survive. it kind of made me wonder, even if the story has a good ending does that make up for the horrible things that happened?
September 29, 2025
Neznan zbog čega, ali malo me podsjeća na crtani zvan Owl House (preporučujem da se to pogleda, super crtani), ali inače knjiga fantastična, malo mi je falilo da zaplače pri kraju priče, ali sam izdržala. Puno puti bila šokirana.
January 6, 2026
Read half aloud to my kid before it got too scary & clear he wasn’t too interested. But I liked it. For an action-packed book it felt a bit repetitive and draggy at times, but I really loved the ending.
August 16, 2025
Felt like forever waiting for the final book in the Arkspire trilogy, and it was worth the wait!! I loved this so much and can't wait to see what Jamie comes out with next!!
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