The Savior's Army

The Savior's Series #3

by Jenna Moreci

Leila’s and Tobias’s pulse-pounding journey continues in the steamy third installment of Jenna Moreci’s award-winning dark fantasy romance series, The Savior’s Series.

“Leila wasn’t solely The Savior. She could be a destroyer too.”

Leila and Tobias may have escaped the Sovereign’s Tournament, but their trials are far from over. The sovereign is waging war against the ally realms, determined to conquer all in his path. His first objective, however, is much closer to home—find Leila, The Savior of Thessen, and kill Her before She can thwart his plan.

Now Leila and Tobias are on the run, and since the realm is crawling with enemy soldiers, remaining unseen is nearly impossible. Familiar faces join them on their quest, but the condemned lovers struggle to stay optimistic, as Tobias’s inner demons fight their way to the surface and Leila’s magic takes on a mind of its own.

Certain of nothing but their love, The Savior and Her Champion must travel across foreign lands and battle unimaginable horrors to secure an army that can rival the sovereign’s. With death and betrayal lurking around every corner, will they survive to reclaim the realm, or will they perish beneath the sovereign’s powerful hand?

Note: This book contains graphic violence and adult content and is recommended for readers ages 18 and older.

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Romantasy, Adult, Fiction, Dark Fantasy

508 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 10, 2026

About the author

Jenna Moreci is an award-winning romantasy and writing craft author and YouTube sensation. Her first installment in The Savior’s Series, The Savior’s Champion, was voted one of the Best Books of All Time by Book Depository. Following the release of her first writing craft book, Shut Up and Write the Book, she’s been asked to speak for many literary communities and affiliations about the writing process and romantasy genre, including Robinson College at the University of Cambridge, the University of Groningen, and the London Screenwriters’ Festival.

Born and raised in Silicon Valley, Jenna spends her free time snuggling up with her charming husband and their tiny rescue pup, Buttercup.

Reviews

[Lynxa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Okay, this was soooo nonsensical, and I’m probably too old to shut my eyes to it anymore.

If you allow me a little intro, I first discovered The Savior’s Champion in my later teens and absolutely loved it on a first readthrough. It also happened to be one of the first books I read in English outside of my classes, as it isn’t my first language, which might have had its impact too. When I reread it before The Savior’s Sister came out, the world being poorly thought out became more apparent, and TSS only made it worse. Still, I thought there was potential to the story, and I was willing to excuse the stilted world-building and one-dimensional characters because the premise sounded like it could develop into a thrilling tale. I also firmly believed the author must have polished her writing, so I got TSA instantly when it popped on me that it’s finally out.

Well… it somehow got worse, I think? This book doesn’t flow the way the previous two did, not even on a basic line level. There are no descriptions of settings, no showing of protagonists’ feelings, just telling of them with barely a sentence. Contrarily the action is cluttered with strange metaphors that make no sense and only break the pace of the scene. The dialogue is cringy and doesn’t reflect the speakers, so if you flipped the characters’ lines, it wouldn’t matter at all, you wouldn’t be able to tell who’s saying them anyway.

And don’t get me started on the relationship between the main couple. Tobias or Leila is having a crisis or an anxiety attack? The other character just makes a sexualised joke about someone’s body parts and all is well again. The book attempts to address Tobias’s PTSD and Leila’s anxiety, but it’s incredibly shallow in its’ portrayal. And how am I supposed to put any weight behind their romance when we are told they are in love, but they never have any deeper conversations and all they ever really think about regarding the other, is how hot they are. I don’t know, the realm is falling apart, we are being chased by soldiers, everyone we love is in grave danger, but sure, let’s put it off by a sex scene again, I’m sure it can wait. And honestly after three books, I feel like I don’t know their personalities, they just don’t seem to have them?

The plot goes around in circles. Literally. We end up in the same forest with the same underlying situation three times over the course of the first 60 % of the book. The characters come up with illogical plans while never even suggesting the obvious options which is incredibly frustrating. I understand that the author might have written herself into a corner by letting Leila basically teleport because that is such a broken ability but at least come up with some explanation why she can’t just teleport into Brontes’s bedchamber at night and kill him.

There could have been an interesting story here. But they never do anything worthwhile this whole book! They could have tried to rally the common people to their side, undermine Brontes’s propaganda, to hunt him down, at least to gather some intel, but nothing of that is here, instead we just run around a bunch and travel through a non-descript setting to ask for a neighbouring kingdom’s army. It just feels like a string of events the author wanted to write that aren’t logically connected, while dutifully avoiding any possible conflict. And in the end, that just makes for a boring long-winded book.

Enzo was okay. He might get half a star, but I think I’ll still round it down to one.

[moiz · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5*

I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I've been following the author since 2017 and was around for the release of TSC in April 2018 and quite loved it. TSS I loved a little less but I still enjoyed it, though the flaws of that book really came to shine in this one.

Let's start with the good. I really like Tobias and Leila's relationship. It's very sweet and well developed and I like that any strain that's put on their relationship is by outside forces, not themselves. The characters were also good, nothing out of this world but I really enjoyed the banter between 2 of the characters we didn't see much of in the first 2 books. Leila especially and her internal struggle with learning to be a queen, and her constant need to save everyone around her, and where her arc goes in this book was truly enjoyable to read.

Now onto the bad. The world building is lackluster and very one note. This is the corrupt dirty kingdom, this is the cold warrior nation, they both get one traditional festival to possibly add some depth which I didn't think was enough. I understand that's not the author's goal with this, and I don't want pages and pages of a detailed history of the world either, but something more than the one descriptor for each of the surrounding kingdoms perhaps? (sidenote, this is purely personal opinion but in a Greek inspired world, surely a polytheistic religion with a pantheon of gods would've been more fun than a single boring god !!!) I don't know if it's actually true, but the use of Mr and Ms to refer to certain characters by other characters took me out of the story for some reason, did not feel very Ancient to me. I understand characters calling each other "fucking bitch" is perhaps not very Ancient either in the sense that they might've had different curse words but I digress.


Another issue I had was how repetitive the story was. The same running, almost getting caught, killing some soldiers, fighting amongst themselves for a new plan, acting on new plan, almost getting caught, killing some soldiers and so on. It got a bit boring by the end. And despite their flaws, I was never bored by TSC and TSS.

It's entirely possible my taste as a reader has evolved over the 8 years this series has been going on, but I feel a certain obligation to 16 year old me who really loved TSC to see this series to the end despite romantasy not really being a genre I read of often or at all. Still, I'm looking forward to book 4 and see how it all ends!

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an advance copy of the book from the author.


~ No spoilers ~

I love this series with my whole heart, so it was nice to return to the world and see these characters again. I am very invested in romance between Leila and Tobias. They might be one of my favourite fantasy romance couples ever. Leila is such a badass. I can’t wait for what happens next.

[Iona Wayland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have never been as emotionally invested in a book before in my life! The character development and world building are phenomenal! The portrayal of trauma and its effects on the psyche were accurate and excellent representation. And the romance! The ROMANCE!!! I swooned, cried, gasped, and rooted for Tobleila to overcome it all. Each character and their personal arcs were crafted with care and the attention to detail layered in even more meaning and intensity. Moreci has made another enthralling dynamic tale and I can't wait for more to read The Savior's Army!

[Charlie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I would compare reading TSA to eating a bag of cotton candy, except the cotton candy is also somehow mouldy.

In an attempt to be Fair and Balanced(™) I will first say five whole good things about this book:

1. We are mixing the type of characters, so this book had a lot less of Jenna’s typical crass language and 12-year-old boy sense of humor. It is definitely there, and grates on you fast when it appears, but it was a lot less than TSC and TSS, so yey! *limp whistle blowing*

2. There is a nonbinary character, and they almost have a personality. Do I understand how a nonbinary person can exist with no one questioning it in a world where genitals seem to equal your gender? Not really, but I did enjoy them, so I’m not going to question it too much.

3. Leila does not heal Naomi’s disability, and it seems to be an ongoing treatment. I didn’t think instant magical cure is what Jenna was going for, considering that from what I understand, Naomi’s disability is based on Jenna’s husband’s (though she has much more limited movement), but it’s nice to see the disability being treated more in line with how it would be in the real world. Also, no one referred to Naomi as “dead from the waist down,” so, you know. It’s not nothing.

4,. There is a brothel in this book, and the sex workers are treated like people, and sex work is seen as legitimate as any other type of work. It’s not sensationalized or moralized, just there.

5. The fight scenes make sense. They’re not particularly emotionally engaging, but at least they are not confusingly written.

Aaaand… that’s it. Now back to my regularly scheduled whinging.

According to Goodreads, the Kindle edition is 508 pages, and honestly, I think it could have easily been 300. It’s not even that it’s repetitive on a structural level (which it is. Seriously, how many scenes do we need of the main cast twiddling their thumbs in the Krios woods, or Tobias being tortured in a dungeon?), but on the prose level, every scene is overwritten to hell and back. If something can be said 100, boom, you get 300 instead. And those extra words? No protein (emotional depth), no fat (world-building), just empty calories. If a character feels an emotion, you just get a couple of sentences of: “they were so sad/angry/happy” with no real exploration of why they feel those emotions and how the emotions affect them beyond the current moment. This book is the epitome of the meme: “I hope you are hungry… for nothing!”

Let’s begin with the plot.

In TSA, Leila is searching for an army to defeat her father, who has taken over her realm in her stead.

Here’s my first question: why doesn’t Leila just find some assassin, gift them shadowalking, and pay them to kill her father?

They have money (or, as this book refers to it, ‘coin’), and Brontes’s only claim to the throne is that he was the husband of the previous savior and the father of the current one. If he dies, there isn’t anyone who can replace him. It’s not like there’s a bunch of second cousins who are waiting in line for the throne, or killing him would cause a civil war. This is a theocratic monarchy, and the Savior only ever has one child, so there aren’t even a bunch of potential saviors waiting for the blessing to be passed on to them. It’s Leila VS Brontes, that’s it. Kill Brontes, and everything falls apart.

The entire book hinges on an Idiot Plot.

But fine, I will now pretend this makes sense, so I can discuss the rest.

Here is how the plot of the book is structured: the cast is in the Krios woods -> they get attacked -> they find an ally -> the allyship is not enough -> they go back to the Krios woods -> they get attacked -> they find an ally -> the allyship isn’t enough…

I’m sure you can sense the pattern here.

And let’s actually talk about those allyships.

The first ally they find is Raphael (or, as I like to refer to him, ‘Palamedes from Temu’), one of the few surviving contestants of the Sovereign’s Tournament. I like Raphael: he is not as smart as Jenna thinks he is, but he usually makes sense, and he is not Leila ot Tobias, and that’s always a plus in my book.

The problem is that everyone randomly decides to be an asshole to Raphael because he “betrayed Leila.” Except… he literally didn’t? This is the first showcase of this book’s terrible case of “protagonist-centered morality.”

From the first book, Raphael has:
- Kept Leila’s secret (even though by that point the only people who didn’t know were Flynn and Tobias)
- Offered Leila his help multiple times during the Tournament, which she rejected at every turn
- Is now going extremely out of his way and risking his life to aid Leila’s cause

But because he had the gall to not have his goals perfectly align with Leila’s, every character must now agree that he is the scum of the Earth. No one but Raphael himself raises the point that he was ALSO in a bad situation; there is no empathy extended towards what he was going through. He blackmailed Leila! How dare he! He should have just swallowed it and died like the insignificant little cockroach he is! Even Tobias’ Mom, who doesn’t like Leila (initially anyway, because of course every “good” character must eventually end up suckling at Leila’s bootheels), thinks poorly of Raphael.

He does manage to earn forgiveness, but only after he kills to save Tobias's or Leila’s life. This would not be an issue if the book was making a point about how everyone was sucking up to Leila bc she’s literally a demigod, but no. We are meant to agree that Raphael sucks until the book tells us he doesn’t.

The second ally they meet is Flynn, also from the tournament. In the first book, Flynn was a bit of a frat boy. He was a braggart, he was arrogant, he was kind of an ass, and he was definitely not the brightest bulb. But he also had a lot of positive sides: he was charming (even if it was mostly superficial), he was both fun and funny, and he helped Tobias multiple times, with no obvious benefit to himself. And yeah, he did turn on Tobias by the end, but a) it’s a death tournament and b) at that point, he thought Tobias was a traitor and a blasphemer.

Now, everything I said about how the characters treat Raphael? Make it doubly true for Flynn, except worse, because this time they’re proven right.

In this book, almost none of Flynn’s previous traits are present. I did expect to see a washed-out version of Flynn, where his superficial charm is not enough to cover up the deep-seated trauma of the tournament, and to be fair, there are some glimpses of that. What I did not expect to see was Flynn attempting to violently r-word Leila, which does not fit with any of his previous behavior.

This character assassination happens either because:
a) The author was mad that her readers didn't have the reaction to Flynn she intended
b) The author had no idea how to naturally end the allyship with Flynn
c) nothing in this world can be allowed to be complex and nuanced
or d) all of the above.

I'm not saying Flynn wasn't misogynistic; he was! But his misogyny was more the "aw, you are a sweet damsel in distress who needs protection" kind, not the violent r@pist kind. I think what would have made more sense was if Flynn “accidentally” betrayed Tobias but saved everyone else so he could still present himself as a hero to Leila (which fits with how he sees himself), but Leila sees through it, and that’s how the alliance is broken. Then again, I’m not Jenna’s editor. (Which, from what I hear, she didn’t hire. Allegedly.)

After Tobias, who can now become the Hulk whenever the plot requires it (don’t worry about it, it won’t be explained), beats Flynn to a pulp (and he shows up later with an eye patch to mirror Brontes, get it? It’s SYMBOLISM!!!) the main cast go back to the Krios woods, fight through some soldiers, and eventually find shelter in a brothel.

I don’t actually have much negative to say about this section (besides the fact that it doesn't make much economic sense to have this giant brothel in a small-to-large-ish town). I liked that the courtesan immediately knew that the story Brontes was spreading about how Tobias kidnapped Leila was bullshit. I liked that she later teaches Tobias how to better please Leila (although apparently all she told him was ‘get her wet and go slowly’ which… ok), and I like the nonbinary brothel owner, especially because they didn’t immediately bend to Leila’s will. There was a lot of focus on Tobias and Leila fucking in several boring scenes during which their personalities are instantly replaced with giggling teenagers, but whatever. I skimmed the sex scenes.

During this time, they also meet up with Enzo, the last survivor of the Tournament. Now, Enzo is the one character with whom Jenna’s crass humor actually works… at least, conceptually, though I still found it incredibly juvenile.

After Leila manages to transport her staff to the brothel, the plan is to shadow walk to Kovahr (using Enzo’s memories) to make an alliance with the queen. But for some reason, Leila’s magic doesn’t work on Enzo, so off on foot they go. First, though, they need to disguise themselves as slaves.

*scrolls back*

Wait a minute, SLAVES?

Yup, three books in (or two, since TSS cannot really be counted), we randomly find out that some countries in this world have slavery. Do we find out more about these countries and how the presence of slavery affects their relationships with their neighbours? Do we ever meet an actual slave on the journey or after it? Does the cast ever reckon the moral implications of slavery beyond one line from Leila? Nope, no, and you guessed it – no, again.

Here’s the thing. It is perfectly fine to include a darker aspect of the world in a book that is (ostensibly) a dark fantasy. But why, oh why did Jenna include SLAVERY of all things, if she was never going to consider how the implication of it changes the scope of her world-building beyond one scene? (I know it was because she wanted more SA threats against Leila. I just don’t think that's a good reason.)

After they cross into Trogolia they find themselves trapped because it’s infested with foreign soldiers, causing them to come up with a new plan: Tobias will go somewhere else as a decoy, so Brontes will pull the soldiers to where Tobias was spotted; while Leila, Raphael, and Enzo continue to Kovahr.

TBH, I have no idea why this plan succeeds. What should have happened was that Leila should have shadowalked the entire party to a bunch of places except the one she actually is at, to cause confusion, and once the soldiers were in disarray, they would have continued. It literally makes no sense for Brontes to retrieve all his soldiers from an area because TOBIAS was there, especially because at this point he knows Leila has shadow-walking!

But the rest of this book makes no sense either, so what's one more thing?

They eventually cross into Kovahr through the lazily named God’s River, and they find an audience with the queen (side note, how small are these countries that they could apparently travel ON FOOT from the border to the castle in a day?) but whoops it turns out that actually, Enzo wasn’t sent by the queen to aid Leila, he was exiled!

Similarly to that scene in S2 of Game of Thrones, where Daenerys threatens the rich men of Qarth (but the Temu version), Leila makes a desperate plea to the queen, which is rejected, because the queen is awesome.

Speaking of, I wanna talk about Leila and Tobias.

In TSS and TSC, Leila was presented (more tell than show, but ok) to us a stabby girl boss who is scrappy and can “take care of herself.” While she certainly needed help (and as par for the course of these books, she was very stupid and also a psychopath, but I’ve covered this already in my previous reviews). In TSA, Leila is incredibly whiny, and she just expects everyone to do what she wants because she says so. She is also a damsel in distress and needs to be saved by a man every other chapter. This would, again, be fine if it were meant to show how privileged and naive and sheltered she’s been so far, but it isn’t. Leila is meant to be tough and cool. I hated her in TSS bc she was a psychopath, whose first solution to every problem is murder. I hated her in this book because she was so fucking annoying.

Oh, but don’t you worry! Psychopath Leila does make an appearance in the second-to-last chapter when she takes part in an important Kovahrian tradition called the Trial (the names in this book, so original), where challengers go against ten prisoners unarmed to earn their queen’s respect.

This, I did not mind… again, in theory. I liked that Leila has to do something before she gets everything she wants and I like that it's gruesome. Now, ot doesn'r make sense for the queen to send her best soldiers to be murdered, but at this point, just making a drinking game for every plot hole. (Or don't, because you'll get alcohol poisoning.)

The problem is that once she goes into the trial, Leila gets weirdly blood thirsty to kill a bunch of people who’ve done nothing to her. So, according to Jenna, the Sovereign’s Tournament is terrible because it dehumanizes men, reducing them to a title, and forces them to kill each other in pursuit of glory and a woman. But when Leila kills seven people in pursuit of another queen’s respect, and straight up says “killing you will please me,” that’s fine because… we are just meant to take it on face value that they are bad guys?

Cool, cool, cool, coolcoolcooolcooolcoolcooolcool. Love it.

Tobias, meanwhile, is just a completely different character from TSC/TSS. While in the previous books, he was mostly a kind man who killed only when his or Leila’s lives were in danger and basically had no other choice, in this book, he has taken over Leila’s role as the bloodthirsty psychopath of the group. Every time they have a problem, Tobias’s first (and only) solution is: let’s kill it.

TBF, that’s Enzo’s solution as well, but at least Enzo is a trained warrior. Tobias hadn’t even held a sword until two weeks prior to the start of the book, how the FUCK is going toe to toe against all these soldiers who’ve been doing this all their lives, and not only surviving, but coming out basically unscathed??? Even with Leila’s shadowalking, he should have been dead meat, ten times over.

The plot armour these characters have is ridiculous. None of the main cast dies or even get grievously injured, even though there were multiple scenes where they should have been. I think Jenna did this because the only “expendable” character is Hylas, and she didn’t want to do the “kill your gays” twice, but my god, Jenna, you are the writer! You didn’t have to put them in so many situations where someone should have clearly died. You can contrive your plot in such a way that the characters’ knowledge and abilities would be enough to get them out. You did not have to handwave it so. (She actually does this once, when Flynn charms the soldiers to leave his house without even checking, but that’s literally the only time it’s even semi-believable they would so blatantly get away.)

And none of this gruesome murder ever does has emotional blowback on anyone. When the narrative needs Tobias to be a killer, he suddenly becomes Murderbot. When it needs him to be Leila’s blushy uwu virgin boyfriend, that’s what he is, and these two sides of his character (or Leila’s) never blend.

Speaking of virginity, I hated the way it’s treated in this book. According to Jenna, Thessen is meant to have a sexually free culture. Yet, Cosima is constantly being slut shamed for who she sleeps with (Even though she was SA-d); PiV sex is being held as some kind of “more real” type of sex; and though Tobias and Leila have been doing a bunch of hand and mouth stuff, he still refers to her as ‘pure’, because he hasn’t been inside her. Ew.

In fact, their entire romance just feels like it’s taken right out of a bad YA novel in a way that feels incredibly incongruous with all the gruesome murder, violence, and SA. I get what Jenna is going for in theory – having something nice and soft among all the horror – but it just feels off. Everytime there's a romance/sex scene I feel like I have shadowalked into another genre.

And finally, I cannot believe that even though the plot of this book literally involves travelling and seeing different places, this world still feels so bland and unlived in. No place is ever described with vivid detail. The descriptions are at best serviceable and at worst, unengaging, and uninterested in painting a picture beyond a vague outline. Even the countries feel so bland. You have Thessen, the “normal” realm, Trogolia, the hot, weird, morally loose realm, and Kovahr, the winter-y warrior’s realm and that’s… it. I swear I’m not skimming on any details; there just aren’t any.

Furthermore, wtf is up with Leila’s light? I’m not talking about the scene where she is incapable of blessing Enzo, that is, at least something hinted at to be explored in a future book. I mean how sometimes when people see Leila’s glowing skin, they just gasp a little, and sometimes they pass out? Her light is not really a physical thing yet, at one she starts “gathering” it like she is an anime character throwing a fireball. Finally, there are mentions of “dark magic” and “witches,” and I’m sorry, when did we establish that was a thing? I’m not saying it shouldn’t be, but you can’t just say things, Jenna! World-building needs to make sense! It needs to be built upon a precedent!

Last but not least: themes. I can’t really say that TSA has a strong thematic message, but Thessen does become sort of a police state overrun with soldiers, so I’m guessing that was some feeble “ICE is bad” commentary. Which, again, fine in theory, but apparently, the solution is to put a glowing girl!Jesus on the throne, which feels weirdly evangelical. To give her the benefit of the doubt, I don't think that's what Jenna was trying to say. I mostly just think she had coherent themes in mind.

TL;DR: This book is a mess. While it did attempt to expand on the world, the plot meanders, the characters are inconsistent, and the world-building continues to be bland and uninspired.

[Ceej · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wish Moreci would realise she wrote a villain and just embrace this series as her origin story because Leila is completely unredeemable.

[Chardanae · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, Jenna!

Now let's dissect! This will be a long review.

I would like to start off by saying that I discovered Jenna on Tumblr circa 2017 when EVE: The Awakening had been the only book she'd published, but she was heavily promoting TSC. When TSC released in 2018, I bought it and loved it, and fell in love with her work as an author. Her YouTube channel was a big source of help, motivation, and inspiration to me, too! She went on to release The Savior's Sister in 2020 (6 years ago), and I remember being on the edge of my seat for that sequel, though the "big reveal" in that novel was anticlimactic for me, but overall TSS got a 4 out of 5 stars from me. All this to say, I've been an avid fan of Jenna for at least 8 years and have been signed to her newsletter for at least half that time, so when the opportunity came to potentially be selected as an ARC reader for TSA, I JUMPED at the chance because I've been WAITING for almost 6 years to continue from where TSS left off!

I had high hopes going into TSA...but unfortunately I don't really think the book met my expectations.

Spoilers ahead! You have been warned :)



Plot:

So the overarching plot is for Leila and Tobias (and Tobias' family by extension) to stay out of captivity and align themselves with one of the neighboring realms to help Leila secure an army to fight against and defeat her father Brontes once and for all, as Brontes' main desire is to become the sole king of all the realms. Okay cool. Tobias is considered a fugitive who has taken Leila captive, so it's game over if either of them are recognized and caught by anyone in Thessen. They spend about the first 20-25% of the book in the Krios Woods hiding away, which, to be honest, was one of my first annoyances. Of course, I understand and respect that they're in hiding because of Tobias' fugitive status, but many of the scenes and dialogues in the woods were so boring, and felt like they dragged on longer than they needed. Throughout the novel, they returned semi-frequently to the woods long after they initially leave when they needed a place to recoup when things went awry, so the woods became a sort of safe haven for them. But it started becoming a pattern where they'd just escape to the woods at the slightest inconvenience (which, to be fair, they have to stay alive, but it was predictable and boring).

There are small subplots such as Leila trying to be liked by/earn the respect of Naomi and Yucana (Tobias' twin sister and mother respectively), Leila and Tobias trying to sneak in moments where they're alone so they can be intimate and make love, and Flynn turning out to be a traitor, just to name a few. Leila's desperation in trying to win Naomi and Yucana's favor was off-putting at times because it's like we're in the middle of a fucking war!! Worry about nuturing broken relationships later! Flynn turning out to be a traitor was not at all surprising, and what he said to the guards when they showed up at his house in search for Tobias I knew from the jump was how he really felt.

The overarching plot was enticing, but the execution felt stagnant. They would travel through the woods, then stop at an inn or hostel long enough to recoup and get food and a decent bath, then return to the woods, then when they (I can't remember if it was Leila's suggestion??) realized they could go to Flynn, they stayed at Flynn's place until shit hit the fan then retreated back to the woods. Then they stayed at a brothel for quite some time but retreated back to the woods AGAIN when they overstayed their welcome and attracted guards to the location. It was a constant pattern that added no shock value for me personally, as every time I turned the page I was already expecting them to either be caught or have to retreat back to the woods. Yawn.

I feel like I could go more in depth but I'll stop there.

Setting: The woods was the main setting, as well as various inns, then Flynn's place, then that brothel, then Kovahr. Setting is invoked best through description, but most of the description left a lot to be desired. When I read books, I visualize them as movies or TV shows in my mind, but it's hard to do that when the descriptions were often generic, surface-level, and altogether lackluster. Of course the brain naturally fills in the blanks, but it can be challenging trying to get a visual sense of the characters' bearings when we're often given short descriptions of no more than three sentences, if that. Though, this is more a writing style than anything.


Characters:

- Tobias: He was very likable in TSC/TSS, and I still liked him in this book, but to a much less degree. He and Leila both had unreleastic expectations on how being a fugitive on the run at war should unfold...sacrifices have to be made! There is no comfort in the midst of war! Yet anytime things went slightly off track, they're both bitching and whining and declaring things like "No, I'm not gonna let you do that!" but there's no other solution! Idk how to explain it in a way that makes sense... it's like they expected to be joined at the hip for the duration of their time in hiding. YOU ARE AT WAR AND ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO SECURE AN ARMY. Things are not gonna be sunshine and rainbows! You two WILL have to separate at times, and both of you WILL have to make some sort of sacrifice! Get used to it and get over it!

Also...I don't care if it's adrenaline/him fighting for his life and trying to get back to those he loves. Tobias should NOT have been able to get through all his battles against soldiers, etc the way he did. Yes he struggled, but still would best his opponents in ways that felt completely unrealistic for the miniscule training he's had/total time he's spent on the battlefield. Every fight it's like he pulled a trick out of his ass or relied on Leila's shadow walking and he'd ultimately prevail. Yawn.

- Leila: ...she was definitely something this go around. Unfortunately, she annoyed me so much. I'll keep it respectful, but the greatest irritation I got came at the end when she was talking to the Kohavrian Queen and demanded things in KOVAHR TERRITORY! Girl I don't gaf that your dad is trying to kill you...You have no power here! Who tf do you think you are talking to the queen like that?? Who tf do you think you are demanding things in a realm you know nothing about?? I'm glad Prisca (the queen of Kovahr) put her in her place, but omg sometimes Leila drove me mad! She just seemed so bratty in this book. I know emotions are high and there's SO much at stake and it's literally life or death and she doesn't know who to trust...but for the love of god, shut the hell up.



Honestly, I have so much left to say but I've already written a lot and I'm tired. I will say while reading this book I obtained a sense of clarity, which is also why I rate this a 2/5 stars. When TSC first came out, I was 16 years old in high school. It was the first dark, aggressive, explicit book I'd ever read (in all my life tbh) and was edgy in a way that appealed to 16 year old me. When TSS came out in 2020, I was 19 years old in my sophomore year of college during the height of COVID, and that was one of the only books I'd been reading at the time, and it helped me through my depression then. Its darkness and explicit nature continued to draw me in and attract me, and I enjoyed Jenna's content as a YouTuber and author, so I indulged.

Now 6 years later, I'm 24 years old and I've endured a lot... I've evolved as a person, and as such, my interests have changed, and my expectations/things I'm looking for/what I put up with in novels has expanded. I realized about halfway through this book that this series no longer captivates me in the way it used to, which isn't a jab at the author or this work, but just a testament to how people can change overtime. Many people will absolutely love this book, but I think I've grown out of this series. TSC and TSS will always have a place in my heart because at those points in my life when they released, they filled me with joy and excitement. TSA did not do that for me unfortunately, but that doesn't mean the book is bad. It's just not for me.

I think I'll still read The Savior's War some years down the line when it releases, because I've come this far and still want to/need to see how it ends lol.

[Ash Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an ARC copy of The Savior’s Army in exchange for an honest review.

This review is not spoiler free.

The Savior’s Army finally follows Leila and Tobias on the next leg of their journey as they go on the run from Leila’s murderous father, the Sovereign Brontes, with the intention of procuring an army for Leila to take back her kingdom.

I find myself with mixed views on this book, so I will detail what I did and did not enjoy.

For things I enjoyed, I, for the most part, enjoyed Leila’s point of view chapters. Some may disagree, but I don’t find fault in Leila thinking about or worrying about things other than finding her army and her realm. For starters, I think she does that plenty throughout the book, and I think it would have been far more boring if all she thought about was the army.

I enjoyed that the conflict surrounding Leila and Tobias’s relationship came from the circumstances surrounding them, not from contrived issues between them. I think more stories would benefit by thrusting a functioning couple into trials and tribulations, and showing the strength of the relationship by demonstrating how the couple overcomes these obstacles.

I liked the return of some familiar faces from the Sovereign’s Tournament, namely Raphael and Enzo, who were fleshed out a bit more in this book, Raphael more so than Enzo. Hylas was a nice touch as well. The Savior’s Champion was full of male characters, but at times it seemed no male character was allowed to be “a good man” aside from Tobias, with the vast majority of the men being portrayed as overly masculine at best and outright sexual predators at worst. It was refreshing to see more male characters being written less like overly-masculine caricatures and more like characters.

The character Isa being written with they/them pronouns was a nice touch. Nonbinary characters are still rather rare in books, and it was nice not to have to read characters in-universe to question it or disrespect it.

Throughout the first half of the book, the mostly linear narrative is intercut with short chapters from Tobias’s perspective being tortured in a dungeon. I thought most of the placements of these chapters were strategically placed for dramatic irony before the reveal of the situation came to light.

For the things I did not enjoy, my main gripe is the treatment of the character of Cosima, who is mentioned in this book maybe four times before a single scene of her gloating over Tobias in a dungeon. It’s clear that Moreci’s intention with the character was to write an antagonistic woman who betrays her sister, but the plot elements surrounding the character make it far more uncomfortable, and not in the way Moreci intended. In The Savior’s Sister, when it is revealed that Cosima has betrayed Leila to Brontes, the scene includes a moment where Leila believes that Brontes might kill Cosima for failing him. Instead, Cosima declares she can serve Brontes in “other ways,” and Brontes proceeds to brutally have sex with Cosima. I do not believe that Cosima consented to this in any meaningful way. Leila and Cosima are not biological sisters, and Cosima is not Brontes’ biological daughter, but since Cosima was raised as Leila’s sister, it’s not a stretch to say Brontes is seen as some sort of father figure to her, even if he did not personally raise her. More than that, Brontes is the murderous sovereign of the realm, so I ask, what else was Cosima to do? I do not want to imply that Cosima is innocent of everything she has done, but it is disappointing to me that the character is not given complexity; she’s portrayed as rather one-dimensional, and the complexities of her situation are not explored. I mention all this detail from the previous book just to say, it was rather disappointing to see this be the route that was taken with Cosima’s character in the few times she was mentioned in this book.

The writing of Flynn in this book was a disappointment as well. In The Savior’s Champion, he was far from a good person but I always thought he was an interesting character. His relationship with Tobias starts positive, and slowly gets more negative over the course of the story. Still, there were moments in the book where it seemed that Flynn and Tobias’s friendship was, at the very least, somewhat genuine, which made the disintegration of that friendship all the more compelling. The ending of the tournament, where Tobias and Flynn are the last men standing, promises an interesting new direction for the friends to enemies relationship they had, with so many possibilities for them to serve as foils to each other. For instance, Tobias earned glory in the tournament, and he won the heart of the Savior, while Flynn not only earned no glory, but also became stuck in Tobias’s shadow, literally being titled “Friend to the Artist,” and only won the tournament because everyone else was killed, and Tobias fled the Culmination.

In this book, their reunion was lackluster, and after several milquetoast interactions, Flynn tries to sexually assault Leila, claiming she “belongs to him” because he won the Sovereign’s Tournament. This causes Leila and Tobias to break their alliance with Flynn, rightfully so in my opinion, considering Flynn’s actions. But at the same time, I thought this was a cheap way to put enmity between Flynn and the protagonists, especially considering The Savior’s Series is not lacking in villains who have attempted to sexually assault female characters. Additionally, Tobias bashing in Flynn’s eye to the point of it being bandaged in the next scene was, while deserved, a rather heavy-handed way to draw a parallel between Flynn and Brontes (who wears an eyepatch).

Despite my disappointments with this installment of The Savior’s Series, I can’t say that I hated this book or that I did not enjoy it. At the very least, I’m invested in the story.

[Caught Between Pages · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been waiting for the sequel to Jenna Moreci's The Savior's Champion and The Savior's Sister for years and now that it's here, I can confidently say it was worth the wait!

If you love your fantasy worlds dark, your romances healthy (I was gonna say sweet, but that wouldn't do the spice justice... the slow burn which the first arc of their story built has definitely paid off), and your plots and character leads multilayered and complex, this series is for you. Yes, I'm talking to y'all especially, romantasy girlies (gender-neutral). Moreci wrote a romantasy series before we had a word for it, which means you'll be in for all your favorite things that come from the genre blend of fantasy an romance, but without all the sameness that colors a lot of the more recent releases therein.

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR TSC AND TSS, AND SLIGHT SPOILERS FOR TSA:

My favorite part of The Savior's Army, as it has been for the whole of this series, is the relationship between Tobias and Leila. I was really pleasantly surprised by how much tension Moreci managed to infuse not just the story-at-large with, but also the Tobleila relationship even after they've gotten together. It makes sense, because they've finally breached containment and are getting to explore their love outside of the confines and strictures of the Sovereign's Tournament, not to mention that Leila is finally experiencing life outside of the palace overall. Plus, they've both got juuuuust a bit of trauma to work through (Tobias baby are you ok??), and Moreci respects her readers enough to not handwave it away when it would be convenient. I really loved watching them learn each other in a new dynamic, no less deadly than the first but very different than either of them has experienced individually or together.

I also really liked getting to explore more of this world. We got a tiny taste of Thessen in TSC's introduction and got hints of the various other lands and their various cultures in TSS, so I was really excited to see what army-rallying would look like for a royal on the run. The "on the run" part made it so we got a lot of the woods, which I maybe could've done with less of, but I really liked getting to see Kohvar and its queen/the love of my life on page (also... the STONES on Leila talking to her the way she did in Kohvar itself?? While on the run?? I needed a cigarette after that). Actually, I enjoyed all the cameos of old faces that we got to see in this book. I'm of mixed feelings about The Flynn Thing, because I definitely feel that why ultimately happened with him makes sense it's the buildup of his character in the previous books, but I would've really loved if we got a tad less woods and a tad more time building up the emotional landscape of his and Tobias's relationship and the deep well of Flynn's insecurity and entitlement that would make him feel he is both entitled to Leila and needs to show up Tobias and prove he's the champion that leads to the outcome we see here.

I'm also a little iffy on the treatment of Cosima still. Yes, she sucks. She's a terrible friend and sister, materialistic and vain and entitled and duplicitous, but I feel like her sexual trauma (because I don't believe that the Sovereign had her consent to have sex with her in TSS; that smacked of coercion and power imbalance to me) is being disregarded at best or seen as justification for her shittiness at worst in order to flatten her into a simple antagonist. She was Leila's sister, once. I know it's not her story, but I'd love to see that part of LEILA'S story reckoned with. I don't necessarily think she's earned redemption, but I think it's a disservice to simplify a very complex character, especially since the rest of the cast has so much depth.

But ultimately, those were minor gripes for me. I love Jenna's writing voice, this world, the character interrelationships, and most of all, Tobias and Leila. TSA is overall a great continuation of The Savior's Series and very much lays the groundwork for the conclusion which (may be) coming in book 4. Read this series!!

[Ahnikka Follett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an ARC of this book, all of my opinions will be completely honest.

Picking up right where TSC and TSS left off, TSA opens with Tobias, Leila, and the Kaya family deep in the Krios Woods. Their journey takes them all over the realm of Thessen as they run into allies and enemies both old and new, and attempt to formulate a plot to overthrow Leila’s tyrannical father Brontes, the Sovereign of Thessen. In between all the bloodshed and politics, Tobias and Leila’s romance is still going strong and has even developed in the spice department.

My favorite aspect of this series is the characters. What I love about Tobias and Leila is that they work not only as a couple, but as individuals. These two are not only dripping with personality, but they work together like chocolate and peanut butter, only ever bringing out the best in each other. Their spicy scenes are sweet and intimate, like first love without the awkwardness of figuring out what appendages go into which holes. I wish some of the side characters got a little more characterization, such as the courtesans at the brothel, the smugglers, or Halla near the end. They all feel like they could have been more interesting and memorable, but they won’t stick with me for long afterwards.

The weakest aspect of the book was the world building and descriptions. Jenna Moreci has stated a few times that this is her least favorite aspect of writing at it really shows. Most descriptions are bare bones, just giving enough information for the readers to see a glimpse of the world and environment, but not enough to get a real picture in your head. I particularly struggled with this when it came to the description of what the characters are wearing at any given point. For example, when Leila finally makes it to Kovahr, there’s barely a description of her clothes other than that she added a mantle and cloak.

Trogolia was also severely lacking in the description department to the point where I couldn’t glean anything about the culture based on the descriptions. Thessen was very slowly built up through the first two books, where much of the first book took place in the labyrinth and stuff like architecture and politics were reserved for the second book. TSS featured more descriptions of marble pillars and colorful drapes, so while reading I got a Greco-Roman vibe out of it. When we got to Trogolia, I had no idea what vibe I was supposed to get from the culture other than it’s dingy and dilapidated.
I also felt like the formatting of chapters was inconsistent. Each chapter switches POV between Leila and Tobias, and every so often we get a glimpse into the future where Tobias is being tortured in a dungeon by Brontes and the warden. The dungeon chapters happened when something major was revealed in the story, but the length between them was inconsistent. And Leila hogged a LOT of page time towards the end after a certain point. I didn’t have a problem with Leila’s part per se, it was Tobias’s parts that were disappointing. Don't get me wrong, I understand why Tobias's role got cut in the context of the story, but I wish it didn't have to be. This book is supposed to be about both of them, but Tobias’s impact on the narrative gets cut down severely. It made the finale seem lackluster.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will be reading it again eventually. If you liked the first two, you won’t be disappointed with this one.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

For context, I have been a fan of Jenna's for around ten years now. I read both TSC and TSS soon after their release, and I was eager to sign up for an advance reader copy for TSA. I wanted to give the book 2.5 stars, but I rounded up for the sake of nostalgia.

I'll start with the bad. The book advertises itself as a dark fantasy romance, and it does not do any of those genres justice. It is not at all dark, as the characters are always saved before anything irreversibly dire occurs. The fantasy aspect is poorly fleshed out, with the readers only having a vague and basic understanding of the world they are experiencing. The romance is lackluster. Tobias and Leila are sweet, but very much an insta-love (they've known each other for one month at the start of the book and are ready to die for the other). There are a handful of intimate scenes throughout the entire book and lots of mushy gushy talk between the protagonists that often made me cringe. Side characters exist as caricatures, only deepened by their romantic attraction to other characters. Humor usually doesn't land, with an odd number of dick and fart jokes that feel incredibly out of place in the world.

Now the good: There is great representation for PTSD and disabilities. Jenna handles Tobias and Leila's traumas with grace and realism throughout the book, as well as Naomi's identity outside of her disability. We are introduced to a Thessen tradition that makes the world feel a little more real. Additionally, there is one side character whose humor I genuinely enjoyed.

I think this series could have greatly benefited from being a duology or trilogy. I can confirm after reading TSA that TSS was entirely unnecessary. Certain details from Leila's POV were helpful context, but it was unnecessary for an entire retelling of the first book from her perspective. It would have been sufficient to learn those few important details either in her POV in TSA or as she brought Tobias up to date. By the end, TSA felt like a filler book that might could have been combined with another. I would rather have read TSC first and then TSA combined with the final book (perhaps nearing 1000 pages) rather than read one great book, two filler books with six years in between, and have to wait years for another installment.

I will be reading the subsequent books because I've put this much time and energy into the series. TSA was a quick and somewhat enjoyable read once I decided not to take it too seriously, so there are points for that. I believe Jenna is a talented writer but does not always take her own advice when it comes to writing compelling stories, often getting stifled by her attachment to her main characters and wanting to exist with them as long as possible. I tremendously enjoyed TSC and her debut novel, Eve: The Awakening. Jenna's strength seems to be in writing the first books in a series rather than the middle ones. I hope she is able to write a satisfying conclusion to the Savior's Series those of us who will have been waiting for over a decade by the time the final book is released.

[Tamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review of ARC.

I was so excited to read this next installment after waiting for years. I loved the representation of two young people in love, exploring their sexuality in a very realistic and wholesome way with healthy communication and boundaries as well as giddy excitement. It was adorable and fun to read.

The relationship between Tobias and Leila doesn't change much, at least not on an emotional level. They are in love and ready to die for one another from the start to the end. As this is a romantacy, and the main paring is already together at the start, it would have been nice to see more of relationships developing in side characters. Its not spelled out so I could be wrong, but Raphael falls for Naomi. Naomi is such a bad-ass character with so much potential it would have been nice to see more of their relationship. Also Hylas and Enzo get together but more little moments between them would have been nice.

The character's in this series feel like real people to me which makes it fun to read. Love the diverse cast including disabled people and non-binary people. The portraying of the effect of trauma for both Leila and Tobias added an extra layer and was really well done. For the savior's war I'm hoping to see more of Naomi and Delphi.

There was a line or two mentioning periods. Love the subtle normalization of periods.

There are short interlude chapters portraying The dungeon . These are essentially little spoilers of what is to come later in the story. It was a great way to keep the tension in the plot because honestly, I can't say I was on the edge of my seat for this one. In the savior's champion I was constantly curious what the next trial would be and what would happen and who would die as well as what would happen between Tobias and Leila. In this book there isn't tension like that. There are small fights but they don't feel that exciting to me and sometimes it was even a bit predictable what would happen next. Perhaps because it was Leila, Tobias an Enzo fighting nameless soldiers time and again. It could be any story where a group of people travel through the woods and small towns with some fights along the way. The spoiler chapters kept me curious. That said, I did enjoy the climax. I did not predict that turn of events.

In terms of worldbuilding, I would have loved to learn more about the different lands and cultures and the magic system. We know Leila is the only one with magic in Thessen, if she dies so does the realm. But what about the other countries? Is there magic in Kovahr or the outlands? There is one mention of other magic but that's it. Hopefully book four will reveal more.

So, final thoughts. If you enjoyed TSC and TSS for the characters, the dialogue, Jenna's writing voice, you will enjoy TSA as well. If you are reading it to be on the edge of your seat what will happen next with the dangers the characters will face and who might die along the way as they are at war, you might be a bit disappointed. I am invested to see this through with the characters.

[Ren · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Disclaimer: I am a member of Jenna Moreci’s street team, and was given an ARC to leave a honest review

Thank you to Jenna Moreci for an ARC!

I’ve been so excited to read The Saviors Army ever since finishing the last book in the series, The Saviors Sister. There was a LOT of things I absolutely loved about TSA, and a few things I wasn’t the biggest fan of.

What I liked:

* Leila and Tobias’s POVs: I was so happy that TSA was a dual perspective book, and I will say Leila and Tobias’s perspectives were perfectly matched. Neither POV overshadowed the other for the most part, and I loved Moreci’s use of the future dungeon scenes throughout the beginning/middle of the book. 

* Advancements in Leila and Tobias’s relationship: I’ll avoid using details here because I want to keep this review 100% spoiler free, but there are definitely some advancements in Leila and Tobias’s relationship, and I loved every minute of it. There are also a good amount of spicy scenes which were a blast to read. 

* More world building: As an avid fantasy reader, world building is one of my favorite parts about reading fantasy books, and I loved seeing more world building from Moreci in TSA. We get to learn a lot more than the other realms in the world, and each realm felt so vivid and unique. Moreci’s writing was perfectly vivid and balanced to allow the reader to fill in blanks while still painting a clear picture of what’s going on. 

* Side characters: There was a lot to love (and hate) about so many characters in TSA. We had a lot of returning characters, and i especially liked getting to know Enzo, Hylas, and Naomi better. We also had a couple budding romances with certain side characters that I absolutely devoured!

What I didn’t like: 
* Plot/pacing: In comparison to TSC and TSS, I found the plot and pacing of TSA to be a little lackluster. While there is a clear plot and goals throughout the story, it felt a bit stop and start. We would start to make progress on getting Leila’s army, and then something would happen which would bring us back to square one. And in comparison to the climax in TSC and TSS, the climax of TSA didn’t feel as exciting to me. The climax of TSA was also only in Leila’s POV which does make sense when you read the book, but given that it’s a dual POV novel, I really wanted to see Tobias being more involved in the climax.

* The ending: Piggy-backing off of the climax note for the last point, I wasn’t a huge fan of the ending. IMO, the ending felt very rushed, and left me thinking “that’s it?”

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Savior’s Army, although I did admittedly enjoy the first two installments of the series more. Moreci perfectly continued Tobias and Leila’s romance, and gave more page time to side characters we haven’t seen much of up until this point. Despite my criticisms, I would still highly recommend preordering TSA, and giving it a read when it comes out.

[Ari Meghlen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story follows on from the earlier books, where the MMC Tobias and FMC Leila have fled the palace following the events of the Sovereign's Tournament, and now they are being hunted by Leila's father, Brontes and the army he commands.

Tobias has been branded a traitor and a kidnapper, so they are limited in what they can do and where they can go.

This story has dual POV between the main characters, which was a nice touch. The first two books followed either one or the other, so I enjoyed seeing how they both experienced everything directly.

The pacing was a lot slower in this book. It seemed to take quite a few chapters before anything really happened beyond the odd skirmish with soldiers. This could have been done for effect, showing the comedown after the Tournament and, for Leila especially, finally being outside of her palace.

However, it was a little longer than I would have liked and felt a touch repetitive at times.

We got to see Tobias and Leila in a new light, separately and together. Tobias is still showing the trauma from being in the Tournament, which I think was done well - especially using his family - specifically his mother - to show how different he had become from who he was originally.

Leila had also changed, and the author did a great job of showing her completely out of her depth. In the original books, Leila, while having little control, found her power and impact in clandestine methods and within her domain of the palace that she knew well. Here we see her adrift and struggling.

The side characters were not as strong as they were in the first books, which was a shame, as I really missed having more characters to root for. We did get to see more of Hylas and Naomi, but not as much as I'd hoped. Leila and Tobias definitely took centre stage.

The romance between Tobias and Leila was a little stilted at times, though again, that could have been done to effect - showing how, with everything up in the air, these two people are struggling to find space to be together amidst the chaos. However, for me personally, the spice didn't fit as well as I'd hoped and seemed a little awkward.

There was some nice world-building added, especially in lands like Kovahr and hopefully in book 4 there will be more.

Also, the use of the Dungeon scenes was a great touch and at times had me wincing.

A quick note on the cover. I did like the original covers in the first two books, but understand why the author made a change and have to say the new covers are lovely too.

Overall, an enjoyable story that picks up about halfway through with more action and development of the main characters. I am looking forward to seeing the conclusion in the fourth book.

Review of an advanced copy supplied by the author.

[KMart Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Both the first and the third books have their strengths, but in many ways, I found this one even more entertaining than the first one. The shift from tournament structure to a sprawling escape-and-recruit mission opens up the world and allows for new settings, dangers, and encounters. It also creates opportunities for the return of several familiar faces from the trials, which I genuinely enjoyed. Seeing what happened to those characters and how they fit into the larger conflict added a nice sense of continuity.

Tobias and Leila’s relationship continues to be one of the stronger elements. It’s sweet, supportive, and refreshingly low on internal drama; most of the strain comes from the chaos around them rather than from their own actions. Watching them navigate life outside the rigid confines of the tournament was interesting, especially as Leila grapples with responsibility, power, and the expectations placed on her. And Tobias' emotions during his difficult moments genuinely moved me.

Tonally, though, the book can feel a bit uneven. There are genuinely dark moments. Violence, loss, desperation, but they’re at odds with some by goofy humor that doesn’t always blend smoothly with the heavier material. The contrast can be jarring. There are also some stylistic choices that may pull readers out of the story, such as modern language popping up in a fantasy setting and the continued emphasis on capitalized titles for Leila. Those elements didn’t ruin the experience for me, but they did break my immersion.

The middle portion also drags due to repetition. Much of the plot follows a cycle of traveling, nearly being discovered, fighting off enemies, regrouping, and moving on again. While this reinforces the constant danger the characters face, it can start to feel predictable after a while. The story really picks up again toward the end, which ended up being my favorite section because it finally introduces developments that feel consequential.

Character-wise, most figures are drawn in broad strokes rather than with subtle nuance. They’re not especially complex, but they are distinct enough to keep the story moving, and the banter between certain returning characters adds some fun moments. The villains in particular are not complex, which keeps the conflict less emotionally textured.

Overall, this is a solid continuation that prioritizes action, romance, and spectacle over subtlety. It may not offer deeply complex character work, and parts of the journey can feel repetitive, but it remains consistently entertaining, especially if you’re already invested in Tobias and Leila’s story.

Thanks so much to the author and R&R Booktours for the complimentary copy. This review is voluntary and all opinions are my own.

[Celestia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

What I liked:

- I love the way Tobias and Leila interact with each other, how they love each other so much, how they treat each other as equals. I will admit their romance is very insta-lovey, but that's made up for by how fun they are to read when they are together. Tobias is *so hot*. Everything Tobias and Leila did together was swoon worthy.

- I like all the other characters. Each character felt unique and real. I was cheering when certain characters appeared on the page. I like them all so much I hope we get additional POVs in the next book. I especially like how diverse the cast of characters is. We get a variety of sexualities, races and gender expressions.

- I think Jenna's humour is funny. It is crude and childish, but I like that.

What I didn't like:

- The pacing is far too fast. I felt like every scene ended too quickly, with not a lot of attention to detail, no room to allow the reader to really get into the scene and feel what the characters felt. They went somewhere, there was conflict, then they resolved it far too easily. I liked the idea of each scene, but I was always left wanting more. Especially with scenes towards the end of the book, when really important moments are happening, I felt like key transitional moments were skipped over. And in the last chapter. I'm not going to spoil, but that entire chapter felt way too convenient. Bad things are happening, but suddenly it's all resolved with no struggle.

- World building also felt too brief. They are traveling to lots of different places on the map, okay, I want to feel like I'm there as well. I think this is a symptom of the brief pacing of the plot. Because scenes wrap up too quickly, there's not a lot of time to really explore the setting. This is the first time we as the reader are leaving the confines of the labyrinth and the fortress in Thessian. But I had no real sense of where the characters were because the pacing was so fast we didn't get a chance to really establish that the characters were in a different place.

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I'm one of those readers who read TSC and TSS when I was barely an adult. I inhaled TSC and TSS like air and was utterly obsessed with them. But now I am much older, I've read a lot more books, especially outside of the romantasy genre, so my tastes have changed. I much prefer slower, more long winded books. I actually reread TSC and TSS just before TSA came out and they just didn't hit the same. Not because they were bad or because I knew what was going to happen, but they were also very briefly paced. I still like the core of the story, and I will continue to read the Savior's series as more books come out, but the series not going to leave a lasting impression on me if the next books are as brief as this one

[Leftysaurus · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an ARC review - additionally I was also a beta-reader for this book.

In summary: I just love this series and I'm so happy I got to read this next instalment! It tickles my brain in the best way, not only giving me an array of feelings from swooning, to laughing, to pure unadulterated rage, but also making me ponder and theorize as I read, wondering what is around the corner and how many of my theories turn out to be correct. Highly recommend if you like your romantasy/romances adventurous, sweet and spicy, and a little dark and dangerous.

More Detailed:
It took us a while to get here, but finally we've got the third instalment of The Savior's Series and we can continue with Tobias and Leila's adventure. And honestly? Well worth the wait! The story is exciting, dark, getting spicy, and remains very squeal-inducing (as well as FFing hilarious at times).
Character voice and development, as well as dialogue, remain Moreci's strong suit, though we're also getting a much broader view of the world in this book in the series, travelling not just through Thessen but also its neighbours.

I really love the main couple, they're quite different from one another but both entirely devoted to each other, I do love it when a story does turns darker but never between the lovers. Tobias is a protective but never possessive partner, which I find refreshing. Leila on the other hand is fierce and determined, but also incredibly thirsty, which same girl, I absolutely love it.
Now the side characters! I already enjoyed the cast of The Savior's Champion and it's companion, The Savior's Sister. In The Savior's Army, there's a couple of new faces, but mostly more of character that we got to see before, and a lot of them really get to shine! For me, my personal favourite has still got to be Raphael, though Naomi is also just absolutely fantastic!

Spoilery territory ahead:

TSA is a dual perspective story but also applies a series of flash-forwards that come increasingly closer to the timeline of the main story, leading to the eventual climax of the story, sort of a 'I bet you're wondering how I got into this mess' kind of approach. It is well done, and incredibly tense. I will also add that these flash-forwards contain the darkest and most graphic parts of the story, so be forewarned.
As for Tobias and Leila, what I find so fascinating to see is how these characters, while drawn together, seem to be on opposite journeys. So where Tobias tends to draw deeper into the darkness, Leila is finally out and experiencing the world, realizing that not everyone is like her father or his senators.

[Sophia Minetos · Rating 3 out of 5]

**I received an ARC copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this installment of the Savior's Series, just not quite as much as the first two. Moreci has a knack for fast-paced action scenes, and I was a tad disappointed that this book didn't have nearly as many as the first two companion novels. The first half is heavy on scenes where the characters are strategizing, negotiating with potential allies, and plotting their journey. (Which is great if that's your thing; they're just not quite my cup of tea.) It took around the halfway point for things to really pick up, but following that, I was not disappointed.

The supporting characters REALLY shine in this installment. I absolutely adore Raphael-would 100% read a spin-off about him. Enzo is a joy every time he's on the page, and it was a treat to get to know Naomi better as well.

While the antagonists are fascinating, I sometimes felt they could benefit from a little more nuance or seeds of humanity sown into their presentation. There are points where Brontes crosses into cartoon villain territory, but ultimately, he's still a fascinating and chilling antagonist.

The romance between Tobias and Leila continues to blossom in this installment. It's always interesting to see how an author plays with an established romantic relationship: how is it tested? How does the couple encounter obstacles thrown their way? Is their love able to survive the odds? We got to see that in "The Savior's Army", and it does not disappoint.

Additionally, this installment expands on the world quite a bit. While the first two novels take place almost entirely in Thessen's palace, this one takes us well beyond the boundaries of Thessen. The world is fascinating, and I'm eager to see more of it in this series. That said, the Greco-Roman influences do take a step back in this installment. I LOVED the gladiator-style tournament in the first two books. It was fresh and gripping, and I hadn't seen anything like it in romantasy before. I honestly wish the Greco-Roman elements were amped up even more, because ancient Greece and Rome have such rich, layered histories and mythologies that are perfect fodder for a story. (This is 100% an obnoxious nitpick on my end, but it's a little jarring to see characters from a country inspired by ancient Greece and Rome with names like "Wembleton". They're still interesting characters, and their names certainly aren't necessarily to the story's detriment, but... y'know.)

Overall, this was another solid installment in the series. I will definitely read the next one to see how Tobias and Leila's story ends.

[Samantha Sims · Rating 5 out of 5]

"But Jennaaaaa!" I wailed as I realised I had reached the end.

(Minor spoilers within, referencing an ARC)

How do you do it? There were a number of characters I did not like from previous entries who, by the end of this book, I have drastically changed my opinion of.

Raphael! I was glad to see him and a few other returning characters that I didn't expect to. I didn't have much of an opinion on Raphael after Champion, beyond liking the one scene on the steps. He really comes out in this one and I found myself routing for him as his little side story and personality developed.

Naomi is so sweet and it was great seeing more of her.

Yucana I ended up quite disliking (but understanding why she often behaved as she did - to protect her family), only to completely 180 and come back to loving. And I'll be honest, her moment towards the end with Leila had me in tears!

Fucking Flynn! Enough said.

Leila really lives up to the term 'Slay, Queen' in this story. It's great getting to see so much Leila development.

The story is Dark and gritty, as the others are. It's filled with exciting adventures, touching moments of weakness and comfort, tense battles and moments of despair. There's also some spice and humour.

The world and the characters feel real. They all have their own motives, voices and personalities, even the minor characters. You find yourself feeling down as the main characters struggle and despair, cheering for their victories and swearing when people cause trouble for them.

I was so happy to see Leila and Tobias reunited, I squealed. Then I cursed and cried "But Jennaaaaa!" realising it was the end because how on earth am I supposed to wait for the next book now?!

I really hope the release for this book goes well, because it is amazing and I'm really looking forward to owning a copy.

I will say though, I do wish there was a bit more success.

It feels like the shit is constantly hitting the fan and probably 80-90% of the book is quite bleak as every step of the journey seems to hit a brick wall. I get it, I really do, it's intentionally that way to make you feel the sense of desperation and struggle with them. But the victories are small and few. The only real victory turns out it's the end of the book and I both was delighted with the scene and mad it was the end after FINALLY getting a positive turn.

It is supposed to be an in between book though, so knowing the story continues helps.

[Zsófi Szabó · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

First of all, thank you Jenna Moreci for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy for this book, I was so excited to see this land in my inbox!

A quick warning for sanity: that cliffhanger at the end of the book got me in shambles, so be forewarned if like me you forgot that this wasn’t a trilogy, just keep that in mind when you go into it.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book! The characterisations and the banter were always top notch in all of Moreci’s novels, so it wasn’t surprising for me to see that carey through to this novel. Another highlight were the awesome fight scenes, I could really see a clear image of them as they were choreographed to an incredible detail. I particularly enjoyed seeing more of Noemi, Tobias’ sister, her personality really shone for me and reading between the lines I am not the only one who thinks so. I of course also loved the relationship dynamic between Leila and Tobias, it is such a refreshing relationship to read.

In terms of the plot, this is where it slightly came down for me - I did find the pacing to be awkward at times, especially at the beginning, where it felt like we were essentially restarting the story again and again. There were also just a tad too many situations which seemed desperately unsolvable, so by the fourth or so time they seemed to lose all hope, I just sighed and carried on to see what their only remaining option was out of whatever situation. Compared to the first two books, I felt like there were far fewer betrayals, the characters were more straightforward, and there were less twists and turns than I expected.

That said, the second half of the book really picked up for me once things started to click into place, and I was really whizzing through it, excited to see how the different threads sown through the book came together. It was unfortunately at the peak of this flow that we got the abrupt end to the novel, and while I understand why this was chosen to be the stopping point, it made the book feel more like two halves chopped up rather than whole stories like the first two novels.

If you enjoyed the first two novels I am sure you’ll appreciate this one as well, but if you found the pacing off as I did please don’t give up on it less than halfway through! It took a moment to cook, but once you get there you’re gonna want to stay for the ride!!

[Nathalie Najibi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay listen… returning to this world felt like walking straight back into absolute chaos and I loved EVERY second of it.

The Savior’s Army wastes zero time. We’re immediately thrown back into the madness with Leila and Tobias on the run, being hunted across the entire realm while also trying to… you know… casually build an army strong enough to take down the sovereign who wants them dead. No pressure or anything.

The stakes? Through the roof.
The danger? Constant.
The tension? Literally never clocks out.

What I loved most in this book was getting to see Leila and Tobias outside the palace and tournament setting. Their relationship finally gets space to breathe, and wow did I eat that up. They’re carrying trauma, fear, and the weight of an entire war looming over them, but their loyalty to each other never wavers. The ride-or-die energy?? Immaculate. I was rooting for them so hard the whole time.

And the action?? BRUTAL in the best way. The battles are intense, the close calls had me stressed, and the betrayals lurking around every corner made it feel like everything could collapse at any moment. The book constantly keeps you on edge like “someone is about to make one wrong move and we’re all doomed.”

Also the world keeps expanding in really cool ways. New places, new cultures, new dangers popping up everywhere. It made the whole fantasy setting feel way bigger and way more threatening than before.

Now the only reason this didn’t quite hit a full 5⭐ for me is pacing. The beginning takes a little while to fully kick into gear, and there were a couple moments that dragged just a bit before the story really found its speed.

BUT once it does??? I absolutely flew through the rest.

And the emotional stakes?? DEVASTATING. The trauma from the tournament, the pressure of trying to save an entire realm, the way both Leila and Tobias keep growing through it all… it added so much depth to their characters.

Overall, if you loved the first two books, this one absolutely delivers: more action, more romance, more worldbuilding, and way more high-stakes chaos.

Just be warned…

You will finish this book and immediately need the next one like your life depends on it.

[Caitys.Pages · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review Of Advanced Readee Copy From Author

The Saviors Army was a good sequel to TSC & TSS, though it felt a little like a filler book prepping for the big ending and boy am I looking forward to the final battles!

I absolutely adored the romance, it was very cutesy and exploring one another. Lots of green flags there and frankly it is nice to read even in a Dark Fantasy Romance. I think this book gave a great view into what Leila and Tobias are capable of as a couple, and as individuals. Very swoon worthy. The intimacy was a low level spice for me so it felt more sweet and innocent love making but there was still plenty of scenes of them getting down and dirty!

There where learning curves on how to be a queen and how to lead. I think the PTSD and trauma that they have been through was represented very well, very tasteful and in different ways because trauma isn't just a straight forward illness. I also absolutely love that despite Leila being a very powerful demi-god type she can't just insta-heal all injuries. That Naomi's spinal injury is shown to be far advanced and the struggles she lives with but how treatment both helps and hinders and that Naomi isn't just her disability. It was very well written!

I enjoyed the worldbuilding as it usually is my least favorite part in fantasy books cause its either too much or not enough. I feel it was well done though possibly on the not enough side I do think a little more detail could have made the world pop even more especially as its Leilas first time ever leaving her homeland let alone leaving the castle grounds. But overall very please with it!

Now the reason I say it felt more like a filler is because it is a lot of run, hide, find ally, repeat. However it does make sense because an army isn't nor should it be made overnight. I do enjoy how Jenna takes her time making this happen since they are starting from nothing. I think my biggest complaint is how Raph is treated, he was never even close to my favorite character but I had hoped for some redemption a little sooner for him.

I think overall great book, it didn't hit the top marks like the other two but I absolutely enjoyed it and CAN NOT WAIT for more to come!

[Noky Lema · Rating 4 out of 5]

The highly anticipated continuation of the story, we finally get to know what happens to Leila and Tobias!

I enjoyed many aspects of this book, Jenna Moreci knows how to write compelling scenes and how to set the tone perfectly. Some scenes are among the sweetest I've ever read while others are pure brutality infused in the words. I've been on the edge of my seat a few times, I have laughed, and felt the character's despair, hope, rage, and joy.

It was a delight to get to see characters from the previous books again, to learn more about them. Though I wish some (if not all) had more scenes, the ones they had were always great, from funny to emotional, they truly felt alive.
I wouldn't say we really know them all well by the end, but it feels like we're getting there. This book is a literal journey, and I felt that with the relationship between the characters too.

The story explores not only the world but also the protagonists minds, their relationship, which means it's slower at times – quite a bit slower actually – but the action makes up for it. It's like a roller coaster, so if you feel like nothing happened for a while, it won't be the case for much longer.

The dual POV makes it so that some chapters are very short and others quite long, especially in the second part of the book. It is understandable seeing as how the story develops but it made the shorter ones feel less polished, more like an obligation to check on that POV to break the pace of the other one.

The ending also felt a bit rushed to me. I kind of wished the book ended at the chapter right before for a bigger impact. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy I got to know what happens in that last chapter, but I think it would have been more powerful as an opening scene for the next one.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, despite some pacing issues, I will definitely read it again when it comes out, and I can't wait for the audiobook so I can listen to it and get a whole new experience with, hopefully, the talented narators from the first two.

I know the next book in the series will be the biggest payback for everything that has happened until now and I am really excited for it!

[Cass Cutting · Rating 5 out of 5]

Firstly, I want to say that I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review. Also, there are no spoilers here!

The Savior’s Army has been my first read of 2026, and honestly? I think it might be my favorite book in The Savior’s Series so far, and dare I say, my favorite of the year? It might be early for such a statement, but I did read it twice and gave it five stars both times, lol.

One of the things that always stands out to me about the characters in this series, especially compared to some of the other books I’ve read, is how complex and three-dimensional they are. They’re not just interesting; they’re dynamic. They’re utterly human. They’re flawed and have believable personalities.
This story deals with some very dark subject matter, but there’s still so much sharp humor and wit woven throughout. There were many moments where I truly laughed out loud, which I feel helped balance the story.

Tobias and Leila’s relationship is remarkably healthy. It’s a nice change of pace from some other relationships I’ve read. They believe in each other, they support and trust one another completely, and it was genuinely nice to read. It’s been a while since a romance felt this authentic to me.

This book also completely pulled me in from the first chapter. I hit that point early on where I didn’t want to look away or do anything else; I just needed to know what was going to happen next. I was never bored while reading this book and, at times, found myself actually holding my breath.

The fight scenes are intense and well done, the journey feels epic, and the story continues to put its characters through hell in the best way. If you enjoy adult and sometimes crude humor, violence, strong dynamics between characters, believable romance, and steamy scenes set in an Ancient Greece–inspired world, I cannot recommend this series enough.

Overall, The Savior’s Army was an incredible read, and I highly recommend picking it up.

[Emma]

I just finished this story, and I was a huge fan of this series when I was in highschool when these came out. I would sit and think about what could happen next when I was sitting bored during Covid. That being said, I came in with expectations that this book would pick up with the same heartfelt passion and love for the story that I felt when reading the first books. I remember loving this series but this book felt like it was missing the charm that comes with a real passion for the story.

Right away, I noticed that there was a lot of plot armor going on, where there were no characters that could be killed off, and so the characters were always getting out of fights. This was the perfect series to play with serious injuries because they had the Savior to heal them. Besides that, I know that it was mentioned that Leila was giving Tobias power, and so he had an increasing amount of strength, but why was he always going around killing soldiers and winning with nothing but scratches? Before the tournament, he had never fought anyone.

I also didn't appreciate that Tobias became stabby and murderous. I know that war and trauma can change a person, but it felt like he couldn't come up with any other option. Part of the big reason that Leila fell in love with him was that he was kind and saved Raph in the first place when he could have chosen the easy way out.

Worldbuilding was ass. I had trouble imagining what was going on in my head because I didn't have much to go off of.

The sex scenes were cringier than I remember, too, and sometimes I just had to skip them and move on. Now is not the time for this. It felt like, yes they are trying to find a time to be together, but there are bigger concerns right now. Can we do this when you don't have to worry about dying? *insert 'there's people dying Kim'*

That being said, I will for sure be reading the last book for nostalgias sake.

[Lulzy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm surprised. Usually by writing more you get better, but Moreci has actively gotten worse. The first book was mid but entertaining, the second was bad but entertaining, and this... this is just bad.

The metaphors are baffling, the dialogue is stale, and the logic is nonexistent. What are supposed to be funny moments come at such inappropriate points in the story it left me concerned. Plot points that should leave lasting impressions on the characters (such as Flynn's attempted sexual assault) are dropped in favor of the next side quest.

Raphael accidentally reveals information to Flynn, whose character is absolutely butchered a chapter later to become pUrE eViL. Raphael is dragged through the coals (and beats himself up for a while) when that comes back to bite them half the book later. However... they've been systemically murdering dozens and dozens of soldiers who just have the misfortune of believing Leila was kidnapped, and there is no remorse. Not even a mention of how they were deceived too. It's kind of hard to take the book seriously when it does things like that. Leila continues her psychopathic descent from book two.

Raphael got done dirty by this one. He's still treated like the smartest character ever, but he's just a means to make Moreci's batshit plot ideas seem viable. The pairing between him and Naomi made no sense, felt both like the stereotypical 'I bully you cause I like you' and pair the spares. Does every character Moreci likes need a shoehorned romance?

[Jerome MacEvoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have not read the first two books in this series and I still found the finale enjoyable.

This story manages to weave its past into the present without leaving the reader with too many questions. Following a Hunger Games-style tournament where Tobias barely made it out alive, he hooks up with Leila, a messiah-in-training and goes on the run from the government that established the draconian tournament in the process.

The chemistry between the characters is what really draws me in; not just the romantic leads but the side characters, siblings, parents, rivals and more. Every emotion feels real and relatable, and most importantly, it gives you people to root for. I understand why everyone is the way they are, and I care about how they rise to the challenges put before them.

Tobias and Leila's relationship isn't just steamy, it's assuring. I feel like these two have a phenomenal relationship in how they communicate, confide in each other, and always show up for each other without judgment or reservation. Their love is real, without coming across as saccharine or unrealistic. If you're wanting to write good romance in your own works, Jenna has presented a beautiful example here in her work.

Great characters, great prose, great sense of tension, and great romance (coming from someone who doesn't go out of his way to read romance). An overall terrific story.

I received and read an advanced reader copy of this story.

[Mariana Russo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leila and Tobias are on the run, running from Her father, the Sovereign, who has set Her people against them. While hiding from everyone, they also need to gather allies and procure an army, or risk being outlaws for the rest of their (probably short) lives.

The pair are not alone: they travel with Tobias’ mother and sister, and during their travels they find some people willing to help them out. We even get to see some familiar faces, but ultimately, Tobias and Leila have to sacrifice everything they have and are in order to be able to confront Brontes and reclaim Leila’s throne.

This book made me so anxious! I just knew that all respite Leila and Tobias got would/could not last, and my imagination kept thinking “oh dear, what is Jenna going to put them/me through next?”. Despite that, the book had so many heartwarming moments, and I loved being able to ship more characters – speaking of, can we get those POV’s as short story, pretty please??

If you haven’t read this series yet, don’t sleep on it. The first two books, The Savior’s Champion and The Savior's Sister were some of my favorite books in the past few years, I recommend them to anyone looking for a good dark fantasy romance book, and the wait for The Savior’s Army was SO worth it! I can’t wait to see what comes next, but in the meantime, will be happy to re-read these three books over and over.

[I received an eARC of this book, all opinions are my own]

[Cat Bowser · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an ARC of this book and am leaving a review voluntarily.

Jenna's Savior series is basically an auto buy for me. My preordered paperback actually arrived yesterday so I switched from my ecopy to physical for the last few chapters.

I think some of my favorite parts in this book are others' least which is always fun! I adore the woods setting. There isn't a ton of description but I don't really think there needed to be. It makes sense that they keep returning there; it's the best cover they have.

Leila trying to win over Tobias' family I actually adore. Yes, I know they're in survival mode and in a war but this to me is one of Leila's best qualities. She genuinely cares about her people. While their relationship to Tobias is important, it feels more like a representation of her love for her people.

And Leila also has her flaws. I actually love seeing her out of her element. She's used to having a sense of power but now she has limits and I'm really enjoying seeing that explored!

Leila and Tobias are still darlings and I want them to be happy so badly. I can't say much more without spoilers but I am fully on their side. It's so fun to see their relationship expand, even with the stressors going on.

I can't wait to see more of this world! Bring on the Savior's War!

[Flo · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was such an amazing book ! 🤩
It is so beautifully written : the romance, the twists and turns of the plot, the betrayals, everything inside this book leaves the reader at the edge of their seat !
There are certain things that you come to expect from a romantasy : a way of describing scenes, some stereotype characters. There is none of that in this book and it's so refreshing.
I really enjoyed the evolution of the relationship between Leila and Tobias. They take their time, "exploring" each other. There is plenty of spice and it's so well written : no crude descriptive words, but plenty of intimacy and feelings. And don't get me wrong, I like a possessive alpha male like any romantasy reader but I really loved the moment when Tobias said that Leila is her own person and didn't belong to anyone but herself instead of saying (growling) "she's mine" ! 😄
The quest of the "army" is also very realistic. Searching for trustworthy allies is no simple thing. I half expected them to "just" go ask for help from another kingdom, and "voilà", but no. It's long and difficult and full of unexpected turn of events. Our heroes have doubts, don't know what to do and that makes them even more endearing.
The ending is...partially a cliffhanger and I can't wait for the next book !!!