Very jarring transition. Well, none at all. This is a continuation of book 2 of this series and begins on the next day (not as an immediate response to the cliffhanger book 2 ended with, either). Book 3 had a natural barrier but the story was nowhere near complete. Maybe swapping 2 and 3 would have been better? I don’t think 3 spoilered much, if anything, of 2…
What with the too much romance again… at least no other bloody founder or something has popped up again… yet. And the author’s bad Latin.
A lot of things happen, but kinda on slow-burn, and their reasons and repercussions are not yet clear.
Back to the present timeline, this (long) part of the ongoing series proves fun, and dazzles with payoff. Plus, a new (mature, unexcited, beautiful) romance side-story. And then there's the extremely slow-building (4th long ) power gradient involving the British monarchy ffs (Elizabeth turns to Nizar. “Now then. What are your intentions regarding my kingdom, Lord Nizar?”).
Oh, and the late death of a child, honestly painful.
My only quibble is that a fic that complains nearly constantly about bad Latin (and that for four parts now) maybe really should take care not to butcher Latin. But hey, win some, lose some.
😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 I once again adore the deepening and extending of the world, characters and magic system. I cried during Those Scenes ™, and I don't think I'll get any proper sleep in the foreseeable future till I finish this! I keep reading till way too late at night!
Perfect, perfect, perfect. Nizar is simply my new favourite! And the whole Slytherin dorm, for that matter. Plus, I applaud the growing inter-house cooperation with all ten hands, it's something the canon has been missing. And I didn't count on the ending making me cry.