Truth or Death

Bitter Ashes #6

by Sara C. Roethle

The epic conclusion to the Bitter Ashes series!

Madeline has faced many things, from immortals, to gods, to loved ones lost and gained. Now she’ll face the ultimate trial, outwitting the All Father himself. Will she survive to see her daughter grow up, or will time and fate be irreparably damaged, throwing not just earth, but all worlds into chaos? Find out in Truth or Death, the final story in a series about the balance between life and death, light and dark, and all things in between!

Genres: Fantasy

124 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 15, 2019

About the author

Sara C. Roethle is a Fantasy author and part-time unicorn. She enjoys writing character driven stories in various fantasy realms with elements of Celtic and Norse myth, humor, and metaphysical ponderings.

Her series include:

Tree of Ages
The Thief's Apprentice
The Moonstone Chronicles
Xoe Meyers
Bitter Ashes

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rushed story line

I really enjoyed the first few books of this series, but as the paths began to develop the writing be came rushed. I struggle with material that authors fail to proofread or have others edit the works for errors. This book was way too shallow and just felt rushed.

[Lana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Madeline has been given an ultimatum by Odin, to cut all of Yggdrasil's branches at one go and to let Ve channel the energy, otherwise she would never return to her family held hostage in Asgard. So whilst Alaric travelled with Erykah in his arms, following Loki and Freya to the realm of death, where no God dared to follow, to ask the help of Loki's daughter, Hel with Faas and Mikael, Aila and Sophie went to Midgard with Marcos and Madeline and Ve, Odin's brother. Madeline was finally recognised as a vessel by Yggdrasil and the power of the fates, life, death, emotion and the chaos of the key became hers to channel. She had now become one with Yggdrasil and she was a Goddess in her own right, and only a Goddess could fight the All-Father Odin, and Madeline was ready to fight for her family even if it killed her. The description of the realm of death is awesome and this final book in the series is very powerful with lots of twists and turns to the story but giving us the epic ending we were all waiting for. Love wins out in the end which is as it should always be!

[Jan Janney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good series

I gave this rating for the series, rather than the individual book. The story was entertaining and held my attention throughout for the most part. The reason I didn't give it a 5-star rating was due to all the misspelled and misplaced words. The author is good at telling the story, but needs a good proofreader/editor. Stumbling over misspellings and poor grammar disrupts the flow and throws the reader out of the fantasy.