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The Dreg Trilogy #3
Order
When Mara escaped the Order, she thought the worst was behind her.
She couldn’t have been more wrong.
Now, she must survive court life while undermining the Order at every turn. If the emperor discovers her secret, it will be more than just her neck on the chopping block.
But Cadmus is proving to be a more cunning foe than she’d imagined, and her complicated feelings about a certain disgraced Magi certainly aren’t helping.
Friends have become enemies and alliances will be broken, but can Mara prevent a war?
Or is war inevitable?
Mara must destroy the Order… or die trying.
The Dreg Trilogy is a clean YA Fantasy full of magic, adventure, and a slow-burn romance. Get your copy today!
She couldn’t have been more wrong.
Now, she must survive court life while undermining the Order at every turn. If the emperor discovers her secret, it will be more than just her neck on the chopping block.
But Cadmus is proving to be a more cunning foe than she’d imagined, and her complicated feelings about a certain disgraced Magi certainly aren’t helping.
Friends have become enemies and alliances will be broken, but can Mara prevent a war?
Or is war inevitable?
Mara must destroy the Order… or die trying.
The Dreg Trilogy is a clean YA Fantasy full of magic, adventure, and a slow-burn romance. Get your copy today!
324 pages, Paperback
Published November 24, 2019
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November 27, 2019
I have been waiting impatiently for "Order", the third and final book in the Dreg trilogy, and it did not disappoint. One of the things I love most about this trilogy is its originality -- I can't predict what is going to happen next. And author Bethany Hoeflich's magic system makes room for all sorts of conflict, tension, anxiety, and social upheaval.
Most of all, her characters are likeable and interesting, with real learning curves. Plus villains it's fun to hate.
Order kept me glued to the pages and had me forgetting all about the world around me. And that is rare nowadays and at my age. I felt like a kid again with a favourite author's new book.
But be warned -- NO one is safe in Hoeflich's world: However, the conclusion of the series is not only inevitable, but rich and emotionally satisfying.
Most of all, her characters are likeable and interesting, with real learning curves. Plus villains it's fun to hate.
Order kept me glued to the pages and had me forgetting all about the world around me. And that is rare nowadays and at my age. I felt like a kid again with a favourite author's new book.
But be warned -- NO one is safe in Hoeflich's world: However, the conclusion of the series is not only inevitable, but rich and emotionally satisfying.
June 23, 2023
The final novel in the Dreg trilogy was as good as the earlier novels. Mara is free from the confines of the Order, but that doesn't mean she's free. The Emperor has plans for her and very little interest in her own wishes. But Mara has her own ideas. She just has to sneak around the Emperor long enough to bring them to fruition.
I really enjoyed this. As before the characterisations and the world building are very well done and you can't help but fall in love with Mara and her ragtag group of found family. The narrative was less predictable, with several unexpected events that actively caught me by surprise. A couple of them probably shouldn't have in hindsight, but still somehow did! The light romance angle running through was sweet and didn't over-shadow the main narrative.
The only issue I have with the novel is the ending. I got to the last third and wondered how on earth the author was going to fit everything remaining into the final pages. There seemed too many threads and angles for the pages remaining. I was right. The ending lets this down somewhat, and I can't help but feel that it needed another hundred pages to expand and tie the threads. The conclusion of three books hangs on a battle that's over in a couple of pages and then a swift move to the epilogue. It felt slightly unfinished. There's also an entire storyline with Silvano and Crystalmoor that's glossed over with a couple of sentences. Admittedly, that could probably be a trilogy in it's own right...
All in all though, an excellent finale to an engaging and well written trilogy. It's well paced, the characters very much come to life and it keeps a layer of tension throughout as there are consequences to errors. People pay in blood and life. It's clean and gore free, but the characters lives very much hang in the balance at points and you are never quite sure who is going to make it out alive. I'd thoroughly recommend the series for both YA's and those of us who aged out of that group a long time ago.
I really enjoyed this. As before the characterisations and the world building are very well done and you can't help but fall in love with Mara and her ragtag group of found family. The narrative was less predictable, with several unexpected events that actively caught me by surprise. A couple of them probably shouldn't have in hindsight, but still somehow did! The light romance angle running through was sweet and didn't over-shadow the main narrative.
The only issue I have with the novel is the ending. I got to the last third and wondered how on earth the author was going to fit everything remaining into the final pages. There seemed too many threads and angles for the pages remaining. I was right. The ending lets this down somewhat, and I can't help but feel that it needed another hundred pages to expand and tie the threads. The conclusion of three books hangs on a battle that's over in a couple of pages and then a swift move to the epilogue. It felt slightly unfinished. There's also an entire storyline with Silvano and Crystalmoor that's glossed over with a couple of sentences. Admittedly, that could probably be a trilogy in it's own right...
All in all though, an excellent finale to an engaging and well written trilogy. It's well paced, the characters very much come to life and it keeps a layer of tension throughout as there are consequences to errors. People pay in blood and life. It's clean and gore free, but the characters lives very much hang in the balance at points and you are never quite sure who is going to make it out alive. I'd thoroughly recommend the series for both YA's and those of us who aged out of that group a long time ago.
March 17, 2023
Overall, I liked this series. It read a bit like a D&D campaign. There were times where Mara was too stupid to live, but whether it was naivete or stubbornness I'll leave for someone else to judge. I enjoyed the world creation, the magic elements, despite the setting being medieval Europe with some flair, but found it came together well. The writing was solid, though this last book had more errors, almost as though the author was in a hurry to be done.
Speaking of hurried, I felt the ending to be a bit rushed. If you read Steel's novella, you know he came to view Mara as a threat, and despite having to fight on the order's side, should still have had misgivings about Mara until he learned of her giving up her gift. Which was also bullshit because we see the cost of her giving up her gift, but not the payoff. Yes, Ethan was having visions during the battle and relaying them ti the Avims, but we didn't see the cause and effect. It just seemed like it could have been better developed and illustrated. There's literally one scene where Mara cries about her loss and that's it. Yhe thing she longed for most, held for a brief year or so, all that build up over 3 books and then. Poof. Done. I wanted more devastation, hollowness and loss from Mara. But instead, we get thrown into the final battle which lasted less time than a snow-cone in a Texas summer, and then it's over. Mara whines to go home and Ethan agrees. Like... what?
Oh yea. Mara whining. Her whole, let's leave because "haven't we done enough?" to me was like a slap in the face. Throughout the whole book, the former dregs Mikkel was training were "Mara's Gifted." For her to stomp her feet and not stay to help with the clean up and recovery process was juvenile and insulting. I found myself feeling really let down by her in that minute.
So... in summary, I liked this series as a whole, but found the last battle a bit lacklustre. We get an HEA and warm and fuzzies at the end, so overall, a fun read.
Speaking of hurried, I felt the ending to be a bit rushed. If you read Steel's novella, you know he came to view Mara as a threat, and despite having to fight on the order's side, should still have had misgivings about Mara until he learned of her giving up her gift. Which was also bullshit because we see the cost of her giving up her gift, but not the payoff. Yes, Ethan was having visions during the battle and relaying them ti the Avims, but we didn't see the cause and effect. It just seemed like it could have been better developed and illustrated. There's literally one scene where Mara cries about her loss and that's it. Yhe thing she longed for most, held for a brief year or so, all that build up over 3 books and then. Poof. Done. I wanted more devastation, hollowness and loss from Mara. But instead, we get thrown into the final battle which lasted less time than a snow-cone in a Texas summer, and then it's over. Mara whines to go home and Ethan agrees. Like... what?
Oh yea. Mara whining. Her whole, let's leave because "haven't we done enough?" to me was like a slap in the face. Throughout the whole book, the former dregs Mikkel was training were "Mara's Gifted." For her to stomp her feet and not stay to help with the clean up and recovery process was juvenile and insulting. I found myself feeling really let down by her in that minute.
So... in summary, I liked this series as a whole, but found the last battle a bit lacklustre. We get an HEA and warm and fuzzies at the end, so overall, a fun read.
September 17, 2020
Wow, what a ride! What a fantastic adventure!
I can not recommend it enough!
As I was mentioning on book 1 review, after reading hundreds of fantasy books, it has become very hard to find a book to surprise me anymore.
Dreg trilogy has managed to do it in spades!
It is amazing, with twists and turns that kept me glued to my kindle, in such way that I've finished all 3 books in just 5 days.
What I loved the most is that nothing in it is predictable, literally nothing!
And it made me FEEL a lot!
I fell in love with the characters, both main and secondary. It's unbelievable how each and every character has a spectacular development.
It made me cry and rage, it made me hate the villain deeply, I honestly couldn't see how could it end. There were lots of parts were I was chanting in my head "please, no, please, no".
It made me laugh, there is a touch of sarcasm, in maybe inappropriate settings, but perfectly done.
There is also a perfect slow burn romance, no detail here, as it must be read to be felt.
Now what?
Being a serial reader, with no break between books, I'm in a massive book hangover. I have no idea how will I pick up another book now
I can not recommend it enough!
As I was mentioning on book 1 review, after reading hundreds of fantasy books, it has become very hard to find a book to surprise me anymore.
Dreg trilogy has managed to do it in spades!
It is amazing, with twists and turns that kept me glued to my kindle, in such way that I've finished all 3 books in just 5 days.
What I loved the most is that nothing in it is predictable, literally nothing!
And it made me FEEL a lot!
I fell in love with the characters, both main and secondary. It's unbelievable how each and every character has a spectacular development.
It made me cry and rage, it made me hate the villain deeply, I honestly couldn't see how could it end. There were lots of parts were I was chanting in my head "please, no, please, no".
It made me laugh, there is a touch of sarcasm, in maybe inappropriate settings, but perfectly done.
There is also a perfect slow burn romance, no detail here, as it must be read to be felt.
Now what?
Being a serial reader, with no break between books, I'm in a massive book hangover. I have no idea how will I pick up another book now
January 15, 2021
I started reading this series a couple years ago and, for whatever reason, just didn't finish reading it. So, when assembling my TBR list for the year, this landed on the stack.
Because of the gap in between books 2 and 3, it took me a while to remember who everyone was and what was going on.
There are some minor errors in the text and formatting, but they're so minor that I almost missed them. They don't detract from the overall story. Though at one point she switched perspective and that was weird.
That aside, I got to a point in the book where I was concerned she wasn't going to be able to wrap the story up with how little there was left in the book. I was relieved that she not only managed, but pulled it off flawlessly.
Cadmus's ending felt anti-climactic considering he's the Big Bad of the trilogy.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and the series.
Because of the gap in between books 2 and 3, it took me a while to remember who everyone was and what was going on.
There are some minor errors in the text and formatting, but they're so minor that I almost missed them. They don't detract from the overall story. Though at one point she switched perspective and that was weird.
That aside, I got to a point in the book where I was concerned she wasn't going to be able to wrap the story up with how little there was left in the book. I was relieved that she not only managed, but pulled it off flawlessly.
Cadmus's ending felt anti-climactic considering he's the Big Bad of the trilogy.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and the series.
October 18, 2020
#10 Order (Book 3) by Bethany Hoeflich.
KUCHALLENGE2020
Great ending to the set even with the requisite deaths. This is really a 5 book set if you include the Prequel and book 2.5 and there is still room for spinoffs as the major characters split off into 5 major parts of the country.
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KUCHALLENGE2020
Great ending to the set even with the requisite deaths. This is really a 5 book set if you include the Prequel and book 2.5 and there is still room for spinoffs as the major characters split off into 5 major parts of the country.
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March 4, 2020
3.5 Stars
The ending was a little lackluster, but it was still a complete story.
The ending was a little lackluster, but it was still a complete story.
December 21, 2020
A good story and good characters in this story. There are a few slow and boring places to get past. All in all a good read.
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