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I just. oh my god.
So because school sucks and ruins my life, it took me almost a month to finish this book. However, i read the last 200 ish pages in the past two days and my brain just is broken.
where do i even begin?
The whole beginning with DarrI just. oh my god.
So because school sucks and ruins my life, it took me almost a month to finish this book. However, i read the last 200 ish pages in the past two days and my brain just is broken.
where do i even begin?
The whole beginning with Darrow in the box was just heartbreaking. honestly the worst thing someone can go through. Then hearing about victra like that was just a broken time. Then they escape AHH trigg and holiday break then out!! BUT NO TRIGG DIES - cry time #1
DARROW AND VICTRAS FRIENDSHIP!!!! bro i didn’t see this coming but when they were training to get their strength and everything back like I just adore their friendship. i think because sevro was doing his own thing for a while, darrow really needed someone who understood what he was going through and victra was the only one who could and GAHHH love their friendship.
IM PROBABLY GONNA MISS A BUNCH OF STUFF WHATEVER BECAUSE ITS BEEN A MONTH AND I HAVE THE WORST MEMORY BUT WHATEVER
Ragnar’s death was another gigantic cry time. Like he was so so awesome, i loved him so much and the way that that b-tch Aja killed him made me want to scream. “i will die with my friends” “I will give Eo your love. I will make a house for you in the Vale of your fathers. it will be beside my own. join me there when you die. But i am no builder. so take your time. we will wait.” “live for more” TEARS.
So just total cry time and then we meet Sefi tho. she’s so epic and cool holy F. when she decapitated her mom like bruh that was amazing. she’s just so badass. and the Valkyrie !! like the obsidians are epic. the whole ice planet part was wild, with the cannibals and everything. it’s crazy to think that they were able to live in such a. hostile planet but it just goes to show how barbaric they were forced to become.
Then we get that whole thing with the moon lords and Roque. ew roque. like he’s such a stuck up piece of trash like i legit hated him. I know Darrow still cared for him and such but I never forgave him. I’m glad he died. i think darrow gave him a funeral he didn’t deserve but once again, darrow is better than I am.
then we get this wholesome moment between cassius and darrow as they look back at clips from the institute and drink together. I was happy to see that they finally got to get back to what they used to have a bit more and it gave me some hope.
CASSIUS now now now. I have such mixed feelings about Cassius. throughout the books, I hated the guy. just couldn’t stand him. i couldn’t believe he wouldn’t forgive darrow and that he was so backstabby. THEN OF COURSE the events of this book happen and i’ll talk about that in a bit but like I’m pretty sure i like him again. i said that he needed to do something pretty big for me to like him again and I think he did.
ANTONIA THE MONSTER bro. i just hate her. now i didn’t like Thistle but damn antonia did not need to bash her head against the cells bars. that was ruthless. but antonia did get her justice when the sovereign put her in her place as a coward. i just wish victra could’ve been there but i’m glad victra got to smash her face in.
SEVRO V DARROW so naturally after darrow was gone, sevro took over as Ares and basically was leading everyone but as we all know my boy sevro is not meant to lead everyone. his howlers yea, but he’s a man of action and spunk, not really diplomacy or leading an army. he’s like the secret hidden weapon that goes sicko mode all the time. ANYWAYS his fight with darrow. they fight over the detonator and then at the end sevro ends up letting it all go, finally crying and ends up crying in darrows lap. they talk it all out
“you tell anyone i cried, i’ll find a dead fish, put it in a sock, hide it in your room, and let it putrefy” “fair enough”
one of my fav scenes. there was so much tension between them and it felt off. they weren’t the old darrow and sevro that they used to be because of everything that was unsaid between them so it was just such a relief when they finally fought and opened up to eachother.
“Howler One,” Sevro says, punching my shoulder. “Howler Two,” I say, patting his in turn.
SEVRO MY LOVE. THE REASON I ADORE THESE BOOKS. MY #1 PSYCHOTIC HOWLER. the way that he just went through hell and back during the last third of this book. so starting off with his epic back flip into getting hanged + his epic speech. “he grabs the cable from the neck of one of the kneeling golds, wraps it around his own neck, and looking to Sefi with a demented little smile, winks and backflips off the railing” LIKE BRUH WHAT. the most sevro thing ever like he’s such a badass. “i am Sevro au Barca. And I am no longer afraid.” CHILLS
then of course one of the best couples ever SEVRO AND VICTRA. like cmon darrows best friends get married??? and she proposes to him like are u kidding me???? i died it was so cute. “Now sevro shifts from foot to foot as I hand Victra over to him and he looks up into her eyes. I’m not even there. none of us are, not to them” LIKE SHUT UP THATS SO CUTE. and darrow was the one to hand her off 🥺🥺🥺
THEN THE PART WHERE I ALMOST GAVE UP ON THE BOOK. So obviously i’m like okay Cassius is maybe good now but why are we letting him go idk? THEN HE SHOOTS SEVRO. SHOOTS HIM DEAD.
when i tell you I sobbed. like put the book down crying so hard. i almost didn’t continue because I was so upset. i couldn’t believe cassius would kill sevro and that just after his wedding the goblin was dead. i was devastated. i was ready to give up on this series and scream at Pierce brown myself. but alas, i kept reading, hoping there was a reason to continue.
we then get the whole cassius and antonia bring darrow mustang and sevro to the jackal. darrow loses a hand. just like what happened to the jackal at the institute. a hand for a hand. then we see the sovereign, antonia is killed by Aja and then they start the broadcast to kill darrow. WHO IS SUPPOSED TO KILL HIM?? the jackal. so here i’m like awesome time to cry and hate this book. BUT NO. THE SHOT FIRES A BLANK??? THEN WE TURN TO SEE THAT CASSIUS HAS KILLED A GUARD????? WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK
WHOLE WORLD TURNS UPSIDE-DOWN. at this point i’m confused but excited. the idea that this was all planned gives me hope for sevro (classics Krina move, only cares if sevro is alive). The battle sequence where darrow shanks the sovereign, the three of them are fighting Aja it’s insane. but oh no they can’t fight her they need help. WHO CAN HELP THEM??
“wakey, wakey, Goblin”
SEVROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MY BOY IS ALIVE. IT WAS A PRANK. NAROLS HAEMANTHUS EXTRACT COCKTAIL STRIKES AGAIN!!!!
sevro goes SICKO MODE. GOBLIN MODE. it’s insane. he finishes off Aja. it’s amazing. he gets revenge for everyone. just chefs kiss.
Then the jackal of course is 5 steps ahead and has the nukes. no problem tho cause Darrow RIPS OUT HIS TONGUE - he learned from his mistake at the institute and now knows what will actually take down the jackal. they take down lilath and loves a few million lives but that’s okay because billions were saved.
THE ENDING
so mustang is sovereign. that’s awesome. i think it’s so fitting cause i don’t think darrow would’ve been able to and i think mustang is more fit for the politics. like they’ve always said. but they are ruling together so it’s amazing.
Cassius gets another chance of having a brother by taking Lysander under his wing and all is well between him and darrow “thank you… brother” cassius called him brother again 🥺🥺
THEN WE GET MUSTANG + DARROW
i mean i don’t think i even have to say anything about this couple. they’re amazing. went through so much and it was tough but they made it out together.
Mustang was testing him and darrow could see. but why?? “I needed you to make the choice to be more than a killer, not just for me, but for someone else too”.
THIS LINE I WAS LIKE WAIT IS SHE PREGNANT WHAT?? NO SHE ALREADY HAD THEIR KID. THEY HAD A SON. WHAT DID THEY NAME HIM????
PAX
“Mustang?” i ask. my voice trembling. “who is that?” “Darrow…” Mustang smiles over at me. “That is our son. His name is Pax”.
more tears. just tears upon tears. then the whole epilogue was just beautiful. more tears. i know i left a bunch out but honestly just need to say that was phenomenal. just world shatteringly good. i love you pierce brown. just wow....more
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