And here it is….the final volume in the Fyne Sister’s trilogy…
Despite my reservations throughout reading this series, it ended fairly well. This was the best book of the series, and this was the best romance of the three. It helped, too, that this book finally closes all those threads that were left dangling throughout.
In the end, I have to say that I was more compelled by the Emperor Sebastian and Leann than by the Fyne sisters and the curse keeping them from love. The emperor and his concubine-turned-empress were damaged, and more fully developed than any of the primary characters.
As far as Isadora and Lucan, I felt they fell in love a little too quickly, and based on very little, but on the other hand, I did buy into the issues keeping them apart. It made for some decent romantic tension.
The conclusion was satisfying, both for the characters and for the world. It didn’t happen as easily as I feared it would, either — although the emperor’s choices played a big part in that. (Which is one more reason I was more compelled by his subplot than any of the three main plots in this series.)
I gave this book 3 stars, just like its prequels, but this one was a higher 3, nearing 4. I didn’t round up because as I look at the series overall, I think 3 is an accurate representation of how I felt. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad, and if you’re in the mood for fantasy romance, you may like this. The three books together won’t take long to read.
Rating 3/5
Title: The Star Witch
Author: Linda Winstead Jones
ISBN: 0425201287
Published January 2006