Cicely and Rhiannon are the newly crowned Fae Queens of
Winter and Summer, but their rule is still threatened by
Myst, a vampiric fae who will stop at nothing to destroy the
Golden Woods and subjugate both the fae and human worlds.
With a traitor in her closest circle, Cicely doesn't know
who she can trust. She must make a choice between possibly
losing her closest friends or ruling like the Queen of
Winter. Can she find the spy and stop Myst before she's lost
everyone she loves?
NIGHT'S END is the fifth and final book in the Indigo
Court series by Yasmine Galenorn. As a newcomer to the
series, I had no trouble keeping up with the plot and the
complex relationships between the characters. That said,
this is a series that would benefit from being read in
order. I followed what was happening, but the emotional
connection would have been greater if I'd read all the
previous books in the series. There is also the promise that
some characters from the Indigo Court series could
become crossover characters in Ms. Galenorn's new series.
NIGHT'S END leaves enough room for secondary characters to
find their own path in her vast worlds, so maybe we'll see
their stories in the future.
NIGHT'S END features some very graphic and explicit sex
scenes. I found them to be an odd fit with the tone of the
rest of the book, which is a little more formal like epic
fantasies tend to be. There is also a love triangle between
Cicely, her husband Grieve, and a vampire prince Lannan that
distracts from the main plot. Granted, I'm not a fan of love
triangles, and I didn't read the book in this series that
developed the relationship between Cicely and Lannan. It is
quite possible I missed the emotional connection needed to
make those two feel right together. As it was, I felt bad
for Grieve and lost respect for all three after Cicely and
Lannan's encounter. One of the themes in NIGHT'S END for
Cicely as queen to learn how to do what is necessary for her
kingdom rather than make decisions based upon her personal
feelings. This love triangle flies in the face of that
lesson and felt unnecessary.
I did find the story to be anti-climactic. Myst is a larger-
than-life character, yet her assault on the human world as
well as the Fae worlds happens mostly off screen. There are
long conversations about what must be done and planning what
must be done, followed up by gritty sex, but I missed an
element of a "ticking clock." There is no rush to destroy
Myst and no real threat to the main characters until the
final show-down. Myst is such an interesting character that
I would have loved more scenes with her because I really
wanted to know who she is and what drove her to do the
things she did.
NIGHT'S END by Yasmine Galenorn is sure to please fans of
this series as the conclusion leaves room for a possible
return to this world if secondary characters get their own
stories, while wrapping this story up satisfactorily. Fans
of urban fantasy with gritty sex, complex power structures,
and open endings will appreciate NIGHT'S END, but if you're
newcomer to the series like me, you may want to start at
the beginning of the Indigo Court series in order to
appreciate the world and the characters.
THE THRILLING CONCLUSION TO YASMINE GALENORN’S “ADDICTIVE”
(Smexy Books) BESTSELLING SERIES
Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae in order to
harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more
powerful than they could have imagined. Now, in a final
push, Myst returns with a vengeance to bring the Golden Wood
forever under the rule of the Indigo Court.
Newly crowned Fae Queens Cicely and Rhiannon have embraced
their destinies and claimed their thrones. But Myst is
rising once more, and now, at the helm of her armies, she
begins her final assault on the Golden Wood. As Fae,
vampires, and magic-born alike fall under the tide of blood,
Cicely and her friends must discover a way to destroy the
spidery queen before they—and their people—face total
annihilation.
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