AudioBook: The Fate of the Tearling

The Fate of the Tearling is written by Erika Johansen and narrated by Polly Lee and is the last book of the Queen of the Tearling series.

In less than a year, Kelsea Glynn has grown from an awkward teenager into a powerful monarch and a visionary leader.

And as she has come into her own as the Queen of the Tearling, she has transformed her realm. But in her quest to end corruption and restore justice, she has made many enemies - chief among them the evil and feared Red Queen, who ordered the armies of Mortmesne to march against the Tear and crush them.

To protect her people from such a devastating invasion, Kelsea did the unthinkable - naming the Mace, the trusted head of her personal guards, Regent in her place, she surrendered herself and her magical sapphires to her enemy. But the Mace will not rest until he and his men rescue their sovereign from her prison in Mortmesne.

So, the endgame has begun and the fate of Queen Kelsea - and the Tearling itself - will be revealed...

The Breakdown:
1.  Johansen brings her story of the Tearling to a close with this book.  It picks up where the last book left off, and follows Kelsea to her imprisonment in Mortmesne and what is left behind in the Tearling.  This book really does answer most of my lingering questions about the series. From what caused the downfall of William Tears' dream to who is the Fetch and Kelsea's father.

2.  One of the best things about this book was interactions between Kelsea and the Red Queen. It was fascinating to see who the Red Queen almost longed for Kelsea's company and trust. The learning of the Red Queen's past made her quite the complex character.

3. In the book, Kelsea experience more of the past, this time as Katie, a girl born just after the Crossing. This shed light on both the magic of the sapphires and what happened to William Tear and his dream of the new world. It was an important lesson in that history can shape the future.

4. While I thought the ending was perfect for this series, I was disappointed that Johansen did not give hints to the fate of many of the characters.  There were several characters that I was left wondering what happened to them.

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