Welcome to my weekly post about my reading. Since last Wednesday I have finally finished the truly amazing series by James Islington: The Licanius Trilogy.

This final part is called The Light of All That Falls. Let us begin with the blurb…

“The Boundary is whole once again, but it may be too late.

Banes now stalk Andarra, while in Ilin Illan, the political machinations of a generation come to a head as Wirr’s newfound ability forces his family’s old enemies into action.

Imprisoned and alone in a strange land, Davian is pitted against the remaining Venerate as they work tirelessly to undo Asha’s sacrifice – even as he struggles with what he has learned about the friend he chose to set free.

And Caeden, now facing the consequences of his centuries-old plan, must finally confront its reality – heartbroken at how it began, and devastated by how it must end.”

This series has been pretty incredible and quite difficult for me to read at times. Struggling with my mental health, as I am, the sections of bleak, desperate, darkness were perhaps not good for me. However, James Islington’s writing and imagination are pretty incredible and so, despite the extremely long books, I did persevere until the end.

Anyway, this is my response on Goodreads…

The Light of All That Falls by James Islington
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I am finding it difficult to know what to say in response to this book and the trilogy as a whole! The four main characters are engaging and very well drawn, the setting is excellent and the plot drives along at a fast pace. The ending was a great surprise and very satisfying.

I do feel that the books are overlong and the magic systems became over complicated and confusing at times. So, those are my reasons for knocking off one star! It seemed to me at times as if Islington was simply adding in a new magical attribute to get his plot and characters out of awkward and dangerous situations!

Anyway, I love his writing and will continue to read his books as soon as they are published.

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After reading all of James Islington’s published work I think that I need something a little easier and less complex. I have already chosen my next book, so you will find out next week if it matches those criteria.

Until then I wish you all Happy Reading!

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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