Some heroes are fated to save the world. Others are meant to destroy it… to reclaim the sword of Dracon—a sword of King Arthur fame and the only weapon capable of killing Theht—won’t result in death and destruction. And then there’s the small matter of an asteroid that’s been ripped out of its orbit and is hurtling toward Earth…no biggie.
One last thing—she’s fated to destroy the world. To stop that prophecy from being fulfilled, she may have to sacrifice the one person she loves the most.
Good thing she’s staying positive.
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It seems like each book in the Fairy World MD series gets better and better. I can not get enough of this series. Every book Tamara Grantham writes is full of magic, adventure, and the fight for happiness. Deathbringer is probably the most emotional book in the series, so far, and my favorite. I could not get enough of this story and I wish I could get my hands on the next book now.
I voluntarily received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wow, What an amazing turn of events this story has brought forth. Grantham has once again shocked me with her style of story-telling and has captured and piqued my attention with this phenomenal read. There were many shocking scenes and some spectacular moments that made this one heck of a wild adventure. The characters were awesome and magical and the story-line just blew me away and had me at the very first page. Even though the author throws us a cliffhanger at the end of this story, it is one that I can live with because I am expecting a different outcome and because I know for sure this adventure into Faythander is not over. This author did a smashing job at twisting the ending just enough to keep me craving for more and I am extremely anxious to see where she will take us next on this remarkable voyage. I highly recommend this read to all.
If you have yet to read this series, then you are missing out on one wild ride. Book one, DREAMTHIEF is free on all platforms, so get your copy and start today.
Once again, Tamara Grantham has surpassed her earlier efforts and crafted a story that outdoes the prior ones in this series. This book is definitely my favorite so far in the “Olive Kennedy, Fairy World, MD” set!
So many things come about in this tale that make it incredibly good. A lot of stuff is revealed about the various main players. Many doings are discovered that were previously unknown. Other events occur that are just amazing. I could go on and on in this vague sort of way… Unfortunately, I don’t want to give specifics because I don’t want to spoil any of the surprises that the book has in store. And there are certainly plenty of those! A lot of things were revealed that I already suspected, but many were twists that I never saw coming.
The majority of the characters, especially among the little band of protagonists, have the opportunity to go (way) outside of their comfort zones, and see themselves stretch and grow in various ways. Olive finally starts to open up a bit more to the people around her about the things that she is experiencing, thinking and feeling. Even Kull is somewhat less circumspect and a bit more demonstrative. A lot of the main players certainly get the opportunity to be their best selves in this volume.
There was a span of time in the book that involved my home state of Utah. Included were scenes from Arches National Park (which I had forgotten I spoke with the author about as she was researching them). The way in which she incorporated some unique features of this natural wonder was brilliant. And, needless to say, that section was very fun to read!
As always, there some things that I didn’t particularly enjoy about this book, including how very much time they spent running around trying to accomplish something, in what nonetheless usually proved to be fruitless efforts. But everything seemed to occur for a reason, on this journey more than others even. And the events of this novel did place everyone where they needed to be for certain occurrences to happen. So all was not for naught, it just seemed like it at times as the story progressed.
The culmination of the Deathbringer prophecy is at once masterful and also tragic. That all of the aspects of it and other such forbodings must come to pass seem inevitable yet contradictory. The way that everything was tied together in the end was very artfully done. Once again, however, the ending sucks! You can see how some of it at least is totally necessary as it fits into the storyline, but that doesn’t make it any easier to bear for these characters that I have come to love. I’m trying to hold it together this time; unlike previous instances when the ending to a tale in this set about unhinged me. I know that there is one more book in the series, so there is still some hope for a happy ending. Although I honestly don’t see how that could possibly play out, given the current situation in their reality. But I am trying to remain hopeful about it. I definitely cannot wait to read the final volume in the “Olive Kennedy, Fairy World, MD” series!
If you’ve read this far, then you know exactly who the Deathbringer is and exactly how this is all supposed to go down.
Or do you?
This one is romantic and tragic in equal measure. It is a ticking time-bomb as Olive’s reality winds down to days that are better left unseen. The time has finally come to see what she is made of, and if she can hold her own against Theht long enough for Faythander to survive.
Things will not end as you expect them to.