With The World’s End ends the A Hundred Names for Magic and, not going to lie, tears were shed. I have really enjoyed the mix of emotions from hilarious to heartwarming in this series. Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts on The World’s End.
Summary
It’s been three months since the Snow Queen and OzCorp infiltrated Maidenkeep and nearly seized the Nine Maidens. Ryker is still unconscious after the Snow Queen attacked him and is being monitored at the hospital. Abigail Fey’s curse has far-reaching consequences, and many in the Royal States has been using it to stir unrest and hostilities against Avalon. When the Adarna, a firebird-like creature appears in Avalon, the gang discovers it is one of seven magical artifacts that the Snow Queen has been searching for, in her bid to open a portal to Buyan.
Determined to find the artifacts first the Bandersnatchers find information about the other five the Lotus Lantern in China, the tamatabeko in Japan, the Pied Piper’s Flute and the Singing Bone in Germany, and the raskovnik at World’s End, the site where Peter Pan and Captain Hook had fought and had destroyed. The final relic is a portal somewhere inside Wonderland. But the Snow Queen will stop at nothing to get to the relics first. And when one of their own is killed in the fight it takes everything they have to continue the fight to save Avalon once and for all.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
The World’s End made me cry, a few times actually. It’s an emotional end to a series that perfectly balances humor, heart, and a perspective of the way the world could go and has gone – with a magical twist. Full of a variety of magical worlds, creatures, and stories The World’s End is a must read for anyone who’s read the first. It revolves around this central topic, but one that is resolved int his book, about sacrifice. What will we have to sacrifice to save the world?
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Cassie Simone did a phenomenal job at the accents and the somberness in this audiobook narration, just like in An Unreliable Magic. This is truly unique in my fantasy reading repertoire for being almost a shade away from our reality and infusing humor and magic into the world. You’ll leave completely transformed as do all the characters. Find The World’s End on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop.org, Blackwells, Libro.fm, and Google Play.