Title: The Righteous
Author: Renee Ahdieh
Series: Book 3
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
*Note:You can find reviews for Book 1 and Book 2 here.
In this latest installment of The New York Times bestselling series that began with The Beautiful, Pippa journeys to the treacherous and beguiling world of the fey in search of answers only to fall in love.
Following the explosive events of The Damned, Odette faces a vampire's final death. The Court of the Lions have done everything they can to save her but have failed. A healer from the Sylvan Vale could help her, but only Arjun Desai, as a half fey, can cross the boundary between realms. The Sylvan Vale is a world Arjun despises, and in return, it despises him. But knowing it could save Odette, he returns to the Vale with all haste, leaving the mirrored tare between the two worlds open and unwittingly setting the stage for both love and war.
It's mere days until Pippa Montrose is to wed Phoebus Devereux and become a member of his well-heeled family, offering salvation to her own. But Celine is missing. Pippa has no idea where her best friend has gone, but she's certain it's in the company of vampire Sébastien Saint Germain and that Arjun can lead her to them. Pippa enjoins the help of Eloise, the daughter of a powerful sorceress, to discover the gateway Arjun uses to travel between worlds. Pippa, tired of hesitating in life, marches right through in search of her friend. But what she discovers on the other side is a dangerous, duplicitous world full of mischief and magic she doesn't understand, and most unexpectedly, she finds love.
"It's a tragedy to fall in love, is it not?"
Ohhh, boy... this series seems to be on a steady, downward trend. I've enjoyed each book less than the last. Although there were still some very good parts to this one, I'm not really sure if I'm still in love with this series anymore.
Ironically, it was the parts with Bastien and Celine that I enjoyed the least. I wanted more of that stunning romance from the first book, but instead, there was only tension. I hated this new distance between them. Moreover, it felt like Celine's character slowly dimmed. She trusted her mother so easily despite being a cautious, smart girl in the first book. Her character just seemed... so blind to it all.
I also couldn't really believe they both ran away to the Vale and abandoned Odette in her condition. Celine at least had a good reason to leave but even though Bastien left out of guilt I couldn't forgive him for leaving his friend.
On the other hand, I adored the romance between Arjun and Pippa. I loved the slow-burn and hate-to-love relationship. It was so well done and their POVs were refreshing compared to Celine and Bastien's. They made the book enjoyable and the twist ending that much more intense.
Before I get into the ending, I have to say that I was also really disappointed in Michael. After everything he knew Emilie had done, I expected him to be smarter about trusting anything that came out of her mouth.
The ending was... something. So much happened that I was on the edge of my seat. I'm mostly dreading reading the last book because I'm worried about how it will all end. I'm praying that things still end on a good note, both for the established couples, but also for Michael who deserves so much better than what he's been dealt. He deserves to find someone who will love him right.
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