I didn’t really know where this book was going to go, just that everything would come to a head somehow. It’s beautifully done and I appreciate the unpredictability of it. Xiala front and center as she deserves to be 💕
I’m still annoyed with Naranpa’s character arc, or just character, and wonder how her stans feel about it. 
So much magic, not as much war as you’d expect, and some lovely turns of phrase. The blind disability rep is great, if slipping a bit, and I hope there’s a braille form of these books. Also, the synesthesia rep in this book, a very small part, is very cool. I would have loved to see more queer rep, but the quotes by R.F. Kuang should have warned me enough that is was only ever going to be allyship. Definitely appreciate the bayekis and Iktan in particular, but side characters all. 
Thanks for the laughs Rebecca, really appreciated them in this book!

This was a fantastic conclusion to Roanhorse's "Between Earth and Sky" trilogy. While we are still generally counting forward in time in this installment, we have a number of insightful flashbacks that help us to better understand the motivations of a few key characters, and the blend of present and past worked beautifully throughout. What I loved most about book one, Black Sun, was the countdown to Convergence and the tension and anticipation that that countdown built for the reader, and in this, while we aren't counting down, we are finally bringing all of our far-flung characters back to Tova, and that gravitational pull ensures each narrative and POV feels meaningful. 

Where Serapio's powers are the driving force in book one, and Naranpa's powers in book two, we are finally exploring Xiala's powers in this installment, and man it's so freaking cool. I loved seeing how her own journey diverges and converges with Serapio's, and how all of our Gods and God-avatars circle each other until the very end. This is bloody and merciless, with a sprawling cast of morally gray characters, all willing to bargain morality for ambition. I also appreciate that so much of the driving force in this trilogy feels accidental and circumstantial, a significant choice in a story that depends so much on prophecy and fate. We explore this very literally in dialogue between Xiala and Serapio on the power of fate, and we see it play out as characters have to continually adjust their goals to account for unforeseen outcomes and new obstacles. 

This is a grisly and compelling fantasy series all the way through, and one I look forwarding to recommending to new readers, now that it's complete! Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a complimentary copy.