Series: Ruined #3
Author: Amy Tintera
Published May 1st 2018 by HarperTeen
Goodreads Synopsis
In the final book in the New York Times bestselling Ruined series, the romance of The Selection and the epic stakes of Red Queen come together in a story of revenge, adventure, and unexpected love.
Emelina Flores and her sister, Olivia, were determined to bring peace to the people of Ruina. But as the war for liberation raged on, what triumph and freedom meant to Em and Olivia slowly changed. As Olivia’s violence and thirst for vengeance became her only ambition, Em was left to pick up the pieces.
But it’s not only Em who is upset by Olivia’s increased violence. Other members of the Ruined army are beginning to see the cracks, and soon a small group of them defects from Olivia’s army and joins Em instead. The two sisters are soon pitted against each other in an epic battle for the kingdom and the future, and only one will win.
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Review
After having adored the previous two books in this series, I was desperate to read Allied, and as soon as my copy came, I couldn't stop myself from reading it. Now that Em is actively having to countermand decisions made by crazy sister, Olivia, she is struggle to cope. Nothing she does or says will stop Olivia from her genocidal plan, and all she can do is subtly undermine her, and hopefully not die in the process. We also have Cas, who knows what the Lerans did was wrong, and is trying to recover what good there is in his people, and also work together with Em, in order to unite the humans and the Ruined, as they once were. When Em has to flee from the Ruined, with some powerful defectors alongside, it's her and Cas against the world, as they are facing Olivia, Jovita, and everyone else who isn't happy with them.
This book definitely wove together all of the loose ends, and answered all questions we had from the previous books. There were a ton of differing points of view, and that helped us to understand the story better, rather than being too complicated. We can see the character growth, especially from Em and Cas, from who they were in Ruined, and how they have become the rulers we always knew they could be. Aren and Iria came into their own here, too, and I adored their story. All in all, this book was phenomenal, and I think every fantasy lover should read it!
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5 Stars
