About this book:
“The ascension Evangeline never wished for. A battle against evil. One last chance to overcome.
Grief-stricken and left with newborn twins, a country to rule, and struggling with doubt, Evangeline must be the strong yet compassionate leader Lanaria needs most. As she struggles to find balance, she and the others unravel the final plot against her kingdom, including a trusted ally who has been working against them long before the war began. She is determined to fight the battle not with force, but with the gifts God has given her and her allies.
Will they find victory? Or will her people find their end?”
Series: Book #6 in the “Legends of Lanaria”. Reviews of Book #1 Here, Book #2 Here, Book #3 Here, Book #4 Here, and Book #5 Here!
Spiritual Content- Three Scriptures are shared at the beginning of the book; Scriptures are referenced, mentioned, quoted, & remembered; Many prayers; One character calls God “Dhia” as that is His name in her country; Witnessing to others; Talks about God & His will; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Isla asks why God didn’t smite the villain and why innocents have to die; A character feels like she can’t control anything & the Lord talks to her and brings to mind a few Scriptures; Many mentions of God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, God’s will and timing, prayers, praying, praising/thanking God, & blessings over food; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of witnessing to others; Mentions of blessings & being blessed; Mentions of a character having dreams/visions she and others believe are warnings from the Lord; A few mentions of healing through prayer and the Holy Spirit; A few mentions of eternity; A few mentions of miracles; A mentions of a prophecy; A mention of fasting; A mention of a bishop; A mention of a cross necklace;
*Note: “For heaven’s sakes” is said once; The villain is called a ‘witch’ (in another language); Someone believes another character is cursed due to her deformity (calling her “that cripple”); A few mentions of witch hunts; A couple mentions of the villain’s group who attempted to resurrect demonic entities/presences in a cave; A mention of gods; A couple mentions of some believing that a country is cursed (but was actually others poisoning them); A mention of liars from Satan; A mention of witchcraft; A mention of witches being outlawed in Lanaria; A mention of pagan beliefs; A mention of a tower having “demons of its own” after prior events (Book #1 and Book #5); A mention of death’s sickle-scythe visiting everyone one day or the next.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shut up’, a ‘hang it all’, three forms of ‘dumb’, and three ‘stupid’s; A mention of curses (said, not written); Some eye rolling; Stabbing someone & Being attacked/choked (barely-above-not-detailed); Remembering battles/fighting & killing (up to semi-detailed); Remembering pain & passing out (barely-above-not-detailed); Grief (for parents and what could have been, border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); A character beheads someone (off-page) and brings the head to her leaders (barely-above-not-detailed); Isla feels like others would be safer if she stayed away, believing that destruction follows her; Two characters feel guilt over being unable to stop the villain in the prior book; All about & many mentions of the war over Lanaria, assassinations, deaths and possible deaths, executions (beheadings with a guillotine and hangings), murders (by slashed throats), possible slaughterings of those during the war (including children), dead bodies, screams, & grief (including for parents; all border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); Mentions of plagues, losing family members to it, & grief; Mentions of a kidnapping of an infant (Evangeline when she was a baby); Mentions of blood/bleeding & injuries; Mentions of weapons; Mentions of stealing, stolen items, & thieves; Mentions of nightmares (including of see loved ones’ dead bodies); Mentions of manipulation & abuse (Book #1); Mentions of lies, lying, & liars; Mentions of alcohol/wine & someone getting drunk; A few mentions of children being sold as slaves, tortured, & slaughtered by the villains; A few mentions of threats; A few mentions of hatred; A few mentions of rumors; A mention of the villains sacrificing babies for their wicked desire; A mention of poison; A mention of eavesdropping.
*Note: Evangeline hyperventilates (once, barely-above-not-detailed); Evangeline was raised believing that she had been discarded by her parents and that no one would love her unless she did what another asked; Mentions of parents neglecting one of their children (including Isla having a strained relationship with her father because of this); A few mentions of the villain having a “depraved” mind and her “sickness of mind”.
Sexual Content- Married couples cuddle/embrace and share some kisses that have no details (four head/forehead kisses, two cheek kisses, and four+ kisses; Also one cheek kiss from a couple not married); Isla feels disgust from seeing men scouring her figure; A mention of a young man not doing anything inappropriate with the girl he likes; A mention of a blush;
*Note: A woman comments to Evangeline that she is frumpy and hasn’t lost her childbearing weight yet (which causes Gabriel to stand up for his wife).
-Evangeline
-Gabriel
-Horace
-Isla
-Nicolas
-Asta
P.O.V. switches between them
229 pages
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My personal Rating-
Oh, how I’ve anticipated this final book and how bittersweet it was! The previous book caused me a lot of emotions, so I was nervous about this last book, but also excited to see the Light win in every way. The growth from all of these characters—but especially Evangeline; I felt so proud of her!—was so heartwarming and also so impressive from a technical standpoint with the depth of their fears and concerns with also trying their best to hold onto hope when that’s the only thing they can do.
I was a little confused at times while reading, but I think that’s mainly because it’s been a while since I’ve read the prior books (mainly books 2-4) so those details about the other countries were a little fuzzy.
Based on the acknowledgments at the end of the book, it sounds like there might be a spin-off series one day about the next generation of these beloved characters and all I can say is: yes, please!
See y’all on Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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