The final book, Temple of Fortuna, is set to release tomorrow. After reading the first two books I am eager to hear others opinions about the trilogy thus far.
Spoiler
- Did the second book ruin the series for you or build your connection to the characters?
- How did you feel about Amara going into debt with Felix to buy Victoria and Britianna?
- Should Amara have killed Victoria or would this ruin her character?
- Will Rufus find out the child is not his? Will him and Felix team up to get revenge?
For me, the second book built my relationship with the characters. I did not agree with Amara buying Victoria and Britianna. It was stupid for her to work that hard to be freed to then owe her master. She could have saved money from her loan business and freed them later. I cannot believe she got pregnant with Philos. Amara fell in love with Philos and Meander when she wasn’t thinking about surviving. This is her biggest character flaw. However at the end of both novels she goes into survival mode and breaks their heart.
I hope the third book is similar to the first and less of a love story. I want Amara to stay focused on benefiting her daughter and herself without dragging hopeless lovers along.
I just finished The Temple of Fortuna yesterday! No spoilers, but I loved it and thought that all three books formed a very well thought out, cohesive story.
I obviously don’t agree with you on the 2nd point. It’s understandable that she didn’t want to leave her friends to suffer for longer than they already had. Also, being indebted to Felix didn’t change anything in the grand scheme of things. Even when she wasn’t indebted to him, he still haunted her life in every way he could. He’d have never left her alone anyway.
People fall in love even in the most horrific of situations because they’re still human. Personally I hate pregnancies in books, but I understand why it was necessary for the story. Her letting her guard down wasn’t a character flaw. It shows us that she’s human, she has feelings. She could finally relax a little bit, and she did, but she never stopped plotting herself a better life.