Soon some of her new comrades are abducted while on patrol by soldiers led by Warner’s father, who demands a meeting with Juliette. Additionally, Adam is acting strangely-in large part because of his work with Castle to determine why he is able to touch Juliette safely-which causes difficulties in their relationship.

Compassionate Castle tries to help her master her abilities, and Kenji tries to help her fit in, but the devastating nature of Juliette’s power hampers her efforts. In addition to no longer being a prisoner, she is surrounded by other people with supernatural gifts. In training to participate in an inevitable war against the Reestablishment, Juliette Ferrars should feel at home at Omega Point. Juliette, the girl with the deadly touch, struggles to fit in with the resistance movement that saved her at the end of Shatter Me (2011).

This is a happy conclusion to a complex and engrossing series centering Black characters that makes the sometimes heart-rending journey worth it, both for the cast members and readers. Readers who made it through the losses of the second book, in particular, will be rewarded with an ending that feels earned. Once again, Barron skillfully weaves plot twists into the narrative, the greatest of which may surprise even astute readers. Even without this magic, however, Arrah is determined to help keep her people safe, but there’s not much she can do without this power-or is there? The point of view shifts among Arrah Efiya, her half-demon sister Daho, the Demon King and others, although Daho’s is the only viewpoint that does not unfold concurrently with the others. When they finally discover the tribal people’s hiding place, the latter aren’t pleased to hear of Arrah’s surrendered magic, as it was also the key to their safety from the demons who want to consume their souls.

Arrah is also grieving her decision to give up the chieftains’ kas and her subsequent loss of longed for magical ability. Arrah and company return in this closer to a trilogy that started with Kingdom of Souls (2019).Īrrah, romantic interest Crown Prince Rudjek, and their friends are where readers left them in Reaper of Souls (2021): searching for the tribal people.

Reaper of Souls by Rena Barron