Having read the two previous books in this series, this was a very satisfying conclusion. Lynn has grown so much over the course of the series. The stew you this book is not the characterization but in its world-building. The world-building is very beautiful and realistic. This fantasy is perfect for Tamora Pierce, Juliet Marillier, and Marion Zimmerman Bradley because it puts strong female characters at the center of the story!

Im really excited about this story! I hope more people read it. I absolutely loved the way this was written, the characters, the plot and the intricateness of it. I really enjoyed this!

i really enjoyed reading this book, i'm a little sad that I didn't read the first two books in the series. It was really well written and had great characters.

I found the author to be a little wordy and overly descriptive in places. I didn't really enjoy the book too much.

I liked the title and had not read by this author so I thought I would give it a try. I did not quite like it as much as I wanted to like it though. I didn't notice until later that it was the third in the series and so was not familiar with the story so far and the characters. Sometimes not reading what has come before in a series really leaves without enough to go on about the whole story. For me this was the case. The writing was decent enough but overall didn't really get into this book.

Even if I loved the world building and the characters the plot felt a bit disjointed and it didn't keep my attention.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

The most positive thing I can say about this book, and the trilogy as a whole, is that it's not predictable. But it is frequently frustrating, and ultimately unsatisfying.

I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love the cover art, that is initially what drew me into this story. When I first got this arc, I had no idea it was the third in a series, so I immediately went back and read the other stories. I enjoyed them for the most part but some of the tropes felt very overdone.

One thing I dislike about this story is I felt the women in the story were very under represented. They were nearly silenced. Let's get those lady voices back!

I didn't realize The Poet King by Llana C. Myer is the third book in a series. So I will not be continuing to read this book.

The premise is amazing - a land where royalty are given titles such as poet kings and queens. The title hooked me right away. However, the worldbuilding felt minimalistic and basic. The characters arecopycats from World of Warcraft and there was nothing to set them apart from medieval fiction stereotypes. The characters read too powerfully and superhuman that it was impossible to relate to them. Of course, if you're the type of reader that doesn't need to relate to characters, then you will likely enjoy this book.

The few female characters were barely present. I struggled to remember their names because they were infrequently featured. The villain queen was well-written, I'll give her that. She was properly scary. She gave me goosebumps and I looked forward to her scenes.

This was a wonderful concept and the premise was amazing, but the plot was loosely constructed. There were too many alliances and feuds to keep track of. This is a small detail, but I disliked having a character named Marlen who was the magical court guy. Um, sound familiar? He is exactly like Merlin from the King Arthur legends! If this book had drawn less from the King Arthur stories, I would have enjoyed it much more. The evil queen felt like Morgana trying to corrupt Arthur and all the soldiers were similar to knights of the round table. I wanted more descriptions of the magic and the beauty of the lands. I hope more edits are made before this book is published.