Absolutely love the cover and storyline. I bought a physical copy of this book to add to my personal library. Ms Forna is an auto buy author for me.

This was a great finale to the trilogy. I couldn’t put it down. And I really loved how everything got wrapped up. I think fans of the series will feel satisfied with this ending.

Deka is determined to save herself and the world that she loves so much but she is forced with choices, but nobody should have to make. I do really enjoy this book and this series, but I did think that in this particular book it seems like the author was trying to do too much, like there were too many things that she needed to cover to keep the story moving along, and as a result, if that enough time was spent on the things that were important to the story. As a result, the story felt like it really just kind of dragged on, and it definitely was a book that I ended up putting to the side and coming back to several times because the middle was dragging so much that it just wasn’t holding my interest. I will definitely recommend to my students for me. This wasn’t as great as the first two.

The eternal ones by namina Forna is a ya fantasy that is a third book of a trilogy so its hard to expalin why I loved this one without spoiling it but just know if u loved books 1 & 2 u will love this one espcially the ending it wrapped up nicely and also made me cry a lot as well!! 5/5 stars wrapped up another series this year

Phenomenal title! Namina Forna has created such an amazing world. I love everything about this series!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

Often, I find that the pacing of a trilogy either drags out the final action or wraps up everything too quickly. “The Eternal Ones” by Namina Forna concluded the Deathless trilogy in a way that felt right and not rushed. Throughout the trilogy, we got to see Deka grow from a young woman barely out of girlhood to a powerful leader. This final installment focuses on Deka as she works with her comrades to destroy the false gods who have ruled over Otera for far too long.

This is a book that has a lot of characters, so I felt that I almost should have reread the first two books before reading this one. The author did integrate subtle reminders about who characters were, which I appreciated.

This was a good ending to the Gilded Ones trilogy. All the loose ends were tied up, and the characters all showed significant growth. I struggled with pacing throughout the book, in a way that I previously hadn’t. I was glad to see Deka’s journey all the way through.

As much as I enjoyed the first book in this series, I felt the next two books drug on a bit. There were so many characters and storylines to keep track of, and that made it difficult to stay engaged in the story. I was pleased with the ending and felt invested with the main characters, so I was glad I stuck it out and finished the series.

The finale to the incredible Gilded Ones trilogy was just as great as the first two books- what a way to say goodbye to such an immersive world! I look forward to reading more from the author in the future.

The first Gilded Ones book was one of my favorite releases of that year. But unfortunately, every installment since has left me wanting more and more. The character development felt lacking, the pacing put me off, and too much of the narrative felt inorganic -- more convenient to the plot than a natural progression.

I’m sooooo sad this story came to an end lol. The world building over the three books were so good! I loved how we got a real wrap up that didn’t come off as rushed. I’m happy we got to see how the main grew from a timid girl to a complete boss!!

Fantastic end to an incredible trilogy! These are some of my all-time favorite books and I was very happy with how it ended.

Forna has done it again! The characters pop off the page and you can’t help but be sucked into the world with them.

2.75 ⭐️
We come back to Deka and her friends after she discovers the truth about the Gilded Ones and the Idugu.
That’s what I remembered about the cliffhanger of the second book and then started reading this one and was seriously confused the first 20% of the book.

The whole book felt like the author was trying to build up the end however it was possible and her answer was to add a bunch of more gods. But in the end it, the outcome was way too amorphous. The description was just trying to imbue eternity into every line by just listing all nature.

I still take a couple of loveable character from this book which are Britta, her accent, and how she’s completely herself no matter judgement & Ixa, just because he’s cute.

Thank you to Random House Children for the ARC!

This was Deka's final journey in this trilogy.

I really struggled through this series. I loved the first book. The second book was chaotic, and this final book was even more chaotic. I found myself skimming through much of the book because it became overly repetitive and drawn out.

There were so many convenient plot points that didn't make sense. I felt like this book tried to incorporate way too much. I found it odd to suddenly include an entirely new pantheon of gods that no one knew exists in the first two books. I can appreciate a twist or surprise in a series, but I don't think this was well executed.

And she did it. I was anticipating this one for SO LONG knowing it was going to be amazing and also probably destroy me. It did all of that. And more. A perfect finale to the story of Deka and the Gilded Ones. Once again, Forna has amazed me with her world building - taking it to another level in this book. I feel like I was totally immersed in the world Deka was trying to save along with her friends - and what friends they are. I am so sad it’s over!

I really wanted to like this one more. It honestly felt like the trilogy could have just ended with book one. This one does a similar thing to book two where we upend most of the things we’ve come to understand as truths for seemingly no reason. I admire the author for her world-building, but it felt like we introduced so many extra things and didn’t develop the ones we knew enough.

Thank you to netgalley and Random House Children's | Delacorte Press for allowing me access to this book. This has been one of my favorite series from start to finish. Forna has been such an amazing story teller.

The way this series unfolded was masterful…with each book the world expanded and our whole perception of what was coming changed. Deka’s growth from book 1 to book 3 was such a beautiful experience and I absolutely enjoyed this series as much as I hoped it would.

I truly can’t wait to see what else Namina Forna releases in the future and I hope it holds more stories of found family, shattering the patriarchy, and young women coming into their power.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Random House Children’s | Delacorte Press for an E-ARC copy of this book!