Each cover in this series is absolutely stunning – kudos to the designer. With this being the third and final book in the series, my review will be short to avoid spoilers.

In this story, Deka is on a quest to defeat the gods she once considered her family until she learned they were taking advantage of her. After her confrontation with them in the last book, she’s in a considerable amount of pain and a pretty bad mood – which you can’t blame her for. To kill the gods and prevent them from destroying the world, she must first locate the source of her divinity – easier said than done. But she also has an impossible choice to make – be reborn as a god and lose everyone she loves or bring about the end of the world.

Deka and her loyal friends on this journey have become more of a family. Her friendship with Britta is one of the bright spots of this story. I also have to give a shoutout to Ixa, her devoted animal (?) companion and protector. He’s quite a scene stealer. This is a series I’ve enjoyed from the first novel with its creative world-building and charismatic characters. I’ll miss them, but the story provides a satisfying ending for fans of the novels. I’d recommend this series to readers who enjoy immersive world-building, strong friendships, and chosen one stories.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

An amazing 5-star read I believe that Forna did a remarkable in creating a trilogy that highlights friendship, sisterhood, fighting for freedom and so many themes that resonated with me, I believe that this series is perfect for young women whose voices have been dismissed as well as young black women who faced oppression and have been told they are inferior. Deka's journey and growth stick with the reader. This book made me cry, smile, and overall feel as a black woman who was once a young black girl that we arent in the shadows that we matter and so do our voices. I would recommend this trilogy to teens for I believe it has many relevant themes that can be related to today.

Good ending to an interesting and lively fantasy series. Deka and company continue to impress me and the magic system remains inventive and impressive.

This book and every one in this series was so beautiful. I had never read anything from Namina Forna before this and was nervous to jump in so heavily by committing to a three book series but I'm so glad that I did. These were different, unique and I am just absolutely in awe of Forna's writing with both the story and the characters. This entire series will always and forever be close to my heart after this.

This book wraps up the trilogy nicely but I can't imagine wanting to read it again.

As a whole, the trilogy was a let down and unfortunately this installment wasn't a standout amongst the 3.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book before its publication date.

I was so excited to be able to read this conclusion to The Gilded Ones series. It was a great conclusion to the story of Deka, as she tries to save herself, and the entire world. The pain and tragedy in this series are handled wonderfully, and one finds oneself rooting over and over for Deka and her friends. Talk about characters who don't give up in the face of adversity.

This was a good conclusion to the story. I enjoyed the world expansion in this one even as we were ending. I loved seeing what was outside of Otera! The characters, more found family, overall were still lovable. I LOVED the diverse representation of sexual orientation and race. Britta redeemed this book for me!

I wished that there was not a personally transplant for Deka. She is so passive in this book but what I loved about her in the last two was how strong and determined she was and a good leader. I get there were circumstantial limitations but also I feel like she deserved better. I also wish we had a harder time resolving the conflicts.

Overall I still loved it and will be waiting impatiently for the next Namina Forna book!

Thank you @netgalley for the advanced ebook and @prhaudio for the audio copy of this book. The narration is superb and it's one of those books that I wouldn't pronounce half the names right in my head if I didn't have the opportunity to hear them on audio. I switched betwen audio and ebook for this one and loved having both options as with all of the characters I would have been confused in solely audio format.

I would definitely recommend brushing up on the first two books before concluding the trilogy with this one. I appreciated the final character arc and conclusion.

In the final installment of the Gilded Ones Trilogy, Deka and her friends go on a journey to find Deka’s godliness, the only thing that can give them the power to end the corrupt Oteran Gods.

This series looks at what it means to exist under a system meant to oppress you, to make you feel less than. In this final book we watch Deka go on a journey of self discovery where she must decide who she wants to be without the constraints of an oppressive society. This book is a thrilling conclusion to Deka’s story and is a must read if you enjoyed the first two books.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book from the publisher and Netgally in exchange for my honest review. This did not effect my rating.

I sometimes find trilogies really difficult to rate because a lot of the time there is so much happening in the first and second books that the third one either moves to slow, or moves to quickly to wrap everything up.

However I did not feel this way about Dekas story. I truly enjoyed Deka as a character, and as a diverse character at that. The story was unique and held my attention. I was interested in the characters as people and individuals and was able to picture what happened in the book vividly.


I would definitely recommend this series.

4.5 stars

Fantasy is a hit or miss situation for me, but this trilogy has been an absolute hit from start to finish.

Deka is a compelling m.c., and readers who have done this right - those who read the first two books in advance of this final installment of the trilogy - will be well acquainted with exactly why that's the case. Like the earlier books, the feminist elements, Deka's growth, and discussions about identity are all highlights. There's also continued opportunity for readers to delve into the relationship between Deka and those characters who have come to play important roles in her journey.

Readers who have traveled with Deka will enjoy the wrap-up in this trilogy ending effort.

Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte for the ARC, all thoughts are my own!

The Eternal Ones starts off in the thick of things and doesn't spend much time catching up the reader. If it's been a while since you've read the last book, I would definitely recommend rereading the first two or finding a summary online.

For a final installment, there was a lot of new lore that was either only briefly introduced in previous installments or this was the first time it was mentioned. For the most part, I felt like the new lore was well-incorporated and helped progress the story.

The Eternal Ones focused a lot more on the internal plot than on the relationships between the characters, and I think the story suffered a bit for lacking the easy banter of the earlier books. It's not that it wasn't there, it just ended up taking a back burner and I would have loved to see more of it.

After sobbing through the last 50 pages, I had no choice but to rate it 5 stars.

This book was amazing! The world building/ magic system was amazing. I loved the conclusion to the series. The romance was so good!

Book 3 took a long time trying to get to the goal of the book! I felt like some of the stuff could have been shorten! But the ending was good! Overall, it was great to see Deka, Britta and their found family fight for their lives to save the world! Especially Deka! The series was a 4.5 ⭐️ for me!

Thank you to Turn The Page tours and Penguin Teen for my gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

As far as series finishers - this was so good. It wrapped up so much, and we still got the adventure and the building of relationships. Though I do wish the feminine power theme continued a bit stronger in this book. It almost felt that what we started out, is not where we finished.

Deka did feel a bit more grown up/grown into her powers and understanding her responsibilities. But also, the switch did happen very fast.

Overall a good series, that I'd recommend for those that want more of girl power/burn the system down kind of story with interesting magic system.

What a perfect-and yet so sad- end to this series! As always, this book is a perfect combination of external and internal conflict for all of our characters. I appreciated the growth that we saw in all of them both across the series and in this book alone.

I love Deka and her family. I will miss them greatly and I am so glad to have met them.

in this finale to the deathless trilogy, deka is determined to take down the gods, which requires her figuring out the source of her own divinity.

i’ve been keeping up with this series since 2021, so it was very hard to say goodbye to everyone with this book! i really wasn’t sure what to expect with this book, yet somehow it still exceeded my expectations. i absolutely loved how deka was out for vengeance and had to make her own way. there were also side characters, old and new, who got their page time and i really enjoyed them. the plot also kept me entranced and i think everything played out in an interesting way.

i highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the previous two books!

I received a free eARC from NetGalley of The Gilded Ones #3: The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna.

Welcome back to Otera and the adventures of Deka! Deka, now armed with the truth of who and what she is, must now go on a quest to find her hidden essence. Meanwhile, ancient rivalries between gods are threatening to tear Otera apart. Deka is going to have to make hard choices, to either save the world, or help bring about it's ruin.

Fantastic ending to a fantastic series. Forna does the Chosen One Prophecy trope so well, giving us a rich world, a strong female lead, and the sacrifices that women must make to change the world.

I have so much love for Deka and this series. I love everything from the writing to the cover of the book. It has been a joy to go through life with Deka and to see it come to this conclusion so perfectly is exactly how you end a series. It was so very good!

An emotional ending to a wonderful series. This is one of my top 3 fantasy series and I’m heartbroken that it’s come to an end. The author does a great job with world building, character development and taking my emotions on a roller coaster, which is exactly what I feel like I’ve been on. I don’t want to give the book away but I will say that I would recommend this to any and everyone that’s a fan of fantasy novels.