SuitabookThe fallen kingdom
Elizabeth May
- Reading
- As this is the trilogy’s final book, consider reading it together or discussing earlier instalments first if your reader wants context for returning characters and conflicts.
- Themes
- Power and control: Aileana returns with dangerous powers that she struggles to control. The premise raises the question of living with power that is difficult to manage, but does not establish the story’s judgement of Aileana or her choices.
- Conflict between factions: A curse pits two fae factions against each other, in a struggle said to affect both human and fae worlds. The conflict is presented as a major threat, but its causes and the story’s perspective on either faction are not established.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes a curse, dangerous powers, factional conflict and a guardian described as cruel. These suggest peril, though the intensity and detail of events are unclear.