3 & 1/2 out of 5

Now this is going to be long and somewhat rambling, full of both prose and lists, so bear with, me. Spoilers abound. Proceed with caution.

There were a lot of twists in this book. Some were actually twisty, others not so much.

1) Rhian was the son of Rafal-You're probably thinking 'only Rhian'? But I read the 4 chapter preview and figured that Japeth was either a) the son of Rafal; b) the result of some magic that allowed Evelyn to get pregnat all by herself, with a) being the more likely.

2) Chaddick was the son of Arthur- This felt like a twist for the sake of being a twist, and very plot hole plugy.

Now let's talk about some "twists" that weren't twists at all.

1) Dot is the daughter of Maid Marian- I guessed this in "Crystal of Time". I'm not sure how I came this conclusion, but I did.

2) Japeth and Aric were/are gay and in love- I figured this out because of the letters Aric sent Japeth at school.

There were of course some things I loved. Let's go through them.

1) BABY MERLIN- One of the cutest things to come out of the last few years (and yes, I'm including Baby Yoda)

2) Dot- I LOVE Dot. Period. End of Tale. But when she turned old, and got more honest, just yes! LOVED IT!

3) HOPHIE!- To be perfectly honest, I have shipped this couple since the beginning. To see my Hort's wishes come true, well, I squealed with joy. There didn't need to be the implication that they slept together, though.

With good comes bad. Here are some things that annoyed me.

1) The Storian chapters- These chapters reeked of lazy writing. It felt as if Soman couldn't decide who to cast as the POV character so he decided to not pick a singular POV.

2) Kiko shipping herself with William- Not only is it weird for her to even think of the brother of her late boyfriend in a romantic light, he's gay, and so gay that it would take someone blind, ignorant, or homophobic to not see it.

3) The Hester/Andil shipping- Does everyone have to have a partner? I personally like the Hester/Anidil/Dot combo as best friends and a family. 

In conclusion, SGE: One True King was a decent book, and excellent conclusion to the series.

Hey guys, thanks for reading! I'll *try* to update this weekly, but not necessarily a week between postings.