Reviews
"What a conclusion to a spellbinding trilogy! The Bitter Kingdom cements Rae Carson as one of the best fantasy authors to grace the shelves. I love this series to pieces, and so should you." -- Marie Lu, New York Times best-selling author of the Legend trilogy "The perfect conclusion to one of the most brilliant modern YA fantasies on the market today. Readers will love this whole series, and while I didn't want to leave Elisa's world, The Bitter Kingdom hits all the right notes. This is YA fantasy as it should be." -- Beth Revis, author of the nationally best-selling Across the Universe "Action-packed ... excellent ... with terrific world-building and character development. ... Also tackles classic fantasy tropes, springing off into unusual and refreshing directions....Carson brings her series to an end with a thrilling climax." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A smashing ending to a trilogy that ...developed into the stellar journey of a girl who would be queen." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "This is a spell-binding book. It is not often that all three books in a series are equally enthralling. Those who love Tamora Pierce and Kristen Cashore will love the tales of Elisa." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) "This is that rare series in which each volume is better than the last. ... An action-packed and thoughtful end to an ambitious series." -- Horn Book Magazine "Elisa continues to be a heroine worth rooting for ... and by the fairy-tale ending, readers will have no doubt that her newly formed empire will thrive. ... An altogether satisfying conclusion to an entertaining trilogy." -- School Library Journal, A smashing ending to a trilogy that …developed into the stellar journey of a girl who would be queen., This is that rare series in which each volume is better than the last. ... An action-packed and thoughtful end to an ambitious series., What a conclusion to a spellbinding trilogy! The Bitter Kingdom cements Rae Carson as one of the best fantasy authors to grace the shelves. I love this series to pieces, and so should you., Action-packed ... excellent ... with terrific world-building and character development. ... Also tackles classic fantasy tropes, springing off into unusual and refreshing directions....Carson brings her series to an end with a thrilling climax., 'A smashing ending to a trilogy that ?developed into the stellar journey of a girl who would be queen.' (Kirkus Reviews (starred review)), This is a spell-binding book. It is not often that all three books in a series are equally enthralling. Those who love Tamora Pierce and Kristen Cashore will love the tales of Elisa., A smashing ending to a trilogy that ...developed into the stellar journey of a girl who would be queen., Action-packed … excellent … with terrific world-building and character development. … Also tackles classic fantasy tropes, springing off into unusual and refreshing directions.…Carson brings her series to an end with a thrilling climax., Elisa continues to be a heroine worth rooting for ... and by the fairy-tale ending, readers will have no doubt that her newly formed empire will thrive. ... An altogether satisfying conclusion to an entertaining trilogy., Elisa continues to be a heroine worth rooting for … and by the fairy-tale ending, readers will have no doubt that her newly formed empire will thrive. … An altogether satisfying conclusion to an entertaining trilogy., This is that rare series in which each volume is better than the last. … An action-packed and thoughtful end to an ambitious series., 'The perfect conclusion to one of the most brilliant modern YA fantasies on the market today. Readers will love this whole series, and while I didn't want to leave Elisa's world, The Bitter Kingdom hits all the right notes. This is YA fantasy as it should be.' (Beth Revis, author of the nationally best-selling Across the Universe), The perfect conclusion to one of the most brilliant modern YA fantasies on the market today. Readers will love this whole series, and while I didn't want to leave Elisa's world, The Bitter Kingdom hits all the right notes. This is YA fantasy as it should be., 'What a conclusion to a spellbinding trilogy! The Bitter Kingdom cements Rae Carson as one of the best fantasy authors to grace the shelves. I love this series to pieces, and so should you.'(Marie Lu, New York Times best-selling author of the Legend trilogy)