EDIT 20/01/2018My favourite fruit on the cover is a sign from Kiersten White that she's writing this book for me. So no worry, buddies, our babies will be fine! Because if they aren't, I'll probably burst many a vessel! Yay!EDIT 04/12/2017TITLE REVEAAAAL oh gosh how on Earth are these titles so pretty?EDIT 11/05/2017We bookworms always say it, right? “The wait will kill me,” or, “Give the book to me now and nobody gets hurt.” But this time I mean it.The wait will kill me. Or I will kill someone

You should read this if you like: historical fiction, strong/badass female protagonists with anger management issues, ruthless women, villains/antiheroes, LGBTQ characters, enemies to lovers trope, dysfunctional relationships, murder, war, strategies, gore, etc. A bit of warning, this is going to be a long one. I spent about 70% of this book sobbing my heart out, dreading the ending, and generally being an emotional wreck. This book burned a hole through my heart and I'm just so incredibly sad

4.5 stars “Who was she? She was the dragon. Her country had teeth and claws and fire, and she would use every last bit of them.” I spent the entire duration of reading Bright We Burn either doing this:Or this:The Conqueror's Saga smashed its way into my stone cold heart with And I Darken, trod on the pieces, then threw what was left in a washer and set it on heavy duty in Now I Rise. And now Bright We Burn has come to see the job done. “She had Wallachia, and she would do everything she could

"She had dug through the mountain to reach her heart's desire, and found the mountain had a heart after all: the beating pulse required of all those who would not stop, would not accept what the world offered, would not bow."...This series is perfection.I am a complete and utter mess over Bright We Burn, because it is genuinely one of the greatest conclusions I've ever read.Kiersten White has done something incredible with The Conqueror's Saga. She's crafted a story that's sprawling, emotionally...

#1 And I Darken ★★★★★#2 Now I Rise ★★★★★#3 Bright We Burn ★★★☆☆ This series has been an incredible journey, and I was both eager and terrified to see how it would end. As many of you already know, I tend to avoid series finales like the plague. They’re almost always my least favorite part of a series, probably because I like very particular types of endings where all the loose ends are tied and everyone has completed their tasks—and these are rarely synonymous with happy, fan-servicing endings,

Radu laughed. "I still cannot quite believe we all found each other.”“ I can. You were always ruthless about finding people to love you.” Well slap me on a grill and call me BBQ You know what Kiersten White did to my heart?She buried it, nailed it, crushed it, crucified it, blasted it, murdered it, roasted it, demolished it, and destroyed it. After, she was thoroughly done with my heart; my brain was the next target. It didn’t even stand a chance because I remember I was at work one day and

Gritty. Bloody. Unputdownable. The words creative and talented seem like benign descriptors and I’m afraid to imagine what goes on in the mind of Kiersten White. Do yourself a favor and read this series.

this series means the world to me. I can never find the proper words to describe just how much I’ve loved this gory, bloody, brutal journey that Lada has taken me on, and the moving, spiritual way Radu changed me. it took me a straight three days to muster the courage to read the epilogue because I was not ready in any way, shape or form for the ending of a trilogy that’s just established a place in my heart that no other book will take. I’m not even ashamed of how much I’ll be gushing in this...

This trilogy is special to my heart. I wish I could put it into words just how much. I'm beyond happy that Bright We Burn is the 50th book I read this year, and the book I complete my 2018 Reading Challenge with. The thing with these books is that they're slow. I admit. They're not fast-paced at all. And each book took me at least a week to finish. However, they're so worth it. I admit I didn't love this one as much as I loved the first two as I found myself struggling while reading it. Words fa...

Claim the Throne. Demand the Crown. Rule the World. I fucking adore this series so much. Sometimes a series just comes along and blows you away, it forces you to fall in love with the characters, invest in their lives and eagerly await each new chapter with bated breath because you're so nervous and concerned for all the characters. Those series are literally the best and this series is one of those series. If you asked me why I love it so much I would tell you this: I love it for it's impecc

[on my wedding night]me: I love youthe person I just married: but do you love me as much as you loved The Conqueror’s Saga 10 years ago?me: ...I’ll get back to you on that.

I have one word for you all to sum up this book.OUCH.My heart is shattered into a million pieces. I finished this two days ago and I keep going back and rereading the epilogue to make sure I read it right. While I understand that there is no better way for this trilogy to end, it doesn't hurt any less. In fact, it probably hurts so much more. If you have not read this trilogy before it's basically a YA historical fiction story that follows the most badass, ruthless, brutal, and bloody MC's we've...

Well, my soul is properly full and ruined at the same time. This was good but I'm not sure I liked it quite as much as the sequel. Will have to ponder. RTC.---Actual footage of me wondering whether the final instalment will put historical accuracy before unicorns and rainbows, and then wondering which option I'd rather have because I have feelings

I FINISHED!and it only took 3 attempts and 54 days :") i'd say its a successREALLY dont know how i feel about the ending but the writing and pacing lost my interest SO MANY times i cant even begin to tell you. i loved the first two books but man, this one was tiring to readi know everyones gonna hate me for this but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯2.5 stars! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~it's practically attempt #3 at this point attempt #2 at reading this buddy read with mama leek & a cute

4.5"A heart did not have to be stone to be strong." I finished this book and I'm broken. By the end of it, I was just sobbing. Oh god, I love this series. This book is the third and final book in The Conqueror's Saga. Bright We Burn follows the last part of Lada, Mehmed and Radu's journey. This book starts up a few months, maybe a year after the end of the second one and we see how the events of it impacted our main  characters, especially Radu and Lada since the series is told from the point of...

Update after reading August 2nd, 2018Words cannot describe my love for this series, this tale, and these characters. In my heart, they are already more than characters, they are companions for life. I'm sure that I can pick this series back up at any time in my life and enjoy the story again. Lada, Mehmed, and Radu are already real. I just have not met them yet. This series should not be labeled as "Young Adult". It is too mature, too deep, and too meaningful to be so. This book should not have

“Disrupt stability. Petition for gold. Provoke the greatest empire on the face of the earth.” He paused. “This is going to be fun.” Oh, it was. So much bloody, nasty fun.I have really loved this series. I mean, why wouldn't I? There's a murderous antiheroine who's definitely more anti than heroine. There's battles and backstabbing and unrequited love. There's alt-history that's - let's face it - a lot more alt than history. There's Vlad the Impaler reimagined as a woman. In other words, this

Chaima and I were talking about this again and I remembered how this is the best series conclusion I’ll ever read and that’s just how it ispersonally, I feel as if my heart was ripped out of my fucking chest and my life was just changed for the better. I do not have the Words To Convey how much this ending for a series meant to mehere was my lowkey spoilery initial list of what I wanted out of this sequel:• please let Radu be happy• you know exactly who I want him to be happy with• LET NAZIRA RE...

She was a dragon.She was a prince.She was a woman. It was the last that scared them most of all. Lada Dracul has finally earned her prize - she is Prince of Wallachia, her beloved home country.And as Prince, she has shaken up the country. Crime is practically nonexistent, the old rulers are all dead, and her people are happy for the first time in decades. I heard she is giving land to anyone. Can you imagine? ...She gives it to those who deserve it. So I hope she never marries. I