Rise of Empire

Criminally underhyped series, every singel book was a 4+☆ Banger. (The three books are all omnibus editions containing 2 books, these were first self published as 6 individual novels) This felt like a true passion project. You could tell that the entire story arc was mapped out from the very beginning. Characters and places that become important later on are being brought up/mentioned in early books. This makes for very satisfying and rewarding reading experience. Sullivan also managed to make this world feel ancient, like it actually has a deep history and lore that I wanted to learn more about. I can't remember the last time a series had me laughing and saying "no way" out loud as this one did, probably never laughed so much while reading ever. I loved it!!

New favorite 🤎

I can't believe I've finished this. I started reading the Riyria books in 2015 (chronologically) and fell in love with Royce and Hadrian immediately. I expected saying goodbye to be a bit more emotional though. Up until the first 600 pages, I've LOVED every bit of the book. Then the ending really fell short and I felt like too many loose ends were tried to be explained. Sadly, that didn't really work out that well and I don't know. I'm a bit sad :< Still 4 stars because it was an epic adventure nonetheless!