Abhorsen

Book Title: Abhorsen

Author: Garth Nix

Series: The Old Kingdom #3

Date Started: March 15th 2021

Date Completed: March 18th 2021

Genres: Fantasy, Adventure

Quality Rating: Five Stars

Enjoyment Rating: Five Star

Final Rating: Five Stars

Review:

I enjoyed Abhorsen the most out of The Old Kingdom series; having been a little underwhelmed by the previous two books (despite still enjoying them), Abhorsen was pure magic to read and enjoy.

Nix has written such a cool universe, with on-point world-building confidently executed, expanded on expertly with each instalment without taking over the story. Lirael and Sam are great protagonists, both powerful and engaging in their own right, worthy of being passed the torch from Sabriel and Touchstone (who both have their own little snippets which were probably my favourite parts). And what an ending! It ties together the old and the new, empowers the right people but allows everyone to have a heroic hand in it too.

I felt a little down at the end of the last book's cliffhanger but Abhorsen made up for it with its well-rounded narrative. It didn't feel like a bigger book chopped in half, it was its own story and had the right momentum and pay off to bring the trilogy (that yes, is expanded further, but really these are the core three) to a satisfying end.