✨𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘✨ “𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦.” The Rivaled Crown is the 3rd & final book in The Veiled Kingdom series. The series is filled with enemies to lovers, who did this to you, fated mates, one bed, touch her & die, morally grey MMC, magic & spiceeee🌶️ Omg where to begin!? I think I’m a little sad right now that this series has come to an end. A trilogy I will always love, with characters I will definitely miss! I loved having more of the fantasy side of things in this book because that’s something I was wanting more of in the last book. This book really ramped up the fantasy side of things & although I loved having more of that, some of it was a lot happening really fast. I definitely could’ve used 100 more pages if things progressed a little slower to have room for more explanation. That being said though, the relationship part of things in this book was so cute & I wouldn’t complain if we got a novella out of this one with some side characters 👀 I loved Dacre & Verena’s relationship in this book & always love seeing how Dacre cares for her. The ceremony (iykyk) was the coolest & I think it was my favorite💖 If you haven’t picked up this series you definitely should give it a try! 💖 Thank you to Holly Renee & her amazing team for my ARC 💖 so happy to be apart of Holly’s Little Traitors🗡️💖

Might be closer to 2.5 ⭐️?

I liked this more than the last book (which isn’t hard bc i gave it one star), but I still wasn’t blown away by it. The story itself wasn’t too bad, just terribly generic; however, it felt like it lacked a substance and depth I typically look for in romantasy books. And honestly? I had the same critique of the first book. It just kinda felt like the author threw in a few fantasy buzz words here and there and hopes they’d stick. It was definitely more fleshed out than the previous installments but was still lacking in world building imo. I am glad I saw it through because I hate leaving a series unfinished, especially when it’s only a few books.

I think if you’re new to romantasy/fantasy or are looking for something far more romance focused, you’ll enjoy this one. It’s a quick and easy read and you don’t need to have a strong background in the genre to grasp any of the fantastical elements. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’m the target audience.