Title: Eternally Yours
Author: Cate Tiernan
Published: November 6th 2012
By: Hodder and Stoughton
First line: “Vali! Vali! Where is the girl?”
Last line: Hmm.
Fave Line: And just like that the hills were alive
with an overabundance of testerone.
And so we reach the end of another series! Eternally yours
is the last in the Immortal Beloved trilogy. I’ve really enjoyed these
books as they added something new and refreshing with the use of magick and
whilst there was a relationship in these books it wasn’t the main reason for
the story. The story here has really been Nastasya’s journey from a
rather bleak past to the here and now. And what a journey it’s been!
In the second book, Darkness Falls, Nas ended up facing a
few rather ugly home truths about Incy, her so-called best friend. His
attempt to take her power put only her life on the line but those of her true
friends with whom she lives at River’s Edge.
At the beginning of Eternally Yours we find Nas back at
River’s Edge trying to settle back into her own unique brand of normality as well
as trying to find a purpose in life that goes beyond everything that has gone
so badly before. This book really takes us on a journey with Nas and it’s
quite comforting to see her growing as an individual throughout this
finale. That’s not to say everything goes smoothly. Incy might be locked
up, being forced to think about what he’s done but it seems he’s just a small
cog in a big wheel. There are greater forces after Nas’s power and it
seems that they’ll do anything to get it.
This turn in events introduces us to a whole new series of
characters and I have to say as much as I hated Ottavio, River’s brother, I
loved him in equal measure just because he stirred things up. Be prepared
to juggle a lot of names in your head with this book. There are a lot and I
mean a LOT of characters to keep tabs on. That also means there’s a lot of
action.
It always takes me a while to get back into the Immortal
Beloved series as the writing is narrative in style. This time around I
found it easier to slip back into the format. The only thing I found
frustrating at times was Nas’s attitude. All well and good to find humour
in bad situations but there were times I felt that even she was being overly
flippant. Perhaps this was part of the whole growing process but at
times it felt more like arrogance than ignorance. My only gripe aside the
characters are as ever really well written, River in particular, and then of
course there is the lovely Reyn. What else can I say? He is as
ever, wonderful! I also liked new character Joshua who put a bit of fire in
Reyn’s belly and bought out a completely new side to him. Shove in a few
paragraphs about Reyn caring for a puppy and that’s it – stick a fork in me,
I’m done! There are the usual highs and lows between Reyn and Nas which I guess
was to be expected, but again I think this is part of the learning curve for
both of them, especially given their brutal past.
In the end, I got the finale I wanted. There are a few
shocks along the way but then it wouldn’t be a good finale if there weren’t.
For me, Eternally yours ticks all the boxes and finishes the Immortal Beloved
series off nicely. I’m looking forward to seeing what Cate has in store
for us next!
Rating: 4 out of 5. Reyn and puppies? What more could you
possibly want?
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