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In the conclusion of Miller's Unraveled Kingdom trilogy, revolution has become war, and all wars must end—even when the rules of war are changing due to magic.

Sophie Balstrade's once-simple life as a seamstress and crafter of simple charms is a thing of the past. Now she is a feared sorceress, wielding the curse magic she once dreaded to bring misfortune and sickness down on Royalist troops. As part of a people's uprising, Sophie fights alongside her revolutionary brother, Kristos, and her betrothed, Theodor—once the crown prince and now a reluctant rebel general. With allies both old and new, they battle for a better world, but as the body count rises, Sophie must wrestle with the consequences of her own contributions. She has pioneered magic as a battlefield weapon, and war will never be the same. And, as Sophie learns in a painful twist, even a military victory doesn't guarantee peace. The series continues its effective balance of the political and the personal, contrasting Sophie's internal conflict over her magic with questions of class inequality, prejudice, women's rights, and the high cost of war (even if the answers to these questions all seem a bit predictable at times). The pace plods a bit compared to previous installments, but the series' believable stakes and strong, detail-focused realism continue to carry readers to the poignant conclusion.

Part fantasy, part love story, and part political commentary, this series finale will tug at the mind and the heartstrings.