Format: Paperback, 480 pages
Release Date: February 11, 2025
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
The Prophecy has arrived…and with her, war.
A prisoner caged within the walls of her own mind, the once-fierce assassin known as Shin Lina can do nothing but watch as a tide of blood and chaos sweeps across the Three Kingdoms. After all, Lina is the one who unleashed the malevolent Prophecy upon her world.
So many secrets. So many lies. And it’s all her fault.
Yet Haneul Rui—the immortal Dokkaebi Emperor who stole her heart—refuses to surrender. He alone leads the armies against the dangerous, serpentine Imugi. He alone wields his scorching fire atop blood-soaked battlefields, and he alone rallies his soldiers against a terrifying future of death and destruction.
Now, the red thread of fate ties them all together in love and hatred—Rui, Lina, and the merciless Prophecy herself. And the more Lina fights against her destiny, the tighter the thread becomes. They are bound in both life and death; to wound one is to wound them all. To kill the Child of Venom is to kill them all. And soon, not even the wrathful gods themselves can stop their inevitable ruin.
Reign of the Talon is the third and final installment in author Sophie Kim's Talon trilogy. This story revolves around three key characters: Haneul Rui (the Pied Piper, Emperor of Gyeulcheon) and Shin Lina, who has been split into two personalities (Prophecy and Prisoner) thanks to the heartbreaking events of Wrath of the Talon. Iseul is the last of her kind, a seven-tailed Gumiho who befriended Lina but has no idea what really happened to her. The Prophecy has already conquered one kingdom; now it wants the other two, Wyusan and Bonseyo.
Lina is a prisoner caged in the walls of her own mind. The once fierce assassin, Reaper of Sunpo, can do nothing but watch as the Prophecy, which she released upon the world, seems to be unstoppable, along with her Serpent allies who know that if the Prophecy reaches Fulfillment, they will be freed to take on their real persona, dangerous dragons. The only person who seems to understand what happened to Lina is her husband Rui who she is tied to for life. With Rui pushing her, Lina finds that she must face not only her past, but her future as well, and she needs to find a way to forgive herself for what happened to her Talons.
Meanwhile, Rui—the immortal Dokkaebi Emperor who stole Lina's heart—refuses to surrender. He alone leads the armies against the dangerous, serpentine Imugi. He alone wields his scorching fire atop blood-soaked battlefields, and he alone rallies his soldiers against a terrifying future of death and destruction. He also has to deal with backstabbing members of his own cadre of friends who discover a way to end the Prophecy. To top it off, it seems as though the Gods are awake, and they are not happy with what is happening, and they will do everything they can to stop the Prophecy.
Now, the red thread of fate ties them all together in love and hatred—Rui, Lina, and the merciless Prophecy herself. And the more Lina fights against her destiny, the tighter the thread becomes. Lina finds that if she can solve a series of challenges and find 7 keys, she may be able to escape. But will it be too late? Lina faces her mistakes and her guilt over her Talon friends who make an appearance to help her and guide her to a series of twists and turns. Only a strong person could deal with what Lina goes through in this book, and come out stronger for it.
This may have been the most twisted, emotional ending to a series I have read for a long time. Lina's relationship with her sister Eunbi made me smile and cry at the same time. Rui's chapters were definitely the most nervous for me, knowing that if he failed to stop the Prophecy, everything would be lost. Iseul's chapters are interesting in that we see someone who lost everything somehow, a healer wins her heart. The introduction of the Korean Gods/Goddesses was a nice touch since this series is based on Korean mythology.
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