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Overview:

Title: The Eternal Ones
Author: Namina Forna
Published: February 2024
Genre: YA Fantasy
Themes: Chosen one, patriarchal world, found family.

One sentence summary: In this final book of the trilogy, Deka and her friends are finding what it means to help Deka fulfil her destiny, whether it’s one she chose or not.

One sentence review: A fitting ending for one of my favourite YA fantasy series, I know I’ll re-read.

Review:

(Minor spoilers if you’ve not read the first two books in the series!)

In this final book of the trilogy, Deka and her friends are finding what it means to help Deka fulfil her destiny, whether it’s one she chose or not.

I absolutely adore this series. We have incredible young women fighting for what’s right in a patriarchal world that is set on keeping them quiet and under control. Friends have stuck by her side from beginning and their bonds only strengthen as we continue their journey.

Deka has grown so much through the books but she’s still a young woman, she still is learning how to cope with all that’s thrown at her and honestly I love that about her. She’s still a bit messy and can’t believe how unfair it is sometimes, but she’s also fiercely loyal to her friends and refuses to give up.

This was a fitting end for a woman who will go down in fictional history in my eyes. I sobbed my way through the last 40 or so pages. Truly beautiful. I know I’m going to miss them all.

If you’re a YA fantasy fan I cannot recommend this series enough. These are the books that I know I needed to read as a younger girl and it was an honour reading them as an adult. Please do yourself a favour and pick it up this year.

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Last updated 28/03/2025