LGBTQ Romance
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Andrew P. Lucas
February 2, 2026
Great trilogy!! A must read!!!
Amazing story! Sarah Beth Durst has quite the imagination. I’ll be reading more of her stories
Bisexual
The Queen of Sorrow: From the Author of The Spellshop Comes a Final Clash of Queens, Nature Spirits, and Unyielding Resolve in the Epic Conclusion to the Queens of Renthia Trilogy
Sarah Beth Durst 4.5 / 5.0
Published: 2025 ISBN: 9780063444898
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The fate of Renthia rests on a knife-edge as the final confrontation between humanity and the vengeful nature spirits reaches its boiling point. In this heart-wrenching conclusion to the trilogy, the lines between duty, survival, and love blur as the queens must confront the darkness that has long haunted their lands. For those who have followed this epic journey, the stakes have never been higher or more personal.
At its core, this is a story of unyielding resolve and the complex, beautiful landscape of the human heart. Amidst the chaos of war and the shifting power of the elements, the narrative weaves a tender, compelling romance that transcends traditional boundaries, highlighting a bisexual protagonist who finds strength in both her vulnerability and her passion. The writing captures the essence of coming-of-age fantasy, balancing grand-scale world-building with the intimate growth of characters who must decide what kind of rulers they choose to be. Fans of the series will find closure in the intricate plot threads finally pulled taut, while newcomers will be swept away by a world where nature is a living, breathing antagonist. It is a triumphant, emotional finale that proves love is the most potent magic of all.
Customer Reviews
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CrimsonRoseReads
May 6, 2019
Exciting Conclusion To The Queens Of Renthia Trilogy!
I enjoyed this final book in the Queens Of Renthia series. Political intrigue, romance, scary new lands and frightening new spirits abound!! I really loved that Naelin is an older queen and her romance with Ven was refreshing to this older YA reader!! I’m still a little confused by Merecot’s ploy and how it was resolved but I’m very happy with the ending and the new future of Renthia. I’m excited to read the next installment to the series and hope to see more of the queens of the main trilogy and Bayn!!
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Michael George
July 5, 2018
a good resolution for this fantasy series
A lot of loose ends were tied together at the end of this third volume of this fantasy series. It was an entertaining book, that held my interest. Events got arranged for a possible sequel someday. It is the case, however, that much has been resolved, so on balance, there is little need for a sequel. The “spirits” of creation and destruction, showed themselves to be necessary parts of the world. This knowledge was obtained as a result of attempting to eliminate the spirits. They remain a strange and intriguing part of this world. They are, to a certain extent, symbolic of nature in its wild exuberance, bringing both the necessary world of possibility, of beauty, and of the potential of our survival, but also an insane angry fury of destruction toward us humans. The queens possess some very limited power to command this fury and tame it: There is an intelligence behind the spirits that occasionally leads them to voluntarily submit to the queens, as the citizens of a realm submit to the leadership of a queen. While there are some fairly strong male characters, the women dominate in this world. In this sense, the story told is utopian, based within a hierarchy of female domination. On the other hand, the ambitions and desires of the queens and other strong women in the story lend a dark aspect to this utopia, but not so much that we would characterize the tale as dystopian. At the end of the book, we see that the resolution is somewhat positive, but tinged with sadness. I…
