Wings of Shadow

Crown of Feathers

By: Nicki Pau Preto

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Ferdelle Capistrano, Michael Crouch, Gibson Frazier, Joy Osmanski, Jacques Roy

Length: 22 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

In the heart-stopping finale to the Crown of Feathers trilogy, which number one New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake calls “absolutely unforgettable,” Veronyka must face her most devastating enemy yet: her own sister.

I had a sister, once....

​Veronyka is no longer an orphaned stable boy or a nameless Phoenix Rider apprentice: she is the daughter of Pheronia Ashfire, the last queen of the Golden Empire…and the niece of Avalkyra Ashfire, the resurrected rebel queen who tore the empire apart.

We shone brightly, burned fiercely.

Now that the secret is out, everyone at the Eyrie treats Veronyka differently, and with Tristan still a hostage of the scheming Lord Rolan - and Sev with him as a spy - Veronyka feels very much alone. Except for her beloved phoenix, Xephyra, of course, and her new friend, Kade, who has his own reasons for wanting to save Tristan.

Was it always going to come down to this? Sister against sister? Darkness against light?

Veronyka is determined to do whatever it takes to get Tristan back, even if that means revealing her identity to the world and inheriting a throne she’s not sure she wants. But when she discovers that Avalkyra has bonded with a strix - a legendary creature of darkness that feeds off the life force of others - Veronyka realizes she has more to deal with than an encroaching war with the empire. Val is willing to destroy everything to get her revenge on a world that rejected her, and if Veronyka wants to bring peace to the empire and Pyra alike, she must face down her sister once and for all.

The world began with Ashfire queens…perhaps they will also be its destruction.

©2021 Nicki Pau Preto (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved

Finally, the ending.

This story introduces some people we have been wondering about. Like another famous fantasy story, some people live, some people and Phoenixes don’t. It had a kind of a Disney ending.

So good

Such a great book. A lot of thought went into the story the history and the ending. A lot of suspense and heart wrenching moments. The best of the 3 but it real fit with the full story. It wasn’t short which was the best part.

Oh My God.

I’m still crying. This series is amazing. The narrator is amazing. The ups and downs, wins and losses, it’s all amazing. I’m so happy that Nicki Pau Preto has gifted us with this story.

recommend

loved it so much, didn't want it to end, im sad its the last book in the series.

Great finish to the series

Wings of shadow is definitely a great book to finish off the series. It did not disappoint! Again with the well written twists and turns. This book is probably the saddest out of all three. However, it was a perfect ending and a very satisfying one. There are more individual stories and its a little bit scattered. The last battle and what happened in it was the best part. It got me very emotional and the battle was just so well written.
Performance was pretty good still the same voice actors (thank god). Some of the characters voices don’t match but they are very well portrayed.

Good book and story. I Enjoyed very much.

Some of the narrator’s voices took some getting used to and their pronunciations would cause me to pause but overall an enjoyable story.

Epic

A perfect ending to this inspired series. I love everything about the book. I would prefer only one person to read it though.

Ending

It’s a great ending of a fantastic book series. I love the story and the world building

The ending this story deserved

I love this series so much and this last book in the series does the characters and plot justice, just like I knew it would. Nicki Pau Preto really impressed me with this debut series and I can't wait to read what she puts out next!

incredible in a way I don't think I'll see again

I could not have asked for a more perfect and beautiful ending than this. I wish that I could follow the story farther and see more of their adventures, see the world they build, but I also see that this ending is perfect. I literally could not put it down, im so exhausted right now because I was up so late it was technically early listening and if there were 10 hours more I'd keep listening anyways. im too exhausted to come up with the right words to explain how in awe I am of this story, but holy shit it was good. you don't often find a series that gets BETTER with every book, but this one did. the first book was absolutely amazing, and it only got better!! listening to the battle at the end possibly made me a better person, but maybe a proper night sleep will help with that!!!