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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒚 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒛 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍 𝑷𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒖 - book review
- Zoe S
- Jan 22
- 2 min read
𝑨𝒏 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒔
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
👑 Here’s why I love The First King... 👑
Not only is it an epic and cinematic finale to the epic Selene trilogy, but it will have you on an emotional rollercoaster from the first page (especially after book two’s cliffhanger) and will not let go until the very end. Be prepared for emotions, all of them.
One of the many reasons I loved it was because of Lucas's character, who is battling his own (literal) inner demons, his guilt and the pressure of trying to live up to being the ‘hero’ everyone expects him to be as the final battle approaches. Watching him be so brave and heroic, despite his inner turmoil really tugged at the heartstrings.
But even more terrifying than the beast-within for Lucas was healing the relationship with his brother their parents so badly shattered between them (spoilers for the series). These scenes of begrudging brotherly bonding were my absolute favourites.
Some other reasons why I love it include in no order: Lochlan being a smartass, Lochlan bonding with Calla, Lochlan being a softie, Lochlan teasing Lucas, CassLan moments, Lochlan being feral, Lochlan...
The characters all have their moments to shine (Min-Jun, my love, gets a special mention) and all of the villains in this book feel so genuinely threatening, the final battle had me on the edge of my seat.
I will not say more for fear of spoilers, but I have laughed and cried (a lot) reading these books and The First King is the perfect end to characters’ journeys. Do yourself a favour and read it this summer.
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