It took me forever to read this book, and my 3 star rating is partly because of that. I read books 1 and 2 in 2019 and because book 2 fell flat for me, I was not intrigued to pick up book 3. That meant that now when I have read it, it didn't hit as well as if I had read it on release. That's a me issue, not a book issue.
I enjoyed this, I think it is a fun trilogy and has really interesting discussions and points to make. I just wish I'd read it sooner.

I love fantasy but my choices have changed and I’m more a massive romance reader. The reviews for this are brilliant and I will pick this up eventually.

Good conclusion to the series. Ending was a little rushed but I liked how much time was given to the conclusion so we could see a bit of the way the characters lived after the war.

This is the third book in the series and unfortunately this one was a disappointment
I couldn’t connect with some of the characters and I was unable to get invested in it

Finishing this trilogy was harder than I thought it would be, yet I should not have thought so. I cared about these characters and this story from book 1, believed in its message, and I cannot wait to see what Natasha Ngan does next!

A satisfying conclusion to a fun fantasy trilogy. What really stood out to me (which was perhaps lacking in the second book), was how great the character development was. This was really quite emotive to watch unfold, and paid great respect to the trauma the characters faced. I also much preferred the pacing of this book, LeiWren really were everything!!

This was a very solid conclusion to the trilogy, but neither books two nor three had quite as much spark and punch as book one, which blew me away on first reading - I don't know if this is partly that I've sort of aged out of YA fantasy since the first book was published, so take it with a pinch of salt! This book also has a lot more action, which keeps things pacey, and the stakes are high, so it's a bit less introspective than book one.

I wasn't a huge fan of the choice to switch tenses between the two viewpoints, as this felt really jarring to me, but I did love the addition of Wren's point of view, as I think it made a real impact to finally get her emotions, rather than having her just be the love interest. Although I was less invested through this book, I was happy to see them both continue to heal, and the ending should be very satisfying to anyone who's been rooting for them to find some peace.

Overall, this is a strong trilogy and one I definitely recommend to fans of the genre!

I have loved this entire series and it continued with this fantastic conclusion!

I listened by audio as well as reading it, and find the story carries brilliantly in both formats.

i was really excited to read this book, but it archieved and now i cant download it im now planning on buying the book.

This has been a really solid YA fantasy trilogy and while this third and final book is my least favourite, I do think it did a good job at wrapping everything up in a satisfying way. I enjoyed the split POV here as it was nice to see things from outside Lei's experience. I also love Nitta as a character and found her resilience in the face of physical trauma really awe-inspiring. These books are about trauma and the ways in which we deal with it and I think that both Lei and Wren have grown as characters. With that being said, I do find that it is the peripheral characters that had the most impact for me. I also think that plot-wise, this was the weakest book in the trilogy and that the climax felt a bit underwhelming. Overall, I would definitely recommend the series as a whole and I will be interested to see what Natasha Ngan writes next.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

It has taken me a while to get around to it, but here with are with GIRLS OF FATE AND FURY, the finale to the GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE trilogy.

I would say this book is probably a slight victim of my shifting reading tastes over the past two-and-a-half years since I read the previous instalment. Structurally, it does feel very much like it follows the mid-2010s YA formula for a final book in a trilogy.

The pacing is good, so it wasn't difficult to get through it, but I did struggle to invest enough to get emotional. I was never convinced that the two girls were in danger (I just did not feel like the book would actually kill off either girl, which undercut the tension) and, despite there being an impressive body count of other characters (who'd had at least one book to be established in), I didn't feel anything when the next person died.

It's quite a compact book for the amount of ground it has to cover, particularly once you realise the last 10% is all epilogue. It means there never quite felt like enough time spent on events, character or plot, as so it's going along a bit too fast to land properly.

However, it does deliver on the promise of battles and war to tear down the king. And we do get a big showdown, which would have been very disappointing if it had been missing.

Unlike the previous entries, this book is dual POV with Wren's narration joining Lei's as they are apart for much of the book. Lei's part is still written in first person present tense but Wren's is in third person past tense. While this does really help keep the two separate (you know within a line who's speaking, if you happen to not register the name under the chapter number), it does mean that there is a much greater distance between the reader and Wren.

That did make it a bit harder to follow along her emotional journey, particularly given she had to go through the biggest change over the book (unlike Lei who got three books to go through it.) I think it wouldn't have felt so stark a contrast if Lei's "literally inside her head" chapters hadn't been interspersed with Wren's.

This series by Natasha Ngan is one of my favourite series of all time. I absolutely loved Girls of Paper and Fire, I adored the palace setting and the anthropomorphic animals. This follows the girls as they continue their adventure and rebellion against the crown. A lovely end to the series, I wish it was not over.

The most epic conclusion to this series. I'm so glad to finally have a series to recommend where our main characters stay so strong and vivid throughout, Natasha has such a clear picture of who these women are, they leap from the page. I was SO emotionally invested in Lei's journey throughout this book, I don't think I've ever felt proud of a character like this before?

Girls of Fate and Fury is the final instalment in Natasha Ngan’s Girls of Paper and Fire trilogy and it certainly delivers.

The plot of Fate and Fury largely centres on the final showdown between the evil King and the Hanno family, led by Ketoi and Wren. Meanwhile, picking up where Girls of Storm and Shadow left off, Wren is recovering from injury and Lei has been captured and taken back to the Hidden Palace and the control of the King. There Lei is reunited with old friends as she fights to save those she loves both within and outside the palace walls.

The battle scenes are well written, creating really intense, adrenaline filled moments that have clearly been well thought out and strategized. Nitta in particular, is a delight and I would also like to give credit to such a positive character to be written, literally fighting on the battle field in a wheelchair. Nitta is paralysed from her waist down but Ngan does not write her as weak or defenceless, she is proud, formidable and a badass. Lova too is good fun, and both their scenes with Wren create an added humanity to Wren that is lovely to experience. Likewise, the paper girls that Lei lived with in the house are reintroduced, with certain characters here really shining, particularly the ever complex and defensive Blue and Aoika demonstrating a different coping mechanism to trauma.

Which brings me onto one of the true themes and triumphs of this book, how it addresses trauma, sexual assault and violence to women. This book is about recovery, it’s about standing up to your bullies even if you’re terrified and healing the hurt parts of you. The theme of sexual violence isn’t an easy one but Ngan never exploited it or indulged in it, and here there is the gradual progress of anger, resilience and acceptance as these brave, beautiful women try stepping forwards. The women in this book handle it in different ways, also an important detail to show, and the unity and sisterhood of surviving such pain is handled with great care and dignity.

Wren has always been my favourite character in this series but there just wasn’t enough of her (at least for me) in the previous books, Ngan makes up for that in Fate and Fury because Wren’s battles (both inner emotional battlements and literal battles) are at the forefront and you really get a sense of who she is and the conflict she endures between who she wants to be and who others want her to be. I’ll admit, while I love Wren and Lei together, Lei by herself I don’t have as much emotional connection to, but with Wren you really feel her pain, her pressures and responsibilities, her fears and her love, and I’ve loved her since she was first introduced.

What I loved most about this series, and it shines so strong in this book, is how it presents a mature, respectful relationship that says clearly ‘I love you but I don’t always like or support your actions’, encouraging healthy growth and accountability between the 2 participants in a way I sadly don’t see enough of, especially in YA where toxic displays of domination have become quite common. How Ngan writes Lei and Wren’s relationship is beautiful, creating moments of intimacy even when they’re apart, it’s about what they give to each other, not what they take from each other and it’s such a crucial difference. Wren gives Lei strength, Lei gives Wren softness, and they compliment each other in a way I absolutely adore.

I loved this series and so often there is the risk of the conclusion not doing justice to the characters you love. Ngan wrapped up the Girls of Paper and Fire series beautifully, it gave us action, love and the emotional journey both us readers and the characters deserved.

Thank you NetGalley for the copy in exchange for my honest review

This book did NOT hold back, damn. I wasn't prepared for the pain. This was a worthy conclusion to one of my favourite trilogies, and I'm glad I finally read it. I have to admit book 2 and 3 didn't entirely live up to book 1 for me, but that was also hard to top, and I do still think both sequels were very solid. Book 2 introduced some great characters, but I think book 3 was the stronger one, because it felt like there was more of a direction. I do wish overall that Lei and Wren could have interacted more, but I was glad to see Wren's perspective in this installment.

The epic conclusion to the Girls Of Paper and Fire trilogy - and it did not disappoint.

Strong character and plot development created a realistic (although fictional) ending.

This book deals with a lot of trauma and triggers, and I commend the author for dealing with them in such a sensitive manner.

I love Natasha’s writing style and can’t wait to read whatever she writes next!

The past two Girls of Paper and Fire books I really enjoyed, gave 5 and 4 stars but unfortunately this one just hit below the belt for me. I enjoyed some of the book but this time I just did not enjoy Wren's points of view, I just found her to be a little bit annoying which is a shame. However I really liked Lei's points of view, I just love her and I have since the beginning, she's such a strong character.

Natasha Ngan's writing as always is incredible, the way she creates the story, I do easily immerse myself into this world. Writing about such difficult subjects too that the characters in the story face. The world building is done just right, not too much that it info dumps but enough that you are able to imagine the scene and become one with the characters points of views.

One day I'd like to reread the trilogy back to back and see if my opinion changes on Wren in this book but for now I wasn't keen on her but I really wanted to like her. I loved Nitta, she's got such a fantastic personality, she seems like a good friend to have! I liked seeing the development of Aoki and Blue in this book to, though they don't appear too often but enough.

Girls of Fate and Fury is the finale in the trilogy and one of my most anticipated November 2021 releases

Many Thanks to Hodder and Stoughton and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review

Overview:
Wren and Lei have their lives held in the balance at the end of book 2, but one thing Lei knows is that she cannot return to the hidden palace- ever.

With the two girls torn apart, and Wren being left fighting an army of soldiers in a battle to the death- will they ever reunite and see the one they love again?

Review:
Plot and World building- It had a great continuation of the world and characters history being built up to the crescendo of the story and allowed for an enjoyable ending to the trilogy. Obviously no spoilers for this but if you enjoyed the first two books then you are no doubt going to enjoy the finale- but it might take you a bit to get back into the world.

The plot was immersive and engaging and kept me engaged for the most part, although I did have to reread both the first and second books beforehand to remember the story. However The pacing of the story was quite slow and made the first half of this feel a bit sluggish and it took me longer to read than I anticipated. The pacing of the plot was overall what dropped this from a 4* to a 3*.

Honestly this series came at a time when I read a lot of YA fantasy and in the last year I have been more picky and choosy with what I read- purely because the genre has grown so much it’s difficult to attempt to read everything.

As this was a finale of a series I quite enjoyed and has some fantastic F/F fantasy rep it was the main reason I wanted to get to the end. I love the representation in this series, but the final book compared to a lot of the stuff I have read in the interim between book 2 and 3’s release left it a little flat for me, but still I enjoyed the ending. I know the release date cannot be helped, and I will not ever begrudge that, I just feel a bit sad I didn’t enjoy it as much as I hoped.

Characters
Wren and Lei have both developed so much form the first book and in the finale- they have become powerful protagonists in their own rights. It was very pleasing to see.

All the side characters had their own parts to play and it was shown well.

Final Thoughts,
A delicately written but fiery conclusion to the Girls of Paper and Fire Series that hit and missed with me, but overall was a satisfying conclusion.

Girls of Fate and Fury comes to a powerful conclusion.

PLOT: So much happens in Girls of Fate and Fury. As the story is split via Lei and Wren. There isn't a moment when something is happening or they are dealing with past and present trauma. I was happy with how the story concluded.

CHARACTERS: Natasha has created a great cast of characters. But the one thing she does amazingly well shows that you can have trauma and be a warrior. That you can make mistakes but you can be redeemed. And that people heal differently.

WRITING STYLE: Natasha writing is easy for me to read. It is easy to get lost in the story.

OVERALL: Girls of Fate and Fury is a great LGBTQ+ story that shows the strength of women and life's underdogs.

My rating for Girls of Fate and Fury is 4 out of 5.

So excited to FINALLY be reading the conclusion of the Girls of Paper and Fire series.

I really enjoyed the conclusion to this series. It was action-packed but full of emotional turmoil as well. And trauma, which Natasha Ngan handles with so much care and with so much respect. We really see the lengths Wren and Lei are willing to go through to win against the King and the sacrifices they will have to make to get there. It's horrible and hard but they push through it because thats what needs to be done.

But of course, even though so much is necessary in war, the girls still experience nightmares from the horror. It's so intense and my emotions were a mess, while reading.

The ending was great and something I didn't necessarily see coming, but ultimately glad of it. I definitely can't wait to see what else Ngan writes!