
Published by Tom Doherty Associates on August 30, 2022
Source: Netgalley Arc
Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / General, Young Adult Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Wizards & Witches
Pages: 480
Goodreads
All of Our Demise is the epic conclusion to Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman’s New York Times bestselling All of Us Villains duology.
“I feel like I should warn you: this is going to be absolutely brutal.”
For the first time in this ancient, bloodstained story, the tournament is breaking. The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen. Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds. A dead boy now lives again. And a new champion has entered the fray, one who seeks to break the curse for good... no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process.
As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse, the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece, or fight to the death as this story was always intended.
Long-held alliances will be severed. Hearts will break. Lives will end. Because a tale as wicked as this one was never destined for happily ever after.
The All of Us Villains Duology:
#1) All of Us Villains
#2) All of Our Demise
Review:
The insatiable conclusion to Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman’s epic (and bestselling) YA fantasy, All of Us Villains—with its morally grey cast of characters and hunger games style competition kept me way too late reading… However, it is just as deliciously addictive and detailed as the first, with edge-of-your-seat action and a thoroughly nail-biting ending that had me on the edge of my seat.
The writing was once again incredibly detailed, as was the world-building, which is taken one step further as we dive into the tournament’s history, the inner workings of the curse, and the stories surrounding each champion’s families—the lore of which was fantastic! I loved seeing more of the champions’ families and how their influence affected them—especially for some lesser-known families like the Grieves.
Overall, a great conclusion to this magical, Hunger Games-style emotional rollercoaster of a book which I enjoyed. Though I must warn you that the ending was bittersweet, keep a few tissues handy just in case.