***Book Review*** War of the Cards (Queen of Hearts Saga #3) by Colleen Oakes

SUMMARY

The final book in the twisted YA trilogy re-imagining of the origin story of the Queen of Hearts.

Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely.

Now a dark queen has risen out of the ashes of her former life. Fury is blooming inside Dinah, poisoning her soul and twisting her mind. All she has left is Wonderland and her crown, and her obsession to fight for both. But the war rages on, and Dinah could inherit a bloodstained throne. Can a leader filled with love and rage ever be the ruler her kingdom needs? Or will her all-consuming wrath bring Wonderland to its knees?

This is not a story of happily ever after.

This is the story of the Queen of Hearts. 

REVIEW

4/5 Stars

h. My. Gosh. I need to take a breath before I start writing this.

War of the Cards is the finale to Queen of Hearts Trilogy. All I really want to say about this book is that it deserves to be read. By the time I was done I had so many emotions swirling in me that I had to take a minute or few before I started functioning again.

As I started this book, I had a fair idea of how it would progress, but then midway through the story when I thought what could possibly happen now, the author threw in a twist that left me shocked. And things happened so quickly in a rush of overwhelmed emotions that my heart actually broke for Wardley. I don't know what I wanted for him but it definitely wasn't this, or maybe it was but under better circumstances. Dinah has grown and matured beautifully throughout the books and by the end, I really liked her character and the person she had become. I really REALLY liked what the author did somewhere at the end when Wardley says to Dinah about the traveller about her deed. *wink wink*

Villains got what they deserved and our MC's got their HEA. Kind of. You'll see what I mean if you read it.

All in all, this action packed trilogy with dark twists and impressive show of emotions is definitely worth a read.