Rose of the Day by Brittany Fichter
Fantasy. 348 Pages. 4 Stars
Synopsis:
The ancient enchantress is determined to destroy the Silver Rose.
The rose mage is determined to stop her.
The fae prince will protect the rose mage no matter what–even if it costs him everything he’s become.
The ancient enchantress Nuala has sworn to destroy the Silver Rose and steal its magic, but Rose and Aemon are determined to stop her by reaching the Silver Rose first. Merely finding it will be their most difficult challenge yet, though, for to reach it, they and their friends must climb the sacred Mount Morosa–a journey even more dangerous than the enchantress herself.
But Mount Morosa holds more than danger. Secrets and magic lost in time will reveal answers the rose mage and fae prince never thought to ask. Rose and Aemon will be forced not only to face the queen’s threat but the destruction of who and what they believe they are. And not only will their magic be tested, but their devotion to one another as well.
Will they rise to the challenge of who and what they must become? Or will they and the Silver Rose fall to the ancient enchantress’s dark power once and for all?
Read this young adult fae fantasy adventure today for complex, colorful magic, clean childhood sweethearts forbidden romance, and the lore and legends of Faerie like never before.
Rose of the Day is the third book in the Rose of Destiny Trilogy.
My Review:
The anticipated conclusion to Fichter’s Rose of Destiny trilogy is finally here! I love the colorful cover and how it brings together both the previous books. Honestly, all three of these have been super pretty covers.
Rose and Aemon have put off the witch, Nuala. For now. But they know she is only growing stronger in this absence. And Nia tells them it’s finally time to journey to the Silver Rose on the sacred mountain.
This is a fitting conclusion to the Rose trilogy, as I’ve come to call it in my brain. Everything really feels like it comes together in this book: both the fae and the humans (as well as some of the minor species we’ve seen smatterings of), the stories of old and the present timeline, the common folk and the nobility, old characters and new ones.
I really do love the magic Ficther has created in this world, the lunar vs solar, the mages vs. the inherent fae magic, and the sacred magic of the Silver Rose and the mountain. Fichter knows how to build a cool world, that’s for sure!
The plot is definitely an adventure where we bump into obstacles on the way to the goal of beating Nuala to the Silver Rose. On one hand, it provided an opportunity to further showcase the world, but on the other hand, it’s a long book. It took me longer to get through than I thought it would this time around.
I enjoyed the beautiful themes built around the magic system, and the way the climax sorted out definitely surprised me. There were some really neat, yet subtle allegorical threads and a few not-so-subtle ones that were beautiful and encouraging. We need fiction that points to truth, and I think this conclusion really brought out those elements more than the previous two.
Content: fantasy violence, clean fae/human romance, no swearing. Suitable for teens.
More:
Book 1 in the Rose of Destiny Trilogy is Rose of the Fae (5 Stars)
Book 2 is Rose of the Dawn (4 Stars)
Book 3 is Rose of the Day (4 Stars)
Check out the links for more info – these must be read in order!