I finally finished The Bridge Kingdom series by Danielle L. Jensen, and I can safely say I’m dealing with a serious book hangover.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve listened to every book in the series, becoming completely invested in the characters, the politics, the romances, and the world Danielle L. Jensen created. While my ratings for the individual books haven’t changed, finishing the series gave me a whole new appreciation for the story as a whole.

I genuinely do not think I have ever felt this conflicted about a book review before because the frustrating thing is… the actual STORY was not bad.

I went into The Endless War expecting another amazing fantasy read from The Bridge Kingdom world, but what I didn’t expect was for Danielle L. Jensen to completely destroy my emotional stability in the process.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

At the beginning of this series, I genuinely did not think Keris would become one of my favourite characters. I really didn’t. If someone had told me earlier on that I would finish this book and sit here saying he might actually be one of the best characters in the entire series, I would have laughed and carried on reading.

Yet here we are.

⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3/5)

I finally finished The Inadequate Heir and I have mixed feelings with this one.

⭐ Star Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💔 Heart Crushing Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟+

Apparently I learned absolutely nothing.

After finishing The Bridge Kingdom, I looked at The Traitor Queen and thought:

I owe the Audible Plus catalogue an apology.

When I first started The Bridge Kingdom, I honestly expected one of those books you listen to casually in the background and forget about a week later. I hate saying that because I know “free” does not automatically mean bad, but I think a small part of me expected it to be a little dull.

Instead?