The Secret of the Three Fates

 Book 7 of my 2026 Reading Challenge

read from January 10 - 12

The Secret of the Three Fates

by Jess Armstrong

published 2024

3 stars

This is the second book in the Ruby Vaughn series and I read it immediately after the first.  I didn't enjoy it as much as the first one but am still interested enough to continue the series.

For this particular book, the pacing felt slow and there were so many characters that I struggled to make sense of all the connections even after the culprit's helpful monologue confession.  I also still have questions...was Ben's death helped along (and if so by who)?  Why was Genevieve on the war ship?  Why was Lucy mad at Owen?  I just really didn't get it.

For the series, I wish the White Witch would either stop saying things or explain them further; by the end of the second book I would like there to be answers for at least some of the breadcrumbs dropped along the way.  And the separation at the end feels like an unnecessary obstacle and I hope it's resolved quickly in the next book.

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Ways This Book Met my 2026 Reading Goals:

- 7th book read in 2026 (my goal is 100)

- Title starting with 'S' (I'm doing an A-Z title challenge)