This was an amazing ending to the trilogy, I was very concerned after reading the second book with Kyri left as a Roman gladiator that this series would devolve into a Spartacus story line. I shouldn't have worried as it's really no spoiler that early in the book it's back to Amazon lands and that's where this story belongs as the author has created rich and varied world. Of course just because Kyri is back in Greece, that doesn't mean all her problems over. I can't believe that this started out as Xena fanfic but with other fan fic turned published novels out there I shouldn't be surprised. You can still find a few stories by the author on the fan fic site.
I read this trilogy in three days because I just couldn't put it down. ( )

Wonderful story! Awesome series!
After finishing the series, I believe there is a bit of Kyri Fletcher in all of us. She is no longer just a tender-hearted girl always thinking of the welfare of others. Kyri is multifaceted; she’s a fletcher, archer, warrior, protector, friend, sister, and a lover. Her nightmarish experience away from home caused her to suffer from PTSD. As Ori stated, Kyri “lost sight of [her] goodness.” However, despite her loss, fears, doubts, and internal conflicts, Kyri’s grittiness and the support she received from loved ones helped set her on the path of what was once a bright, promising, and happy life. (It could’ve been that slap of reality and bitter splash from her own cup of self-pity she received too, just saying.)

I’ve read this series four times now, and I feel as if I understand entirely where Kyri came from, the roads she’s traveled, and where she’s headed. However, rereading this series piqued my curiosity about Kyri’s lover, Queen Orianna, and the nuances that show how she completes Kyri. As a queen, Ori is strong in body and mind. As Kyri’s lover, Ori has a strong heart and soul. Ori is confident, a symbol of strength, and leads by example (with a wee bit of trash talking and gloating with an unnamed First Scout Leader). Also, Ori shows that even though she is the queen of the Telequire nation, Artemis’ Chosen, and Kyri’s goddess in the flesh, she's human after all. She has faults and weaknesses just like the rest of us, but is committed in her love with Kyri (committed as in Ori willing to resign her monarch‘s mask to find Kyri and bring her back because Kyri means more to her than the Telequire nation).

Overall, a satisfying ending to an entertaining series. Just thinking about the future of Kyri and Ori brings a smile to my face. I’m quite certain I will read this series a few more times before the year is out. ( )