Book Review - DEATH'S BEATING HEART by Rob J. Hayes

 
(Title: Death's Beating Heart / Author: Rob J. Hayes / Publisher: Self-Published / Publication Date: December 26,2022 / Total Pages: 480)


Back Cover Blurb
Break Eternity.

Sirileth has broken the world. The ground bleeds, the seas rage, the skies are torn asunder.

Eska will not let her daughter face the consequences alone, but can she help without donning the mantle of the Corpse Queen once more? And will the people of Ovaeris accept help from a monster?

They might not have a choice as a stable portal to the Other World is now open, and the Beating Heart of Sevorai is ever ravenous.

In this thrilling conclusion to The War Eternal, Eskara must face the consequences of her past. She will soon learn just how far she can bend before she breaks.



Review
Well, if you are going to end a series this is a magnificent way to do it I'd say. The War Eternal series has truly lived up to its name and this series has given me a lifetime of thrills and jaw-dropping moments. None more so than this fabulous concluding volume. Rob J. Hayes has once again managed to create one of the more memorable fantasy stories and populated it with some of the best characters you will ever come across. 

I felt like this book was just one continuous adventure as we are taken through a tour of the Other World and the insane creatures and locations that inhabit it. Only Hayes could create a portal between worlds that was caused by one of the main characters crashing a moon into a planet. That's some high level mind-blowing stuff right there. That's the point where DEATH'S BEATING HEART begins, and it only gets more amazing with regard to magic, worldbuilding, characterization, and all out fantastic storytelling from there.

The strength of this story throughout has been the main character of Eska, and in this final book we see the culmination of everything she has been put through from her early awful days being imprisoned in The Pit to becoming a mother, to claiming her identity as Corpse Queen. And through it all she has remained true to herself and is simply one of the most badass protagonists ever. The stuff that has been thrown at her is just beyond anything that you can imagine and she's still standing as we begin the final journey. What ultimately will be her fate is brilliantly revealed in this book. To that point, I'm happy to say that this ending does not disappoint.

If you've been along for this incredible ride for the previous four books you know just how Eska's exploits have put you through the wringer. Well DEATH'S BEATING HEART just takes it to another level and keeps you on the edge of your seat (I know, I hate that saying), but it really does. Your palms will sweat, you'll wriggle uncomfortably as each character gets put in one perilous situation after another, and you will silently pump your fist with excitement at times as well. Great stories do this, they make you feel emotions from one spectrum to the next. Rob J. Hayes has delivered yet another of these masterpieces that will put The War Eternal series right up there in the upper echelons of fantasy.

I encourage everyone who has yet to embark on this amazing trip to pick up book one right now and just continue on without stopping. Now that all of the books have been released it's the best way to fully appreciate just how excellent these books are and how each beautifully leads into and sets up the next. DEATH'S BEATING HEART was everything I wanted it to be and Hayes added even more that I didn't see coming. Brilliant is all I can say. I can't really give this one anything but the highest marks. 

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