Name: Legend of the Lakes (The Once and Future Queen, Book 3)
ISBN: 9780008407711

Clara O’Connor

The Once and Future Queen: Book 3 I thought to die that night in the solitude where they would never find me...

Legend of the Lakes (The Once and Future Queen, Book 3)

Elianna Lucas

“I had vowed to myself to grow strong in order to take on the Empire, to hone what abilities I had so that they could never hurt me or mine again.”
 —Clara O’Connor

I was so excited to have this ARC in my inbox. Curse of the Celts left off on a major cliffhanger that had me on the edge of my seat ready to see what would happen next. Legend of the Lakes picks up where Curse of the Celts left off. Devyn has been killed and Cassandra is married to Gideon, who has become the Griffin in order to protect her. She is grieving and in the midst of her grief, she is being asked to take up the mantle of the Lady of the Lake and develop her power.

This was not my favorite book in the series, but I did like the way it wrapped up the story. We learn more about the magic system and what it will take to make things right. Legend of the Lakes moves at a quicker pace than the other books in the series and contains quite a few revelations that kept me on the edge of my seat. I enjoyed learning more about Gideon’s backstory and seeing Cassandra bond more with her brother Rion. 

Cass goes through a lot in this book. She starts the book completely at odds with Gideon and continually pushes him away as she is still grieving the death of Devyn. After she gives birth to her daughter, she is pulled away to utilize her magic in order to clean the ley lines. This drains her and keeps her from her daughter for extended amounts of time as she is traveling and is constantly exhausted after using her magic. By the end of the second book, I was liking Cassandra more and more, but this book made it a little harder for me. I understand that she was going through a lot, but I just felt like her actions did not connect with the thoughts she has. 

The tension between her and Gideon is palpable throughout the whole book. While Cassandra is working on repairing the ley lines, Gideon has been taking care of her daughter. This has kept them separated and further drives a wedge between them. Over the course of the book, they had so many moments of miscommunication and it was incredibly frustrating since I felt like if they were honest with each other, they would have been able to avoid a lot of hurt.

Overall, I did enjoy reading this book. There were quite a few twists and turns that I was not expecting and others that I was. Regardless, they kept me on the edge of my seat and I thought the book wrapped up the series really well! I would definitely recommend this series! 


Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Legend of the Lakes (The Once and Future Queen, Book 3)

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