Why should you read this trilogy? 
 The answer to this question is easy, but rather long. Also please note, the question is why you should read it, and not whether or not you should. My review will be of the trilogy of a whole and with no spoilers. 
 - there is astoundingly detailed and fabulous world building 
 - there are wyverns and many magically enchanted items that will get any fantasy lover excited 
 - a prophesy: a quest that must be completed to free the mage world, a quest that is prophesied to end in death 
 - expressive and beautiful writing 
 - a quiet, true and ferocious (not in writing, but in feeling) romance 
 - themes such as courage, bravery, loyalty, altruism and friendship are explored so well that your heart strings will be tugged - guaranteed 
 - oh so many feels. No, not all of them are good feels. But they all made the series amazing 
 - witty banter, a good dose of humour and characters that you can't help but love. 
 "You have been all my moments of grace." 
 The world building is intricate and had me completely engrossed. There is a separate mage realm where the country of Atlantis has conquered the Domain - the country of our main characters. The Bane is the man behind all the conquering and is shrouded in mystery. Needless to say the oppressed are tired of being oppressed. 
 The Master of the Domain, Prince Titus, has long lived under the heavy weight of his late mother's prophesy that he is to find the Great elemental mage and take down the Bane. 
 I am blown away by how layered this plot was, Sherry Thomas has written a story that leaves you with question after question, answering a question only to ask another. But they do all get answered,, which is great! The level of thought that must have gone into the plot is staggering, and I am so very grateful that Thomas shared it with us in this trilogy. 
 I absolutely adored how expressive the writing was! No one was mad, they were enraged. Nerd heaven, I swear. 
 There was not an aspect of his life that he did not detest resoundingly. 
 And while I was completely in awe of the romance, the devotion of these two to each other just floored me, I was so engrossed in the story that I did not despair whenever they were apart - I was too intrigued to see what would happen next regarding the plot. 
 I don't know what to say to make you read this trilogy or I would be saying it, because it deserves your attention and will not disappoint! 
 Fortune favors the brave. 
 And the brave make their own fortune.