Ahdieh, R: The Righteous The third instalment in the The Beautiful series from the New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn

The Righteous by Renee Ahdieh is the third book in the The Beautiful Quartet. This book now focuses on Pippa and Arjun and immediately starts after the end of the second book and you definitely have to read the previous books beforehand. Pippa is the best friend of Celine and she does everything to support her friend. But this leads her into uncertain terrain and she goes there without preparation. The book is mainly set in the fae world of the Sylvan Vale and it was intriguing to see more of that. Yet at the same time I definitely missed to see New Orleans. Arjun is half fae and despises the Sylvan Vale, but in order to find a healer he goes there. Both Arjun and Pippa are on a mission there, but get stuck together and even have to be fake engaged. This introduces a whole new plot line and Pippa and Arjun who were previously side characters, now are the focus and you get to know them really well. My favorite part was their banter and calling each other with terms of endearment. The storyline was often very fordable and a lot slower paced then the previous books, yet there still was some drama and romance. This book is definitely more character driven than plot driven. Overall, I really love this world and it was interesting to see more of it, but I just couldn’t connect to this book as much as to Celine and Sébastien’s story. 3 stars. (ARC kindly provided in exchange for a review.)