In the conclusion of Rebecca Roanhorse’s epic Meso American trilogy war approaches Tova and Serapio must make a series of sacrifices in order to continue to rule. But, will he still be anything resembling human once the price is paid for Tova? Xiala is back on Teek ruling as a sovereign and trying to master her super cool mermaid powers (this is amazing) while Balam through his greed descends further into madness. Okoa must decide where his loyalties lie while Iktan’s heart takes xir North to seek out Naranpa who is training to master the powers of The Sun God.

I don’t think I can accurately describe to you how flawless this series is and the conclusion was absolutely perfect. In her acknowledgements for the first book in the series Black Sun Roanhorse talked about why she wanted to write this story to combat the myth that Pre-Colombian North and South American cultures weren’t complex and write an epic fantasy that wasn’t based in Medieval Europe. This point has stuck with me and makes me appreciate this trilogy that much more because she is 1,000% right, so much of the fantasy cannon is made up of very similar stories. And there are so many cultures that have amazing contributions to make to the genre. Rebecca Roanhorse is an absolute genius in storytelling and this world she has created is so magical and well rounded without relying on any of the Western inspired Fantasy tropes. I love dragons, but hell yeah I want to read about a giant Crow instead if given the option. As amazing as the story is as soon as I hit page 100 I started to get anxious, this is a trilogy, what am I going to do when this ends? I don’t know what I’m going to do now, but I’m so freaking glad I finished the book, wow, I am just blown away by Mirrored Heavens.

A very solid conclusion to a strong series. It’s been interesting seeing Rebecca roanhorse’s writing from the fast paced movie feel of trail of lightening to the strong/complex world building of this series. I really enjoyed the characters, the world and the pacing. I do find that because this is so plot focused the characters aren’t as developed but since the book is so interesting it didn’t bother me too much.
I’m also selfishly excited for more books in trail of lightening now that this series is done.

This was an absolutely stunning conclusion to a brilliant series. The world and its history is rich, well-developed, and well-explored - I wish I could spend more time in Meridian. The characters were also complex and equal parts detestable and lovable, which made all their struggles and triumphs all the more gripping. I loved the way certain characters/storyline paralleled or foiled each other. The twists and reveals were well-foreshadowed and effectively executed.

Overall, this was an incredible read. Rebecca Roanhorse remains one of my favourite authors, and Between Earth and Sky one of my favourite series.

thank you so much to netgalley, rebecca roanhorse, and simon & schuster canada for providing me with the arc for mirrored heavens
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this book is very fast paced which can be good and bad. in my opinion, there were no boring parts or things that dragged but the ending was wrapped up a little too quickly for my taste. other than that, i loved this book. i love the characters, i’m so glad we finally got to spend more time with xiala! i love her, iktan & serapio so much. everything rebecca roanhorse writes is absolutely well done, she is an amazing writer and this book was so hard for me to put down. i can’t wait to read more from her! every chapter flowed perfectly into the other especially as characters started reuniting. this book has been so highly anticipated for me and i’m so happy to have been able to read it early. thank you again netgalley!

A very satisfying ending to this trilogy! This book is very action-packed and fast-paced; I really enjoyed it. If you are into plot based, political, war themed fantasy books, you will really love this conclusion!

I enjoyed the character stories and felt like I got to know them a bit more but did find that I didn't quite connect to them as much as I would have liked. It was so plot based that I found it a bit hard to connect the characters' decisions to them as individuals and not just as plot lines to advance the story. Xiala and Seripio's stories were definitely my favorite.

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.