Warning: this review will have spoilers for the first book!

My one wish for the sequel was seeing more of the secondary characters and I sure got what I wanted. A destiny so cruel perfectly concludes the duology, it has the perfect ending for this type of story and I think if you liked the first one you’ll be very satisfied.
What I liked the most about a fate so cold was the new take on the chosen one trope, I’m early gen z so I basically grew up on chosen ones stories but as I got older(and as a chronic rereader) I started to question the perfect endings and everything always working out and the entire system protecting and helping these individuals(for the most part). This series delivers the counterpoint to that. In the second book we delve deeper into the politics of what happens after the war is won, or not really in this case. I’m usually really picky about sequels because I hate when the main couple is suddenly separated and spends the entire book far away from each other, but here it was so important to establish the side characters so I didn’t mind at all. The romance is on point, some crazy good lines like I have come to expect from these writers.
What I can’t stop thinking about is the ending though. It is perfect and I bet it’ll stay with me for a while.

Thank you Netgalley and Tor for the ARC!