Her inner battle with her power, with good versus evil, drives the story forward. Deep down, the reader wants her to face the consequences of her actions, but the reader also wants to pull herself out and find redemption. So even while the reader hates her at times, the reader pities her and admires her. Given how she was treated all her life, it is easy to understand her descent into darkness. Readers of the series have seen Rielle battle the darkness only to be mistreated because of her power. Rielle is drowning in her anger, in her guilt, grief, and resentment. Yes, the reader hates her at times, Rielle is easy to hate, but what makes her compelling is her pain. She does some unforgivable things in this novel, yet the reader cannot help but pity her. Rielle is a character that the reader has so many feelings for. What also makes Lightbringer is the characterization it is Rielle and Eliana who draw in the reader.
Lightbringer does not lack for drama it does not lack drive or thrill, pulling the reader into the pages’ folds as they watch the events unfold. The way Legrand has built up the tension and the character dynamics make the novel captivating.
This story runs about 600 pages, but it does not come across that way to the reader. What Legrand does here is essential to her storytelling and essential in keeping the pacing moving forward. These perspectives highlight changes in dynamics, the emotional spectrum of the characters as well as capturing the passage of time. Legrand makes sure everything matters to the reader and the story. What is more is that Legrand also incorporates minor characters, giving them a voice and adding to the story’s scope. A lot is going on and many perspective changes, going between Rielle, Audric, Eliana, Ludivine, and Corien, giving the story a well-rounded scope. What Legrand does very well with her storytelling is she paces it out very well. Nevertheless, her journey is not without peril, and with everything going on, Legrand succeeds in creating a dynamic story Moreover, she has also found a way to return to the past. After Kingsbane, Eliana has found herself in the clutches of the enemy. What makes Lightbringer such a compelling novel is the storytelling.
Lightbringer is the final in Claire Legrand’s Empirium Trilogy that comes to such a riveting and compelling and entrancing finale.
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