I really appreciate this series for it's consistency and for how much of a comfort read it is. I've read the books in amongst watching the series (I still have the Netflix movie to watch, though) and I will definitely be reading the series again (and again).

War Lord has a surprisingly well wrapped up finale but

it's so sad that his oldest son died RIGHT AFTER THEY'D MADE UP

!!! It makes sense to

let Uhtred rest in his old age at his beloved Bebbanburg

🥰 I get such a warm and fuzzy feeling when I think of

Uhtred resting at his beloved Bebbanburg

. Also,

Finan lives until the end as well

🥰🤸‍♀️🤗🎉😍 

I highly recommend this series for people who are interested in the history of England. I'm not normally very interested in English history (despite living in England) but this series has fascinated me and piqued my interest from the first book (and the first episode of The Last Kingdom). Even though Cornwell acknowledges that he has strayed from history in the books, it's still obvious how much research he did for these books. In every TLK book review I have commended Cornwell on his writing, but it is particularly his battle scenes that I find to be so well written - they are engrossing. 

 While, the show has also deviated from the books, I like that and it's good to see the two iterations of this story. I've enjoyed both and I believe I read somewhere that Cornwell has said that he is happy to see the different direction that the show takes too. It's highly likely that I've missed some details but I'll pick these up on the multiple series rereads I plan to do.

 Wyrd bið ful ãræd 🥰