I talk about this book in my November reading wrap-up video.

When I first started reading this trilogy, I made it through books and never even cracked open the cover of this last one. It took me another year and a reread of those first two books before I made it here, to the end. I was pretty scared that something was going to happen to the characters that I had grown to love. I built up my own sense of foreboding.

In the end, I found this a really satisfying end to the trilogy. It wasn't always easy to read, especially in regards to Frodo who really has experienced too much to ever be the same. That and the end of the age that the end of this book marks really gave me feels on feels.

I liked that even after defeating the enemy, the story wasn't really over. There were far reaching effects to deal with and that felt truer than any clean cut, happily ever after. As I'm writing this review, it's been a couple of months since I read this and I have to acknowledge that a lot of the other details are a little fuzzy in my head now. I think I tore through it too fast to get to the resolution. Just as I appreciate The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers exponentially more on reread, I have a feeling that when I revisit this one again, I'll really get the feel and scope of its details.

For now, it's enough to know that all my bbs are okay.