Valley is the third and final book in the romantasy series The Glacian Trilogy, written by Stacey McEwan and published by Angry Robot Books. An absolute rollercoaster of a novel, with a Dawsyn that is struggling to lead her people, guiding them through darkness to find a home, with her depleted powers; meanwhile, the Queen and new King of Glacia are craving for Dawsyn's blood, a persecution that can only end in one way.

If there's something that has shown McEwan during the series is the evolution of Dawsyn as a character across the books; from the girl that wants to fight to the one that becomes a leader, and finally one that is suffering as leader and that is realizing that she just wants to find a home and renounce to power. A powerful woman that develops in parallel with how McEwan takes a more epic approach to this romantasy. Sacrifices must be made to reach their goal, but at least Ryon will continue with her.
The antagonists play perfectly their role, being that threat that even if the group survives the frost will be ready to annihilate them, as they crave Dawsyn's blood; and they will be joined by a new character that will bring more light over the magic.

McEwan paced this third book a bit slower than the previous ones, taking more time to still expand the worldbuilding and Dawsyn's ancestor story. I found really smart how the tension is built for Dawsyn and her people, slowly adding elements that are adjacent to horror; and honestly, the ending is totally what I Dawsyn deserved, an extremely satisfying one.

Valley is the perfect conclusion to a well rounded series, showing McEwan's skill at weaving together various plotlines to get the best from her Glacian Trilogy. If you are a romantasy reader, or even if you want to read more epic stories, trust her, and deep dive into this series as soon as possible.