Ninth House meets The Hazel Wood in this spellbinding conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Drowned Gods Trilogy, a gorgeous dark academia fantasy following a teen mage and her friends on their desperate quest through worlds and time!
Fate cannot be broken—not even by the gods who serve it.
Emory refuses to lose Romie again. Her friend’s fate hangs in the balance as the monstrous Clover plans to use her as a sacrifice to steal power from the deity Atheia—and make himself into a proper god. To stop Clover, Emory needs the help of Atheia’s dark counterpart, Sidraeus. Yet this enigmatic deity cannot be trusted, and if Emory is to ally with him, she must invoke an ancient magic to keep him tethered to her side.
Meanwhile, in the divine workshop of the god of balance, Baz learns he has a role to play in the coming fight to save the crumbling worlds and their weakening magics. Yet all he can think of is Kai and the gruesome fate that awaits him at Clover’s side—a fate, the god tells him, that is beyond even his reach. But Baz is determined to save Kai, even if he has to rewrite time itself.
As chaos reigns and the tides of a corrupted magic threaten to consume all, Emory and Baz must contend with mercurial gods, vengeful deities, and those hell-bent on eradicating Eclipse magic to save the people they love—and write an ending to their stories that defies fate itself.
Fate cannot be broken—not even by the gods who serve it.
Emory refuses to lose Romie again. Her friend’s fate hangs in the balance as the monstrous Clover plans to use her as a sacrifice to steal power from the deity Atheia—and make himself into a proper god. To stop Clover, Emory needs the help of Atheia’s dark counterpart, Sidraeus. Yet this enigmatic deity cannot be trusted, and if Emory is to ally with him, she must invoke an ancient magic to keep him tethered to her side.
Meanwhile, in the divine workshop of the god of balance, Baz learns he has a role to play in the coming fight to save the crumbling worlds and their weakening magics. Yet all he can think of is Kai and the gruesome fate that awaits him at Clover’s side—a fate, the god tells him, that is beyond even his reach. But Baz is determined to save Kai, even if he has to rewrite time itself.
As chaos reigns and the tides of a corrupted magic threaten to consume all, Emory and Baz must contend with mercurial gods, vengeful deities, and those hell-bent on eradicating Eclipse magic to save the people they love—and write an ending to their stories that defies fate itself.
Title: Infinite Shores (Drowned Gods #3)
Author: Pascale Lacelle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication Date: April 7. 2026
Review:
Thank you to Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing/Margaret K. Mclderry Books and Edelweiss for providing me with a copy of this title to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
In all honesty, it's so hard to write a review of the third book in a trilogy. Mostly because I don't want to spoil anything for anyone who might stumble upon the review without having read the other books. I've been rather obsessed with this series since I read an early copy of the first book sent to me by the publisher. I will admit, it took me a while to crack that one open. I wasn't a huge fan of the cover (yes, I do judge books that way) and thought I wouldn't like it. Boy was I SO SO WRONG! This trilogy is one I will always recommend. Lacelle's writing is lush and expansive. Not only do you feel the emotions of her characters but you find yourself right next to them, experiencing their world as if you are a passenger on their journey. I wish I could probably explain how engrossed I became in this world. How if surrounded me, sucked me right in and brought me along for the ride. But I can only tell you how Lacelle makes you feel as if you are truly part of each character's journey.
As with the other books, this installment is told in alternating POVs from four different characters. While often times such story telling can get me confused, that was not the case with this series. Lacelle made each of her characters truly unique with personalities it was easy to distinguish from one another. And, while there are villains in this story, you still come to love all the characters for who they are and what they represent.
I can truly say I didn't want this series to end. I actually drew out reading this last book because of that. I knew once it was over I would not even know where to begin with my review. And here I sit, still floundering and trying to figure out what words will truly help others understand how special this story truly is. The range of emotions I endured throughout the series, but especially with this last book is hard to put into words. I laughed at so many parts while I cried hard at others. And still felt the tenderness in sone scenes and the fear where Lacelle surly needed me to feel it. This is the type of series that makes my chest ache: sometimes in a good way, sometimes not so much.
There is a lot to unpack in this book. At times, it seemed as if the story would not be able to come to a full circle conclusion. Or at least i had no idea how Lacelle would get the reader to that point. And, while it was wrapped up well, I will say I took 1/4 star off because I was sad to see the story of two particular characters just kind of end. I cannot go into specifics but I felt like that was left dangling, perhaps on purpose so I could come to my own conclusions about the fate of those characters. I'd love to ask Lacelle if that's why she ended their story in the way she did.
I can truly say I don't think Lacelle could write something I don't want to read. I am excited to see what she comes up with next in Stars Incarnate. If you're looking for a deeply emotional dark academia story where the characters growth and development feels real, pick this series up and give it a try. I honestly think anyone who enjoys a gripping high fantasy will fall right into the world of Aldryn College and be swept away by what Lacelle offers to them.
Author:
Pascale Lacelle is the New York Times bestselling author of Curious Tides and Stranger Skies. A longtime devourer of books, she started writing her own at the age of thirteen and quickly became enthralled by the magic of words in both French and English. She lives in Ottawa, Canada with her loving dog and an ever-growing library of books waiting to be read. You can find her online at PascaleLacelle.com or on Instagram.
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