Serena Valentino Disney Villains 6

Okay, this is the one we've been waiting for, the one that finally wraps up all these storylines. 

I'm just going to go spoiler-crazy and try to make sense of it all. 

The big secret of the Odd Sisters is that Lucinda is the daughter of Manea, who was the one who created Gothel. Manea's mother, Nestis, decided to split Lucinda into three different sisters, which is where we get Martha and Ruby. But all three seem to basically be one person split. Jacob, the main undead guy from Gothel's book, is Lucinda's father. Manea loved him but when Nestis threatened the baby, she made Manea choose between Jacob and the baby and she chose the baby, so Jacob died but Nestis split the baby anyway. Stupid Manea. Nestis apparently had some big visions of ruling beyond the dead woods, so the ancestors and Manea were worried about that. Eventually, Manea sent the Odd Sisters, who they knew would be very powerful, away. Nanny (AKA: the One of Legends) was the fairy given charge of the babies and she left them with the White family. Remember how they were said to be related to the king in the first book? So that's the history of the Odd Sisters. 

The fairies are bitchily trying to decide what to do about them and hold this ridiculous trial where Fairy Godmother and the three asshole good fairies from Sleeping Beauty all are completely insane with their fairy bullshit. The only good fairies are Nanny, who prefers to be called a witch, and the Blue Fairy. Oberon the Tree Lord comes to shut them up and agrees with Nanny, who wants the fairies to assist anyone in need, not just pretty, pretty royalty. Valentino must really hate fairies because there are zero redeeming qualities for any of the four. 

Tulip is working with Oberon to rebuild everything. Popinjay is fine with this. Eventually they will be married. 

Snow is researching the history of the Odd Sisters. She's the one who will discover the secret. She and Circe go to Mrs. Tiddlebottom to retrieve Gothel's library. They learn that Hazel and Primrose were finally healed by the regrown rapunzel flowers and are on their way to the desd woods. Snow and Circe rush there to tell them all that's happened in the centuries they've been dead, but surprise, they already know. There's a middle realm in between life and death where you can basically just chill and listen in on the world. So they heard everything. They're on the side of good. Circe feels at home there, which makes sense, because she's Lucinda's daughter, so she's of the dead woods bloodline. 

Meanwhile, Pflanze the cat has summoned all her magic to pull the Odd Sisters out of the dreamlands. They're in the place in between for a while, but then resurrect Maleficent in her dragon form. They have help from Grimhilde, who just wants to find Snow again. Circe has been keeping Snow away from her mother, which turns out to be a mistake. 

The Odd Sisters and Grimhilde arrive at the castle in the dead woods, where Grimhilde makes up with Snow and then dies, though Snow is also relieved at this. The Odd Sisters are somewhat quelled by Jacob, their father. But there's a lot of chaos and Circe stabs herself to end it all, knowing that by dying, the good parts of her "mothers" will return to them. Maleficent falls dead again before she can destroy the fairylands. The dead woods ancestors speak to everyone in their castle and the Odd Sisters are given a choice. 

So the book ends with them, along with Circe and Pflanze, chilling in the land in between. I'm hoping this is the end of the Odd Sisters for a while. Trying to link all these together was A LOT. The next book is Cruella, which is far more modern, so I don't think they can be part of it. Then there's Lady Tremaine, who I believe the sisters did mention, and Hook. 

The thing I liked best about this one was the illustrations. I wish they'd all been illustrated. I like that they tied everything up and I'm looking forward to a break from trying to remember how all the tales link together.