Had to keep taking breaks because it was so intense and because of how attached to the characters I had become.

Till slut är jag äntligen klar med hela "Engelfors trilogin". Det tog bara fem år, jag hade andra problem i vägen och vid 2014 var jag i en stor lässvacka, vilket ledde till att jag aldrig avslutade hela serien.

I den sista boken så fick alla mina frågor svar, jag fick reda på om Matilda tjänande demonerna eller inte. Och varför betedde Alexander sig som han gjorde och är Verkligen Ida död?

Boken var ganska långsam på dem 150 första sidorna, men efter de så kunde jag inte lägga ifrån mig boken. Jag var så spänd på om Minoo skulle svika "De utvalda" och är Victor kär i någon i någon av de utvalda? Och ja! I Vanessa.

Read:
July 16-18 2016 (audiobook)
November 25 - December 1 2017 (e-book)

I am not really sure how to write a review on this books, as I had SO MANY ups and downs with it. There were periods where I could read 50 pages every day and other periods where I struggled to read 50 pages a week.

The writing of this book is wonderful. Although it can get a little to stretched in my opinion (I've read around three times the same thing when they needed to tell someone else what has happened), you want to keep reading. This is though also what I don't like about the book. It seems like the authors wanted to put so much in the book, but at the same time keep this long and descriptive writing style, that the story line sometimes got a little lost. There were still lots of things to be said at the end of the book, but it had already 800 pages, which in my opinion is quite a lot.

Also, THE ENDING? WTH? Are we getting a fourth book or what?

One must be afraid of power, always. Power is dangerous and must be handled with caution, carefully examined and cared for. Above all, it must be shared.

What a mess .
So confusing. So long.
I'm so happy i got to read this trilogy. It's wonderful. The plot. The world-building. The characters.
Especially the characters.. It's not a common YA series. Not everyone gets a happy ending, not every girl gets a love interest and this girls are definitely not stereotypical.
This girls have grown so much on me. They are not perfect. They feel real. The have grown so much since the first book.
The best of all : Witches and the apocalypse.

Overall I enjoyed this series. The characters are diverse and interesting. However the English translation is so awkward it's distracting at times.

Väldigt bra! Tagit mig ungefär ett år att läsa klart hela serien och måste säga att det är en av favorit serierna. Väldigt väl skriven med en bra välplanerad handling, gillar starkt. Mysig bok att läsa på sommaren, inte för läskig så precis min smak.
Tårar, skratt, överraskningar och en massa andra känslor. Slutade inte som jag trodde men är absolut inte missnöjd över hur de knöt ihop säcken.
Stor eloge till Mats och Sara, himla bra bok!
XOXO Annie

Have I ever read a more perfect trilogy?

No. I have not.

I am so glad that people pushed me to read this. I initially wanted to give this book a 3/5 stars, because it was entertaining but not very special - but then I got so swept up in the story that I legitimately cried at some point, and made very awkward noises at multiple other parts.
The only reason I didn't give this five stars is because I could definitely notice that this was a translation. Some sentences didn't sound right, and many more didn't flow at all, which was a shame. I wish I could've read the original Swedish one!
Okay, now, about the story itself. There were so many twists and turns in the plot that I could hardly keep up with which characters were the 'bad' ones and which one weren't, but that was kind of the point. It was all so confusing, but still everything (and I mean EVERYTHING. All three freaking books!) made sense in the end, and that was very satisfying.
Less satisfying was the fact that they KILLED the freaking dog. Like, dogs are innocent. Animals are innocent. DO NOT UNNECESSARILY KILL ANIMALS IN YOUR BOOKS OR IN ANY OTHER PLACE. It hurts. So yes, this one is for poor Frasse. We love you. *raises three fingers*
On to the next unfair thing. Victor's death broke my heart. Especially the way it was brought - through Minoo's emotionless mind - killed me. Nope. Not okay. And then there's Felix with his beautiful powers.... The moment Walter broke his finger I knew what was up with him and he instantly became one of my favourite characters. His power is very interesting, and becomes even more so when you see what it did to his personality - I wish I could've read more about him.
I could keep on talking about this book, but I'll just highlight one more thing and then stop - I'd like to talk about the Borderland.
At first I quite disliked those chapters - I mean, honestly? My least favourite character DIES and I STILL have to read half the book from her perspective? - but later on I was so happy with how that location fit in with the plot. Those tears I mentioned earlier DEFINITELY started flowing when I read about Elias again. And his meeting with Linnéa... Oh my gosh. The feels. That was beautiful and emotional. Rebecka's small pieces of POV were also very nice to read, and I loved what she said to Minoo about Gustav. (Oh Gustav. You are amazing.)
So yes, basically, read this book. You will have all the feels, but it will be worth it because it is beautiful. And like the characterisations of all the people in Engelsfors, the open ending was realistic, and therefore a real treat!

LINNEA/VANESSA IS ALL THAT MATTERS TO ME AT THIS MOMENT BYE!!!!!!!!!!!