The last book, Allison Shatters the Looking Glass, went back to the adventure of travelling around Underland. But at this point, something that had been whispering at the back of my mind for the last two books, loudly made it's way to the forefront: there should have been less love interests, 9 was too many.

These were short-ish books, so I don't know that it was a smart decision to have such a big harem for Allison. It's not easy to connect emotionally when there's that many, or to allocate enough time to each of them to properly build the romantic bonds, so the story suffered.

During the first book, I'd been worried the guys would all blend into each other, but while they all ended up sufficiently developed and distinct from one another—which was a feat in and of itself—I wasn't able to become emotionally invested in them because there simply wasn't enough time to give each the time the deserved and needed.

Also, the tension in this last book was so inconsistent. One minute Allison and her men were fighting for their lives against seemingly unbeatable villains and the next they were merrily strolling through a bustling, quirky market and taking the time to watch a circus-esque performance. Either the fate of the land is on the line or we're casually chilling with the love interests. Tense and relaxed are mutually exclusive. It just doesn't work.

And the cherry on top of this disappointing sundae was an underwhelming ending consisting of a last battle that was abrupt and poorly paced.

It deserves to be said, though, that I firmly believe there's lots of potential for sequels building on the future of Underland and the relationships already established not only between Allison and her guys, but some of the secondary characters and her own family, too. I think with enough time dedicated to beefing up the romantic relationships, coupled with other fun adventures and challenges, future books could be great.