I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS THE THIRD BOOK UNTIL NOW and yet it read just like it connected from the first book?

I mean, it was better than I expected actually! Considering how often series with a cool premise and good first book fall flat in the rest of the series, this book ended on a good note. My expectations weren't high, but at least my tastes for rich magic worldbuilding, save the world plot, and sappy teen romance were well fulfilled.