I’d give this book 3.5 stars if I could but I’ll drop it down to 3. The series was very interesting and the magic was unique. For this book things just ended a little too tidy for me. I’m not one to wish main characters would die, but I think it would have been so much more meaningful if Kip had stayed dead. I get that he’s supposed to be a Christ-like figure that’s been resurrected, but his coming back did nothing for the book. The story could have totally carried on without him being alive, and instead he could have been honored for his sacrifice. It was way too predictable that he was brought back to life, and then we get Dazen back too? It just all seems a little too perfect. For Karris, the promise that she would get back the years the locusts ate away could have been fulfilled through getting a grandchild. This could have happened with Tisis actually being pregnant at the end. There still could have been a very happy ending, even if Kip wasn’t alive. Every main character went into the final battle thinking they weren’t going to come back alive, and surprise!!! They all did! Kip doesn’t get to be the lightbringer, or get any real honor in the end, and doesn’t even get to draft anymore. Seriously, his survival was pointless. He would have made much more of an impact being a martyr/hero.