You know, considering the last couple books really went downhill for me, and I was not excited to dive into this one, I ended this series feeling pretty good about it overall. 

My biggest issue with the last two books was the lack of movement in the plot. So little happened with the characters or politically to move the story forward that I found myself so, so bored and struggling to get through. But this conclusion really stepped it up. To be fair, there was a lot that needed to be addressed before the story could end, so I think that really helped keep this book full of action and intrigue in order to keep the story moving. I was terrified going into this as I absolutely hate an amnesia trope, and we ended the last book very heavily on one. It was done really well though I think, there were enough other povs that we focused on that I barely even noticed what was going on with Auren, I didn’t even get a chance to hate it. 

I have to be honest here though, I still didn’t love this. I don’t know what happened between the first three books to the last three, but I didn’t love, or connect with these last three books at all. All of the extra povs felt out of place and unnecessary. The focus on so many additional characters really took away from the story of Auren and Slade that had originally captured my heart and pulled me into this story. 

While I was happy to see a faster paced story with a little more guts, it just wasn’t the story I was hoping for. After all of the build up I was left very underwhelmed by the final conclusion, which, in turn, left me feeling pretty hollow after all of the time I spent with these characters.