I was mostly lukewarm on the first two - I found the characters and the unique fantasy world just interesting enough to push through to see how it will all end. But this one absolutely delivered and I'm glad I committed to reading the full trilogy. It was SO fun and exciting, during the battles I was flailing my arms and cheering as if I was at a sports game. Just really really wonderful character journeys, fascinating lore, thrilling action, a satisfying soupcon of romance, and just everything a trilogy ender should be. I love this weird little family!!!!!

This one is truly a 5 star read but I’m taking away half a star because of my one (1) completely unreasonable and childish caveat re: the ending.