Angie
Written on Sep 23, 2015
Ward Against Destruction was an exciting finish to this unique series! The story picks up immediately where we left off, but Ward, Celia, and Nazarius aren't safe yet. In fact, they'll have to face death one more time before being done with all of this chaos. There's an evil presence on a small island near the village they wind up in, and it's much worse than anything they've faced before. Ward still has his unshakable sense of duty, so he's going to do whatever it takes to make sure the villagers are safe.
Ward Against Destruction did start off a bit rough for me. There's a lot of repetition and it got annoying. We're reminded of some facts, which was great as a recap the first time, but I really didn't need each character to tell me the exact same thing multiple times. But once that's past, the story picks up the pace quite a bit. Ward is really struggling with his new reality as a "monster" because he still has this overwhelming need to heal people, even if their blood calls to him more than ever. Luckily, he has Celia to reign him in when things get too much.
Speaking of Celia, she and Ward continued to drive me crazy! You'd think that with the soul bond, they'd finally figure out that they both feel the same way about each other. Well, nope! There's still a ton of miscommunication! Ward's feelings may be influences by the fact that Celia saved him. Ward thinks Celia is disgusted by what he's becoming rather than guilty for what she had to do. You guys, get to kissing! Of course, being the last book, the tension has to be resolved and I was very happy with how it all turned out.
Ward Against Destruction was a good ending to this series. It's a pretty typical good trumps evil type ending, but that's what it's been building to this entire time.
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