Loooved the ending! All the POVs were really interesting too.
But I feel like my excitement for the series started to wane a little. I'm not even totally sure why. The CONCEPT was super, super interesting, but maybe I lost some of my love for the characters? Maybe I just stopped connecting with them? It was a great idea but I didn't feel as invested as I could have been.
Also, the book felt loooong and I'm not convinced it was all really necessary. There were a lot of parts where Kelsea was locked up, pondering the same things over and over, or time spent with characters I didn't feel were that useful.. My attention was lost for a bit and at times I was skimming rather than actively enjoying every second.
A quote from this review actually managed to say exactly what I mean in a few words:
"It's good, and has some really unique concepts that blew me away, but it is also long winded, has some plot holes. It never grew into anything that I would cherish, recommend, or want to reread in the future; it was just a passable fantasy series, with strong female representation that I appreciated."
Yesss that's exactly it! Although I did really enjoy the book, I think I was hoping it would grow into this HUGE EPIC THING I WOULD NEVER FORGET! ...but that didn't really happen. I enjoyed it, it gave me a lot to think about, but I'm not convinced it's going to stay with me forever. I never reached the level of epicness that I hoped it would.