The Beauty of Darkness (Remnant Chronicles, #3)

by Mary E Pearson

[Chelsea]

For the most part I really enjoyed this book. It wasn't an epic conclusion like I was expecting but I was happy. I loved that we finally got to go back to Lia's hometown and confront all the drama there. It ended up being much better than I thought it was going to be thanks to a couple plot twists. I wasn't expecting the things that happened at the castle to happen! There was tons of betrayal and it was impossible to tell who you could trust! I also thought the mini siege scene was really cool and I loved seeing Lia take that leadership role.

I think Lia was easily the best character in this book. She really stepped up and started taking things really seriously. Not just herself but her people. She didn't care that they had all cast her aside because of some lies. All she cared about was saving everyone from the possible threat that was coming. She really showed us that you have to fight for the things you love. I was also really glad we were reunited with some characters from the first book! Everyone was coming together for this one big battle and I loved seeing the new and old characters working together.

Sadly, I was a little underwhelmed by this book. I really loved the first two books so this one had some fairly high hopes. I was expecting a crazy ending to this trilogy but I don't feel like I got it.

I was also really upset that Kaden was kind of only a secondary character in this book where in the first two he played big rolls. He was just cast off to the side except when Lia needed something, of course. Then he was right there beside her. We did learn a little more about his upbringing but it wasn't enough for me to forgive the author for not giving him a better roll in this book. Especially since he was a HUGE part of book two and I thought there was still some unresolved things there but I guess not.

This is a great series for fantasy lovers! There's a lot of plot twists and surprising elements to keep you on your toes! The books can seem really long (and they are) but it will be worth it in the end!

An great ending to a series full of mystery and intrigue. This author always knows how to keep us on our toes and keep us from putting this book down!