Reviewed by Vicki on
I'm always conflicted when I don't absolutely love the last book in a series. I'm so invested in these characters and I absolutely loved the earlier books. For me, the series started to go downhill after the third book. I still thoroughly enjoyed this book and the series. There were just a few things that I felt like held it back from being really great...
From a story perspective, I feel like we're left with some big open questions. While it was heavily hinted, I'm not sure we ever learn who really saved Vhalla at the very end. We know this mysterious woman has appeared multiple times in the past and helped Vhalla, and there's the legend of Yargen and the Mother but we never truly know (and maybe that's the point), but it kind of felt like a convenient ending.
I also felt disappointed in Vhalla. Over the course of the books, I feel that we've seen Aldrik grow and learn to deal with his demons. However, I found Vhalla to be a bit of a hypocrite. She was the one who pressed Aldrik about honesty and not keeping secrets, but she continued to go off on her own multiple times and make decisions without Aldrik. Aldrik has come full circle by this last book and I just loved him. I've also come to love everyone else...Elecia, Jax and Fritz. I'm sad to see this end.
Lastly, on a side note, there have been multiple grammar and spelling mistakes sprinkled throughout all the books. I'm not usually a stickler about this and don't normally bring it up, but there seemed to be a lot of them throughout the whole series. It didn't detract from the story too much, but it was noticeable and a couple times tripped up the flow for me.
Despite all this, I really did love these books and I'm definitely sad to see this end. I know there is a new series coming about Vhalla's daughter and I'm looking forward to reading that. Maybe we'll get some glimpses of Aldrik and Vhalla.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 2 December, 2018: Finished reading
- 2 December, 2018: Reviewed