The low rating might seem harsh, but I was expecting a bigger finale to such a long series. Many books in the Demonata series have been excellent, thrilling reads with a fresh voice, but Hell's Heroes wasn't one of them. After everything that has happened in the last few books our heroes have become pessimistic husks of their former selves. They have lost all hope of winning the battle with the Demonata, and their outlook is extremely bleak. It made me lose any emotional attachment to them that I might have had beforehand.
My biggest problem with Hell's Heroes is the lack of plot, however. Not a single development happens in the first half of the book, which is just a huge let down after such a built up. The final resolution wasn't unexpected, but it was a good ending for the series. The last twenty pages of the book I did actually enjoy.
