I have mixed feelings about this book. As the final book of the trilogy, the ending was good but I felt like the final battle was a little predictable.

Especially when Rhen had Grey turn him back into a monster to kill Lilith. I really wish that it had been the magical dagger or Tycho to kill her instead of going back to the plot point of the first book. That seems a little more original and would give Tycho a great turning point as a character.

Though on the other hand, I did like the theme of peace and Rhen and Grey both growing more as characters to find another way to resolve their issues. The ending was also a bit opened ended. But by the time I read this book Forging Silver into Stars was already announced and released so I knew that a new story about what happens after the war would tie things up and continue the story of Emberfall and Syl Shallow. 

One of my biggest peeves of the book is something that I get annoyed with other books as well:

unnecessary pregnancies

. I did not think that this book needed it or it added to the plot as well. If anything, I am glad it happened at the end of the book so that Grey wasn’t worrying about Lia Mara the entire time instead of focusing on the war. 

All in all, this book was fine. I don’t regret reading it, but its a little shocking that book two was the best out of this trilogy. Usually I find myself loving the ending more than the lead up to the main plot, but this series surprised me in many ways. But I can’t give Kemmerer enough praise for not only writing an interesting and new idea for the age old Beauty and the Beast retelling, but also for all the other amazing series’ she has created.