Book three is NOT the end of the series. But we do finally get to find out how the palace was built, and if magic was used. We lost a main character at the end of the last book and their presence is missed in this book. It makes things so much harder on Josie. But she is a strong person and will make the best of every bad situation. There are so many things that a modern woman will just want to shake their hand in the air about, such as women not being allowed to practice medicine. It’s a crock, but it leads to the major conflict of the story. Once again this was well written, and well recorded. I have to wait for the audiobook of book of 4. But the author assured me it was almost ready (yes I emailed and asked). I look forward to it and the forthcoming book 5 as well.