I had not read a book by this author before so I picked this book based completely on the description. The story was good and characters very likeable, some moments quite emotional but some of the events in the story were too rushed. It didn’t feel realistic. 
I completely did not like the epilogue from that point of view. Total fantasy, in my opinion, and changed the whole feeling of the story up to that point. I really wish the author had chosen a different way to tie up the loose ends.