Ok so the beginning (as in approximately the first 40 pages) I sort of liked; it was a little boring, not much happening, but then BAM!

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Klea attacked and I thought "yay exciting!" Then they got to Avalon and "Yay more exciting battling!" But it went on. And on. And on and on and on. Probably over 200 pages of battling. The physical, blood-shedding battling got quite boring very quickly. But then during the battle against time I couldn't put the book down, and then the battle of rights against Queen Marion was awesome and had me grinning ear to ear to whole time.

And then the end, with what happened with the love triangle, I was so incredibly pleased with! It made to some-what boring in the middle a little better. And then came the letter. Any time that I got bored throughout the book, it was all made worth it just for that letter at the very end. It made everything very realistic, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I sobbed, both with sadness and joy. The ending was absolutely flawless!
This series is one that I would recommend to anyone with even the slightest taste for fantasy, and maybe even those who don't! It would be a good introduction to the world of YA fantasy, I think

Anyways, the perfect end to a wonderful series! Job well done, Pike!