Well, I made it to the end and I am not satisfied. Iniquity by Amy A. Bartol is the final book in her series The Premonition. I was so excited to start this book, but quickly let down. Yet again, new players are introduced, another person is in love (well I guess extreme hate) with Evie, and everything gets wrapped up with a neat bow. After reading the first four books of the series, I didn’t expect a neat ending. I expected a messy ending with some heartache. But that is not the case.

Iniquity picks up immediately after the end of Incendiary. It is the morning after Evie burned with magic everything in her path and left Brennus with a part of his soul (albeit a very small part). Now something else is after Evie, a fallen half-seraphim tied to her previous lives.

After disliking Evie for the first four books of the series, I finally saw some redeeming qualities for her. I already liked her loyalty and willingness to put others before herself, even if that usually resulted in everyone else being in trouble. We get more history here, find out more about her previous lives AND the mystery of why all these boys love her and she them is FINALLY revealed. While it made sense, I was heartsick. Read the spoiler for why.

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I love fated soulmate stories, and this is not that. Evie chose to sever her soulmate bond, which we found out in the previous book. We see why in this one. We also see why she is drawn to Reed, why she doesn’t remember any of her past, and how despite the soulmate bond with Russ, she had a side thing with her guardian angel Xavier. Like really?! Why not can’t you just love the other half of your soul? At least Russ has Anya….

In addition to finding all this out, Brennus’s role also comes to light. I’m not gonna lie. I love this Fae vampire and his “family.” I love how Amy A. Bartol ties Evie to them.

The plot of this one is the culmination of the entire series. This fallen half-seraphim has been haunting Evie through all of her lives, and now this is her last chance to stop him. I found the reincarnation/past life history interesting. It added a lot to Evie’s character, even if it broke the piece of my heart that loves Russell. The world-building and interweaving plot stories with Xavier and Reed and Brennus finally make sense, and it was a nice to see in the end.

Overall I liked Iniquity, but the ending kind of ruined it for me. This final installment is quite a bit shorter than the rest of the series, and at times the plot felt rushed. Then the end (which I’ve placed in spoiler tags to discuss) I have so many words for it but none good….

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WHY?!?!?! This had a great ending until Brennus opened his mouth about a Fae queen legend and her fated mate. Really?! We were finally done. Brennus has his soul back and a second chance. Evie is helping save all the Gancanagh. She’s reunited with her surrogate family and renewed her aspire vow with Reed. WHY did you have to end with that?!?!

If you enjoy paranormal romance and urban fantasy, I recommend giving this series a go. It’s a great binge read (or listen…I listened to the entire series over the course of a week).