A World of Lost Words by Jane Washington

Soooo… we did not stick the landing. Not even close. We catapulted off the deep end, no parachute, no life raft, just pure, unfiltered chaos.

I was seriously considering DNF-ing this book because I thought it was book four, not the fifth and final book. Imagine my shock when I realized I was actually only 150 pages from the end. At that point, I figured I might as well power through to see what actually happens.

Honestly? Kind of wish I hadn’t.

The middle of book five? Pretty solid. If I had stopped reading there and just pretended it was the conclusion, I think I would have walked away feeling much more satisfied. Instead, I pushed through to the actual ending, and yeah… I’m just gonna go ahead and shelve this one under "Had good moments, but ultimately not rec-worthy."

You can tell this is an earlier series for the author—it’s ambitious, with big ideas and interesting plotlines, but it struggled to stay on the rails. And unfortunately, when it came time to tie everything together, it just didn’t deliver.

Final verdict? Some great highs, some serious lows, and an ending that left me more frustrated than fulfilled.