This was a well wrapped up trilogy. I was pretty happy with the "out" Mather found for Meira - fantastic, but not too far from realistic. Plus, it was really nice for Theron to have played some kind of role, however unwitting, in the conclusion. Nessa's loss was heartbreaking. I mean, I was good with Sir's end, not unexpected and it gives Mather and Meira a nice literary parallel of lost parents, plus his inability to forgive makes sense. I thought it was weird that there had to be 3 people going with Meira, but they could make it to the end even if one of them failed a test along the way, a bit of an oversight, but not horrible. But really, Nessa - she was Winterian, why the heck couldn't Meira save her? Just depressing for no good reason, which makes it worse. I like the end for the Paislians (yay Rares - being a dad!) and actually really enjoy where Theron gets left off. One of the best ends to a love triangle I think I've experienced. Cerie and Jesse are super cute and every story needs one of them. And the goal/success in reaching it that this book has, the removal of magic from the world, is so interesting opposite of YA fantasy (or any fantasy) that I appreciated it. The irony is that I don't know if the non-magic future they created would allow any further story telling on these characters to count as fantasy...haha. I think the biggest failure, throughout all the books, it the language of the characters as they develop internally. It's just a bit juvenile, WAY too much telling instead of showing (readers can infer...), and honestly SO repetitive. Meira convinced herself to let go and love Mather like 16 times before it actually happened, which is not necessarily unrealistic, but is definitely boring to read, especially with her "explain-y"/didactic way of talking to herself. Their actual getting together was worth the wait though - one of the most emotionally well written parts of the trilogy, I think. All in all, this was a series that I enjoyed my time with, but not necessarily a particular standout.