While it feels bittersweet to end the trilogy, I have to say that this final book, Dark Harmony, fell short for me. I was still massively invested in what happened to the main characters, mostly because I needed to know how the villain was going to be taken down. But the main characters, Callie, started to lose her luster after book one. 

As much as I appreciate her journey and her acceptance of her power, which I find beautiful, Callie goes from acting like a strong young woman in the first book to something far less mature in the next two. Perhaps part of it is in the idiosyncrasies between earth and the Otherworld and the bizarre insertion of human vernacular when surrounded by a fantasy realm. But there’s also a part of it that makes me feel as though Callie has returned to an almost teenager-like phase now that she’s with her soulmate. It’s a strange line to toe, having her aware of all the trauma she has experienced and confronted, her desire to help those who have been taken advantage of, and her inability to draw appropriate conclusions from her situation. She’s supposed to be a PI, and yet she somehow has revelations in this book that I’d figured out in the previous installation. 

All in all, I still enjoyed reading this trilogy, especially book one. I’m sad that it was increasingly less well-edited as the series continued, and that the characterization of the main characters also deteriorated. But I still love the core of the main couple, and I’m happy I went on a journey with them. 

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