This series overall is for sure one of my favorite sets of books ever. I was excited to find out it was continuing after the first 3, however, I was so conflicted on this book after finishing it. 

The “new” parts of this book were fantastic. Same great storyline, characters, action, and struggles as the first 3. I loved the plot reveals, and while I had figured they were coming, rolled out in a great way and still offered a couple fun additions you didn’t know would show up. It also sounds like the series will continue, especially now that Camp has shown up as a new protege with a lot of skin in the game. 

The difficulty I had was in the “old” parts of the book. Especially in the first half, there were a ton of flashbacks to the prior 3 books. Not just summarized recaps (which I’m all for) - verbatim, word-for-word, paragraphs or chapter majority sections of previous content. I’d maybe estimate 25+% of this book was from the previous books. It just made it difficult to get into and had me skimming because I knew all this already, and just wanted to get to the story at hand, which was frustrating. 

I still love the series and that it sounds like it’s going to keep going which I’m all for. These are such a great mix of action, hope, great characters, and a little bit of romance, and I’ve enjoyed them a lot.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of these books. All opinions are mine.