After being mildly disappointed in This Shattered World (I liked it, but it didn’t live up to These Broken Stars for me), I was a little nervous about this finale. Luckily, it was everything I didn’t know I wanted.

I really liked Sophia and Gideon. Their relationship arc was probably my favorite of the series. I love that they both use their smarts (her street smarts and his tech smarts) to navigate this world. And the angsty nature of their romance was really appealing to me.

I loved that we got to see the other characters team up and have such a large role in the second half of this book. I was not expecting their involvement to be to that extent, but I loved it, especially Tarver and his dedication to Lilac. Sigh.

If I had one critique, it would be that the book is quite a bit longer than the first two and I’m not sure it needed to be. It makes sense in one respect, because the second half brings all these characters back together, but I felt like the pacing in the second half was a little off for me. This is super nitpicky and I’m not saying it affected my enjoyment, but some people may find parts a bit slow.

I love this series. I will be so excited when I have their new book, Unearthed, in my possession and will be picking it up ASAP after getting it.