A fantastically meaty series ender, with smooching, battles, and tensions galore! Pearson does justice to her main trio of characters (Lia, Rafe, and Kaden), although I still get a bit confused with the characters' various names. I was often frustrated (in a great way) by various decisions made by the characters, but they all were suited to their personalities and their sense of duty.

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I adored that Rafe and Lia went ahead and had sex way in the beginning of the book. For all the effort they went to be together, it just felt right, and was wonderfully written for a YA audience. It also made their subsequent parting (and reuniting) all the better (and hotter). I love that Pearson is not afraid of the smoochies. I was also glad that Kaden found his way, but was little less impressed with his relationship with Pauline and her baby that seemed to develop a bit out of nowhere and more as a consolation for not having Lia choose him.

Also, for the entire series I enjoyed the addition of the different ancient texts Lia was translating, but I found them a bit confusing and not quite as well explained in the end as I would have liked. Maybe a re-read without a year in between each book will tie it together a bit better for me.

My last question deals with "the Remnant." Does anyone else feel like Pearson was subtly hinting that her world is the leftovers after some apocalyptic event in OUR world, a la The Shannara Chronicles? I only really started to get this feeling in Book 3, so maybe I'm wrong.