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Lizzie Grace #12
Shadow's End
Two ancient vampires and a centuries-long war. Their final battlefield? The Faelan Werewolf reservation...
With a wedding to plan and a future mother-in-law who hates her, the last thing Lizzie Grace needs is two psycho vampires rampaging through Castle Rock.
But as their battle draws ever closer to her circle of friends, Lizzie finds herself unwillingly drawn deeper and deeper into their conflict.
Then one vampire does the unthinkable, and Lizzie goes to war.
Can she save everyone she loves and finally get her happy ending with Aiden?
Or will darkness forever claim the reservation and consume them all?
With a wedding to plan and a future mother-in-law who hates her, the last thing Lizzie Grace needs is two psycho vampires rampaging through Castle Rock.
But as their battle draws ever closer to her circle of friends, Lizzie finds herself unwillingly drawn deeper and deeper into their conflict.
Then one vampire does the unthinkable, and Lizzie goes to war.
Can she save everyone she loves and finally get her happy ending with Aiden?
Or will darkness forever claim the reservation and consume them all?
307 pages, ebook
First published July 22, 2024
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Keri Arthur
100 books6,002 followersKeri Arthur, author of the New York Times bestselling Riley Jenson, Guardian series, has now written more than 25 books. She's received several nominations in the Best Contemporary Paranormal category of the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards, and recently won RT's Career Achievement Award for urban fantasy. She lives in Melbourne with her daughter and two crazy dogs
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July 30, 2024
This entire series has been amazing and that ending, hopefully, is going to present itself with a spin off somewhere in the near future!
Absolutely loved this!!!!
Absolutely loved this!!!!
July 31, 2024
Being brutally honest, I only finished this series because my completionist heart wouldn't let me not - I've been unhappy with it for a few books, but held out to see if the author could turn it around with Aiden and Lizzie. She did not, imo - see my review for book 11. But with only one book left in the series, I finished it.
This one honestly disappointed on a couple levels.
First: Aiden and Lizzie
I have talked a lot about this in my reviews for the last few books in this series, but their relationship is a fail to me. Aiden's behavior was so astonishingly shitty in book 8 that I honestly didn't see any way the author could redeem him and make me root for their relationship. But I was hopeful, because good authors can surprise you, and there is just SO MUCH about this series that is great that I'd peg Keri Arthur as a great author. But her view of a worthwhile relationship clearly differs from mine. Someone repeatedly being a complete asshole to you, then deciding he wants you, should not be met with you dropping to the ground, legs spread. But that's what we got in book 11, and it was deeply unsatisfying.
Lizzie's life has been a long chain of people telling her she's just not enough, from her parents onwards, and Aiden was not just the most recent, he was the worst of it. Lizzie deserves someone who thinks she hung the moon, because she's amazing, and Aiden just reluctantly settled for her because he was basically addicted to her. That's how it felt. His people resent her (his bitch of a mother is chief among the haters), and in general there's this air of reluctant tolerance about the whole thing. I hate that for her. I can't underscore that enough. She's amazing and deserves no less than people who see that about her. Instead, she's risked her life repeatedly to save a bunch of ungrateful, entitled bags of shit on this reservation ... who somehow persist in thinking that if she just went away, the problems would probably go with her. And they have mostly decided that since she seems stuck to their shoe like shit, they have to learn to live with it. They don't respect her at all, in any way. I hate Aiden, and I hate the pack (with just a few exceptions that are decent, like Jaz), and I cannot believe we're ending the series with this garbage non-resolution of her relationship within the pack.
Second: I don't give a flying fuck about the vampires
How is this vampire arc the culmination of the series?
Maelle has been a floating secondary character popping up in a few of the previous books, but her arc took over the last 2 books of the series. Why? Let me tell you, in this book we spent 80% of it watching a freaked out Lizzie do what Maelle tells her to do, like some kind of servant. Why? Even as evidence continued to unfold that this bitch was evil, Lizzie and the team just kept doing what she said to do, like she was some evil overlord they needed to placate. In the end, killing these vampires wasn't even all that hard. Why didn't her group of 5 badass witches just kill Maelle, and then kill Marie and her squad, and then have a party to celebrate being vampire-free on the reservation?
This bullshit eclipsed everything else - we had no werewolves, no pack, no setting up their life, no resolution with Karleen (I'm sorry, one token scene of her sulkily saying they should make a truce does not cut it, not when that bitch should be dead or at minimum in jail for attacking Lizzie ... and let's not forget she is the direct reason for all the evil on the reservation: her pigheadedness about the wellspring is what drew all the evil here, something she has NEVER admitted, preferring to blame Lizzie for all of it). I was hoping that this book would build on what happened in the previous, in terms of the pack, so that rather than Lizzie apparently ending the series as a reluctantly tolerated persona non grata up there (married to the alpha but with no voice in the pack ... when she gives birth to Super Mary Sue Baby, she'll be even more of an outsider because they'll happily absorb her kid, but she'll always be on the outside looking in), she would be embraced.
Frankly, the entire reservation needs restructuring, and it has been a major point throughout the series. The Wolf Council of Egotistical Asswipes that fucked literally everything up, those assholes are still in charge (minus Karleen, though we're told she still has a lot of supporters and will throw her weight around with them to make Lizzie miserable). These are the idiots who left the wellspring unprotected, kicking off these whole series as evil is drawn to the power. They never face consequences for that. They never face consequences for their treatment of the witches - not just Lizzie, but Ira, Eli, Monty, Belle - who saved their asses about 1 billion times over the course of 12 books, but are still treated like garbage. These fuckers let the vampires on the rez in the first place, but kept it secret. Why wasn't this final book about a restructuring? Like, the families of all the people murdered by the Council's idiocy rising up and demanding a new council, one that recognizes the witches who have been allies, and gives them a voice? One that doesn't keep deadly secrets (vampires) but instead is fully transparent so the town isn't fucked over by their terrible decisions?
Third: Even the Fenna are assholes?
We still don't know much about them, but none of our interactions with them in this book or the last feel good. They're manipulative, not just of Lizzie but also binding a fetus into a lifetime commitment without that person's consent. And then more manipulation to make sure they get control of the second wellspring. They happily use Lizzie as a pawn, even as they are judgey douches about her (that's retconned a little in this book, but it makes them a little more tolerable so I'll take it). In this book the Fenna seem to be revealed as a crowd of bossy dead assholes who think Lizzie is their slave. Thanks, but no thanks.
Is there no one in this series who actually respects or cares for Lizzie, aside from Belle, Monty, Eli, and Ira? She's treated like shit by the witches in Canberra, by the pack on the rez, by the wild magic who thinks she isn't good enough (and go fuck yourself with that, given that she's busted her ass for the wild magic from book 1 onward), and now by the Fenna who don't accept her but find her to be a useful tool until the baby is born as their bound slave.
Ugh. Seriously, ugh.
I just want Lizzie, Belle, Monty, Ira, and Eli to leave. Go off somewhere and make a life as a family, away from the bullshit and drama, with no one given the privilege of being in their lives that doesn't recognize how damn awesome they are.
This one honestly disappointed on a couple levels.
First: Aiden and Lizzie
I have talked a lot about this in my reviews for the last few books in this series, but their relationship is a fail to me. Aiden's behavior was so astonishingly shitty in book 8 that I honestly didn't see any way the author could redeem him and make me root for their relationship. But I was hopeful, because good authors can surprise you, and there is just SO MUCH about this series that is great that I'd peg Keri Arthur as a great author. But her view of a worthwhile relationship clearly differs from mine. Someone repeatedly being a complete asshole to you, then deciding he wants you, should not be met with you dropping to the ground, legs spread. But that's what we got in book 11, and it was deeply unsatisfying.
Lizzie's life has been a long chain of people telling her she's just not enough, from her parents onwards, and Aiden was not just the most recent, he was the worst of it. Lizzie deserves someone who thinks she hung the moon, because she's amazing, and Aiden just reluctantly settled for her because he was basically addicted to her. That's how it felt. His people resent her (his bitch of a mother is chief among the haters), and in general there's this air of reluctant tolerance about the whole thing. I hate that for her. I can't underscore that enough. She's amazing and deserves no less than people who see that about her. Instead, she's risked her life repeatedly to save a bunch of ungrateful, entitled bags of shit on this reservation ... who somehow persist in thinking that if she just went away, the problems would probably go with her. And they have mostly decided that since she seems stuck to their shoe like shit, they have to learn to live with it. They don't respect her at all, in any way. I hate Aiden, and I hate the pack (with just a few exceptions that are decent, like Jaz), and I cannot believe we're ending the series with this garbage non-resolution of her relationship within the pack.
Second: I don't give a flying fuck about the vampires
How is this vampire arc the culmination of the series?
Maelle has been a floating secondary character popping up in a few of the previous books, but her arc took over the last 2 books of the series. Why? Let me tell you, in this book we spent 80% of it watching a freaked out Lizzie do what Maelle tells her to do, like some kind of servant. Why? Even as evidence continued to unfold that this bitch was evil, Lizzie and the team just kept doing what she said to do, like she was some evil overlord they needed to placate. In the end, killing these vampires wasn't even all that hard. Why didn't her group of 5 badass witches just kill Maelle, and then kill Marie and her squad, and then have a party to celebrate being vampire-free on the reservation?
This bullshit eclipsed everything else - we had no werewolves, no pack, no setting up their life, no resolution with Karleen (I'm sorry, one token scene of her sulkily saying they should make a truce does not cut it, not when that bitch should be dead or at minimum in jail for attacking Lizzie ... and let's not forget she is the direct reason for all the evil on the reservation: her pigheadedness about the wellspring is what drew all the evil here, something she has NEVER admitted, preferring to blame Lizzie for all of it). I was hoping that this book would build on what happened in the previous, in terms of the pack, so that rather than Lizzie apparently ending the series as a reluctantly tolerated persona non grata up there (married to the alpha but with no voice in the pack ... when she gives birth to Super Mary Sue Baby, she'll be even more of an outsider because they'll happily absorb her kid, but she'll always be on the outside looking in), she would be embraced.
Frankly, the entire reservation needs restructuring, and it has been a major point throughout the series. The Wolf Council of Egotistical Asswipes that fucked literally everything up, those assholes are still in charge (minus Karleen, though we're told she still has a lot of supporters and will throw her weight around with them to make Lizzie miserable). These are the idiots who left the wellspring unprotected, kicking off these whole series as evil is drawn to the power. They never face consequences for that. They never face consequences for their treatment of the witches - not just Lizzie, but Ira, Eli, Monty, Belle - who saved their asses about 1 billion times over the course of 12 books, but are still treated like garbage. These fuckers let the vampires on the rez in the first place, but kept it secret. Why wasn't this final book about a restructuring? Like, the families of all the people murdered by the Council's idiocy rising up and demanding a new council, one that recognizes the witches who have been allies, and gives them a voice? One that doesn't keep deadly secrets (vampires) but instead is fully transparent so the town isn't fucked over by their terrible decisions?
Third: Even the Fenna are assholes?
We still don't know much about them, but none of our interactions with them in this book or the last feel good. They're manipulative, not just of Lizzie but also binding a fetus into a lifetime commitment without that person's consent. And then more manipulation to make sure they get control of the second wellspring. They happily use Lizzie as a pawn, even as they are judgey douches about her (that's retconned a little in this book, but it makes them a little more tolerable so I'll take it). In this book the Fenna seem to be revealed as a crowd of bossy dead assholes who think Lizzie is their slave. Thanks, but no thanks.
Is there no one in this series who actually respects or cares for Lizzie, aside from Belle, Monty, Eli, and Ira? She's treated like shit by the witches in Canberra, by the pack on the rez, by the wild magic who thinks she isn't good enough (and go fuck yourself with that, given that she's busted her ass for the wild magic from book 1 onward), and now by the Fenna who don't accept her but find her to be a useful tool until the baby is born as their bound slave.
Ugh. Seriously, ugh.
I just want Lizzie, Belle, Monty, Ira, and Eli to leave. Go off somewhere and make a life as a family, away from the bullshit and drama, with no one given the privilege of being in their lives that doesn't recognize how damn awesome they are.
August 5, 2024
*sigh*. There is SO much to love about this book and this series. Unfortunately, there is also SO much to dislike about it, as well. So, I’ll start with this book in-particular, but must included a summation of the series as a whole, as well, because the problems with this book are also the problems with the series.
I truly love Lizzie and her cohorts. The world is an interesting one. Her connection with the wild magic is uniquely creative and extremely interesting. The action scenes are always superbly written and there are always many, many of them. The creatures are also creative and interesting.
The downsides are mostly in the inter-personal relationship areas. There is a HUGE lack of any depth whatsoever in those relationships. This is most obvious in Lizzie and Aiden’s relationship. There is never enough (and I’m not asking for a lot in the first place) to get any semblance of connection or understanding between the two beyond the very, VERY surface. But, this is also present in her other relationships, as well. Gosh, I wish just a little more time had been spent allowing us to learn and understand what is happening within the dynamics of the pack, her family, etc. etc. etc. SO much richness and unbelievable stuff that could have been explored but just… wasn’t.
The time in almost every single book was taken up with that awesome action. So much so that it is exhausting! There is nothing else of note in this book especially and all other books very noticeably. Gosh, I wish even a bit more time was spent delving into the pack and Lizzie’s place in it going forward. Or, what works out between her and Aiden’s nasty Mom. Or, allow readers to see her get the respect she so deserves in the magical world overall.
See? A very mixed bag, for sure. I loved so much, I was frustrated with just as much.
I truly love Lizzie and her cohorts. The world is an interesting one. Her connection with the wild magic is uniquely creative and extremely interesting. The action scenes are always superbly written and there are always many, many of them. The creatures are also creative and interesting.
The downsides are mostly in the inter-personal relationship areas. There is a HUGE lack of any depth whatsoever in those relationships. This is most obvious in Lizzie and Aiden’s relationship. There is never enough (and I’m not asking for a lot in the first place) to get any semblance of connection or understanding between the two beyond the very, VERY surface. But, this is also present in her other relationships, as well. Gosh, I wish just a little more time had been spent allowing us to learn and understand what is happening within the dynamics of the pack, her family, etc. etc. etc. SO much richness and unbelievable stuff that could have been explored but just… wasn’t.
The time in almost every single book was taken up with that awesome action. So much so that it is exhausting! There is nothing else of note in this book especially and all other books very noticeably. Gosh, I wish even a bit more time was spent delving into the pack and Lizzie’s place in it going forward. Or, what works out between her and Aiden’s nasty Mom. Or, allow readers to see her get the respect she so deserves in the magical world overall.
See? A very mixed bag, for sure. I loved so much, I was frustrated with just as much.
July 24, 2024
This is the FINAL book of Lizzie Grace's series...
I started reading this series in 2018. For a final book, I am quite satisfied. Honestly, I don't know how long the reservation can take monsters after monsters after monsters.
Keri Arthur tied up a lot of loose ends in this final book. FINALLY, the only previously introduced character whom I think could become a real threat () was killed - alongside the villains appearing in the last book (). Lizzie's power showed everyone that she wasn't to be underestimated - also that she was really worth it to be the Alpha's wife.
And Lizzie and Aiden got their wedding. I'd probably love to see the glimpse of Lizzie and Aiden's in the future, but that's probably me stretching it
I started reading this series in 2018. For a final book, I am quite satisfied. Honestly, I don't know how long the reservation can take monsters after monsters after monsters.
Keri Arthur tied up a lot of loose ends in this final book. FINALLY, the only previously introduced character whom I think could become a real threat () was killed - alongside the villains appearing in the last book (). Lizzie's power showed everyone that she wasn't to be underestimated - also that she was really worth it to be the Alpha's wife.
And Lizzie and Aiden got their wedding. I'd probably love to see the glimpse of Lizzie and Aiden's in the future, but that's probably me stretching it
August 2, 2024
My expectations for this book were just too high and it truly pains me just to give it two stars. It is the conclusion to the Lizzie Grace Series and this has been one of my favourite series.
This is the second book of Belle and the Gang fighting nasties and the vamps that use them. I give Killer’s Kiss (book 11) 5 stars. This was just subpar.
From the plot I mean why would Belle accommodate the vamps, she should just let them battle it out. But then there would be no book I guess. It was just so anticlimactic. After the eleven books this is the ending we get? To the stilted and repetitive banter. There was no Aidan/Lizzie time.
There is no wrap up when it comes to Karleen. For all things holy we don’t get a proper HEA. So no birth, no what is with Belle & Monty. So very, very frustrating. A lot of running around as headless chickens and all. It had no punch to it.
Nice touch with Katie though.
This is the second book of Belle and the Gang fighting nasties and the vamps that use them. I give Killer’s Kiss (book 11) 5 stars. This was just subpar.
From the plot I mean why would Belle accommodate the vamps, she should just let them battle it out. But then there would be no book I guess. It was just so anticlimactic. After the eleven books this is the ending we get? To the stilted and repetitive banter. There was no Aidan/Lizzie time.
There is no wrap up when it comes to Karleen. For all things holy we don’t get a proper HEA. So no birth, no what is with Belle & Monty. So very, very frustrating. A lot of running around as headless chickens and all. It had no punch to it.
Nice touch with Katie though.
October 16, 2025
What a disappointing end to this semi-favorite series. So I read 1/2 and stopped and said to myself, 'well, I'll come back to it later', which frequently means that it is a DNF. I marked it read as I read 1/2, it was a drag after a promising short beginning with the characters. She is pregnant, she is getting ready to get married, her mother in law hates her, etc... do we get how that is going, going to go, and get fixed with the man that took 2 books not to be an a$$wipe. No we get very, very little of that and instead go back to the vampires and Maile, whom I am very tired of and she and her progeny and daughter are the majority of this story and are frustrating. Amazing enough, I did come back and finish it.
More in depth, review below.
I read 1/2 of this and ended as it was dragging for me, something I wasn't expecting on the last book but seeing as the one before this one dealt with vampires, this one was the follow up to the hanging ends. So problem is, is that the vampires are not that interesting and our issues with the pack, the issues that came from Aiden screwing up so greatly in book 8. I have never thought of Aiden as partner material since as he hasn't made up for his choices. That Lizzie fought for him, ok, but he has not become her other half, or really she has not become his either. They do not work together on the problems that are occurring. And the end scene just made me think that he is not up to her level and does not deserve her. So we don't get how that gets better, in fact we get, the whole damn book of the vampires ordering Lizzie around for 75% of the book.
You could read the very beginning, go to around 75% and read from there and get the whole. You might miss the one sex scene but I wish I had as I do not have any feeling for them being together, do not feel the chemistry. The show down, which you could jump to 90% and get that and then the 1% that is dedicated to the epilogue, very, very unsatisfying as that is what I was hoping for. If you get to the 75% you will get the last step in her communing with the wellspring and the sister of Aiden, which was interesting, and also a show of power from Belle which shows how strong she is and her abilities. So with those, I was wondering why she kept jumping to the vampires demands.
So for a great series, which Lizzie was until book 10 for me, this series ended on a low note. I barely could read this and actually did not finish on my first try and got 1/2 way about. I came back as I had to finish out the series with some of my favorite side characters and see how the relationship goes with the wolves (something that is alluded to in a sentence at the end) so I persevered and stuck it out until the end. I wish someone told me to go to 75% and read from there after the opening scenes or once it started to drag with the vamps. I did not enjoy this much, did not hate it but neither did I like it, so just OK, 2 stars. Sorry Lizzie, this could have been so much better or told in a novella with less vamp and more side story.
More in depth, review below.
I read 1/2 of this and ended as it was dragging for me, something I wasn't expecting on the last book but seeing as the one before this one dealt with vampires, this one was the follow up to the hanging ends. So problem is, is that the vampires are not that interesting and our issues with the pack, the issues that came from Aiden screwing up so greatly in book 8. I have never thought of Aiden as partner material since as he hasn't made up for his choices. That Lizzie fought for him, ok, but he has not become her other half, or really she has not become his either. They do not work together on the problems that are occurring. And the end scene just made me think that he is not up to her level and does not deserve her. So we don't get how that gets better, in fact we get, the whole damn book of the vampires ordering Lizzie around for 75% of the book.
You could read the very beginning, go to around 75% and read from there and get the whole. You might miss the one sex scene but I wish I had as I do not have any feeling for them being together, do not feel the chemistry. The show down, which you could jump to 90% and get that and then the 1% that is dedicated to the epilogue, very, very unsatisfying as that is what I was hoping for. If you get to the 75% you will get the last step in her communing with the wellspring and the sister of Aiden, which was interesting, and also a show of power from Belle which shows how strong she is and her abilities. So with those, I was wondering why she kept jumping to the vampires demands.
So for a great series, which Lizzie was until book 10 for me, this series ended on a low note. I barely could read this and actually did not finish on my first try and got 1/2 way about. I came back as I had to finish out the series with some of my favorite side characters and see how the relationship goes with the wolves (something that is alluded to in a sentence at the end) so I persevered and stuck it out until the end. I wish someone told me to go to 75% and read from there after the opening scenes or once it started to drag with the vamps. I did not enjoy this much, did not hate it but neither did I like it, so just OK, 2 stars. Sorry Lizzie, this could have been so much better or told in a novella with less vamp and more side story.
July 23, 2024
Good ending to the series. I liked that Lizzie didn't end up over powered in the final confrontation.
July 25, 2024
Entertaining as usual - is it the last book in this series? - but I feel that 20% could have been cut off.
Those 20% are about incredibly arcane, almost legalistic, endless conversations about 'the wild magic can do X' 'yes, but is it magic from the old spring or the new spring?' 'will a single stone hold against a vampire who is a mage who understands wild magic, but not my innate wild magic?' 'will someone who sees strands of wild magic also touch silver and ride a buffalo?' 'I don't know, did they study algebra, master Russian and know how to make a mean mayonnaise?' 'oh and now vampires can become people, did anyone know about this?' 'sure, I've seen it in my time' (????)
Omg.
Basically, literally anything can happen and be justified after the fact
It was confusing, useless and just slowed the story down. Those considerations do not contribute to world-building, or problem-solving for the reader, so there's literally no payoff for us. No one cares which one of 3 strands of wild magic Lizzie is going to use.
The villains were good but the 'system' or physics of the world did not work at all.
Those 20% are about incredibly arcane, almost legalistic, endless conversations about 'the wild magic can do X' 'yes, but is it magic from the old spring or the new spring?' 'will a single stone hold against a vampire who is a mage who understands wild magic, but not my innate wild magic?' 'will someone who sees strands of wild magic also touch silver and ride a buffalo?' 'I don't know, did they study algebra, master Russian and know how to make a mean mayonnaise?' 'oh and now vampires can become people, did anyone know about this?' 'sure, I've seen it in my time' (????)
Omg.
Basically, literally anything can happen and be justified after the fact
It was confusing, useless and just slowed the story down. Those considerations do not contribute to world-building, or problem-solving for the reader, so there's literally no payoff for us. No one cares which one of 3 strands of wild magic Lizzie is going to use.
The villains were good but the 'system' or physics of the world did not work at all.
August 5, 2024
Shadow’s End - a build up to be let down
Highlights: So, Maelle went off her rocker in her own way! She lost her maker, thrall and daughter - and her sanity. Creative beasties.
Lizzie does her wild magic and faces off against the vampires.
Highlights: So, Maelle went off her rocker in her own way! She lost her maker, thrall and daughter - and her sanity. Creative beasties.
Lizzie does her wild magic and faces off against the vampires.
September 9, 2025
Good end
A satisfying wrap to this enjoyable series. A little bit of steam and a great deal of gore wrapped around a core of strong, loving relationships.
A satisfying wrap to this enjoyable series. A little bit of steam and a great deal of gore wrapped around a core of strong, loving relationships.
April 5, 2025
Well it’s official, I have finally finished another book series. I have to say when I first started reading these books that I was more invested in the series and the characters. As it has gone on I still enjoyed the storyline but it didn’t leave me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next one or even wondering how it was going to end. The last 2 books were definitely the end and you could tell how it was going to end long before you got to the final showdown.
Overall a good series, but at this point in my life, I don’t see myself reading a spinoff or continuation of any storylines if another book does come out. I have closed the is chapter of my life and am looking forward to some stand alone books for a bit.
Overall a good series, but at this point in my life, I don’t see myself reading a spinoff or continuation of any storylines if another book does come out. I have closed the is chapter of my life and am looking forward to some stand alone books for a bit.
July 27, 2024
TBH, I'm a bit frustrated, but, yes, I still gave it 4-stars. My main reason my high rating was because I thoroughly enjoyed this series, despite the many bumps along the way. Lizzie & Belle are bad-f*-ass! Add in Monty, Eli and Ira and you have an unstoppable force! Loved each and every one of them, how their stories and lives intertwined throughout the series.
My disappointment in this installment comes from ...
I'm looking forward to what Arthur serves up next!
My disappointment in this installment comes from ...
I'm looking forward to what Arthur serves up next!
August 28, 2024
It was cute! I think it was a great way to end the series though it wasn’t anything unforgettable to me. But I enjoyed it a lot
August 2, 2024
I loved the whole series. No more eager anticipation of the arrival of the next one.
September 7, 2024
3.5 stars
I've been reading this series for years now and I think I'm a bit worn out (tends to happen when series go on for so long). If there is another book after this I will probably read it but more out of loyalty than any desire to continue with the characters.
As to this particular book, it kept me entertained for a day so that's nice. The ending seemed a bit rushed almost. Like abrupt. But overall it was fine/good.
I've been reading this series for years now and I think I'm a bit worn out (tends to happen when series go on for so long). If there is another book after this I will probably read it but more out of loyalty than any desire to continue with the characters.
As to this particular book, it kept me entertained for a day so that's nice. The ending seemed a bit rushed almost. Like abrupt. But overall it was fine/good.
September 19, 2025
A very generous 3. Tedious read but got there in the end.
September 18, 2024
It was nice, Lizzie and Adian finally together.
The threat from the vampires was thrilling, and the development in wild magic was interesting.
I can't lie, I dozed in some parts as I didn't feel like I missed anything when I refocused. I would go back and then realised "Nope, you didn't miss anything, and you did still take it in." That can be a good sign, easy read that you can sometimes cruise through like a slow week in a TV soap. Or it's bad because it didn't catch the mind enough to focus and react, just glide on through. I think it hovered between being flat and just smooth read.
Anyway it was a nice book. Some lovely moments between our found family and some steamy moments between of main characters (yea a little bit of smut 😏). I'm not quite sure what the next chapter is for them. Felt like the end...no cliffhanger, no will he fix up and love up...so maybe it was the last book.
Okay, now I wrote that out. I guess I can say it didn't live up to the series it could have been.
In the first few books, I was gripped and found the different hurdles thrilling as well as the angst of the pack and Adian a nice frustrating touch. But it lost its spark somewhere along the way, and I just wanted Lizzie and Belle to be happy. If this is the last book, then the whole vampire war was just meh...I didn't care or feel for them. Roger and blah blah.. I barely remembered them in detail to care what his connection was or why they were fighting.
If the final battle for a happy ever after was her father and her ex, that would have been more personal and more of a send-off book.... so yea...it was nice/meh/okay... but the series started off great...
It's left me a little vacant, no emotions to give to the ending. I was just smiling softly and absently reading the HEA with a, well that's nice dear reaction to the ending...
3 stars...it was nice
The threat from the vampires was thrilling, and the development in wild magic was interesting.
I can't lie, I dozed in some parts as I didn't feel like I missed anything when I refocused. I would go back and then realised "Nope, you didn't miss anything, and you did still take it in." That can be a good sign, easy read that you can sometimes cruise through like a slow week in a TV soap. Or it's bad because it didn't catch the mind enough to focus and react, just glide on through. I think it hovered between being flat and just smooth read.
Anyway it was a nice book. Some lovely moments between our found family and some steamy moments between of main characters (yea a little bit of smut 😏). I'm not quite sure what the next chapter is for them. Felt like the end...no cliffhanger, no will he fix up and love up...so maybe it was the last book.
Okay, now I wrote that out. I guess I can say it didn't live up to the series it could have been.
In the first few books, I was gripped and found the different hurdles thrilling as well as the angst of the pack and Adian a nice frustrating touch. But it lost its spark somewhere along the way, and I just wanted Lizzie and Belle to be happy. If this is the last book, then the whole vampire war was just meh...I didn't care or feel for them. Roger and blah blah.. I barely remembered them in detail to care what his connection was or why they were fighting.
If the final battle for a happy ever after was her father and her ex, that would have been more personal and more of a send-off book.... so yea...it was nice/meh/okay... but the series started off great...
It's left me a little vacant, no emotions to give to the ending. I was just smiling softly and absently reading the HEA with a, well that's nice dear reaction to the ending...
3 stars...it was nice
October 21, 2024
Shadow’s End is the final book in the Lizzie Grace urban fantasy/mystery series by Keri Arthur. Lizzie is a witch and a psychic who was on the run for thirteen years from her powerful magical family who blamed her for her sister’s death and trapped her in an unwanted marriage. Her best friend and familiar Belle went on the run with her. The pair now run a tea and psychic consulting business on a werewolf reservation in Australia and have had many adventures together throughout the series—including finally seeing some closure with Lizzie’s family.
In Shadow’s End, Lizzie is trying to plan a wedding, is dealing with a future mother-in-law who hates her, and is pregnant. If that wasn’t enough to deal with, two extremely powerful vampires decide to go to war on the reservation endangering all those Lizzie cares about. Will she be strong enough to stop them? Thankfully she isn’t alone in this—she has Belle, her cousin Monty who is technically the reservation witch, her fiancé Ranger and werewolf Aiden O’Connor, and two other witches who have become like substitute fathers to her, Ira and Eli.
A lot of things come to a head in this book, including some big changes regarding the wild magic and Aiden’s sister. The vampire war also involves one of the vampire’s daughters and their conflict has Lizzie wondering about the choices she was forced to make regarding her own daughter.
This is one of my favorite series and it has in it one of my favorite combinations—magic and mystery. While I was sad to see the series end, I was very happy with how it ended. Shadow’s End is filled with plenty of magic, love, wonderful characters, and edge-of-your-seat action. I highly recommend this final book, but be sure to start from the beginning and read the entire 12-book series—you won’t regret it! I can’t wait to see what Keri Arthur has in store for us next.
In Shadow’s End, Lizzie is trying to plan a wedding, is dealing with a future mother-in-law who hates her, and is pregnant. If that wasn’t enough to deal with, two extremely powerful vampires decide to go to war on the reservation endangering all those Lizzie cares about. Will she be strong enough to stop them? Thankfully she isn’t alone in this—she has Belle, her cousin Monty who is technically the reservation witch, her fiancé Ranger and werewolf Aiden O’Connor, and two other witches who have become like substitute fathers to her, Ira and Eli.
A lot of things come to a head in this book, including some big changes regarding the wild magic and Aiden’s sister. The vampire war also involves one of the vampire’s daughters and their conflict has Lizzie wondering about the choices she was forced to make regarding her own daughter.
This is one of my favorite series and it has in it one of my favorite combinations—magic and mystery. While I was sad to see the series end, I was very happy with how it ended. Shadow’s End is filled with plenty of magic, love, wonderful characters, and edge-of-your-seat action. I highly recommend this final book, but be sure to start from the beginning and read the entire 12-book series—you won’t regret it! I can’t wait to see what Keri Arthur has in store for us next.
July 30, 2024
If you're looking for a captivating read that combines magic, romance, and high-stakes action, look no further than Shadow’s End, The Lizzie Grace Series by Keri Arthur. As a long-time fan of this series, I can confidently say this installment is one of the best yet.
The story centers around a witch blessed with wild magic, who is preparing to marry the alpha werewolf of his pack. Their love story is both enchanting and intense, adding a deeply personal element to the broader narrative. However, their happiness is threatened by ancient vampire sorcerers waging a brutal war that puts the entire town at risk.
What I loved most about this book is how it balances the protagonist's personal journey with the epic battle against the vampire sorcerers. The witch's struggle to harness her wild magic and protect her loved ones kept me on the edge of my seat. The author's vivid descriptions and well-crafted characters made it easy to get lost in the world they created.
The stakes are high, and the tension builds beautifully as the witch fights to defend her town. The emotional depth of the characters and the intricate plot twists make it hard to put down. By the end, you'll be rooting for the witch and her werewolf fiancé, hoping they can overcome the odds and find peace.
Shadow’s End is a must-read for fans of the series and newcomers alike. It's a thrilling, heartwarming, and magical journey that leaves you eagerly anticipating the next book.
The story centers around a witch blessed with wild magic, who is preparing to marry the alpha werewolf of his pack. Their love story is both enchanting and intense, adding a deeply personal element to the broader narrative. However, their happiness is threatened by ancient vampire sorcerers waging a brutal war that puts the entire town at risk.
What I loved most about this book is how it balances the protagonist's personal journey with the epic battle against the vampire sorcerers. The witch's struggle to harness her wild magic and protect her loved ones kept me on the edge of my seat. The author's vivid descriptions and well-crafted characters made it easy to get lost in the world they created.
The stakes are high, and the tension builds beautifully as the witch fights to defend her town. The emotional depth of the characters and the intricate plot twists make it hard to put down. By the end, you'll be rooting for the witch and her werewolf fiancé, hoping they can overcome the odds and find peace.
Shadow’s End is a must-read for fans of the series and newcomers alike. It's a thrilling, heartwarming, and magical journey that leaves you eagerly anticipating the next book.
July 28, 2024
Shadow’s End is the final book in the Lizzie Grace series and although I’m sorry we have reached the end, I’m happy that Lizzie and Aiden, as well as Belle and Monty have reached the point on the reservation that they will have some breathing room and some happiness in their lives. This last story featured the vampire Maelle, her maker Marie, and Maelle’s vampire daughter Jacqueline. Maelle is at war with the other two, although she doesn’t want to harm her daughter, she’s hoping to save her. Their shenanigans involve forcing Lizzie, Aiden, the rest of the witches and the wild magic into the middle of their feud, and they’re all hoping they can put an end to the vampire’s fight, preferably by taking out all of them, without losing anyone else. Lots of dangerous, evil, and nasty things happen, before finally coming to a satisfactory conclusion that culminates in the happily ever after they all deserve.
November 18, 2024
Review: Lizzie and team are caught in between a vampire war that has been brewing for centuries, and she's seems to be pulled into the middle by Maelle's vampire drama. The good: Lizzie's personal life is on the upswing and despite the challenges they have had over several books, she is finally the priority and so is their family. Belle and Monty are in a great place, the rest of her support team is good too. The not so good: Personally, I was wanting more time with the pack, the wild magic, Katie, etc. Honestly I did not care a lick about the stupid vampires and felt they were more of a distraction than the plot of the story. And in typical Lizzie style, we spent a lot of time running all over the countryside on a seek and find mission, rinse, repeat. If this was the end, I wanted more Lizzie, Aiden, Monty, Belle, time... I guess my hope is that we get to see a future spinoff with the next generation of witches and wolves. Listened in audio, and always a good listen.
July 30, 2024
I have been in love with this series since the beginning and was excited and reluctant to start the final book because I just don't want to see this series end. Keri you knocked the ball out of the park with this final book. Beautifully written, I felt like I was physically immersed in each scene with the characters. The suspense, danger and humor threaded throughout each chapter and I found myself caught up in those emotions too.
I wanted to take my time reading this final book to savor it and put off saying goodbye to Lizze and the gang but I found myself getting up at 2am to read some more even though I knew I'd be bone tired the next day.
Thank you for taking such care in finishing this series, it did not disappoint. Well except for the fact it is over. Maybe we can twist your arm to continue with her daughter's story?
I wanted to take my time reading this final book to savor it and put off saying goodbye to Lizze and the gang but I found myself getting up at 2am to read some more even though I knew I'd be bone tired the next day.
Thank you for taking such care in finishing this series, it did not disappoint. Well except for the fact it is over. Maybe we can twist your arm to continue with her daughter's story?
August 11, 2024
I didn't know going into this one it was the last book of the series, but after I finished reading it, I told myself it felt like if things ended here, it would be good. Things worked out well for Lizzie and Belle in their lives, once on the run, they found a place to settle and then found so much more, a community to be a part of and of course love.
It was a hard road for Lizzie and Aiden, but things look good for them and maybe now their biggest pain in the ass will only be his mother. They seem to have taken care of all the bad things that have came their way or could have. Each time coming out stronger.
Katie and Lizzie have a new relationship, but it looks like it will be good for both of them and everyone else. I would love to see how this works out going forward, especially with how Lizzie's daughter does with the magic. Hopefully there will be a spin off.
It was a hard road for Lizzie and Aiden, but things look good for them and maybe now their biggest pain in the ass will only be his mother. They seem to have taken care of all the bad things that have came their way or could have. Each time coming out stronger.
Katie and Lizzie have a new relationship, but it looks like it will be good for both of them and everyone else. I would love to see how this works out going forward, especially with how Lizzie's daughter does with the magic. Hopefully there will be a spin off.
August 21, 2024
Almost missed book 12 in the town of horrors and mad demon calling vamps aka Castle Rock. The war between Maelle and Marie is nearing boiling point with Jacqueline also in the loop. With her her thrall in the claws of Marie, Maelle is basically certifiable deranged and using poor Lizzy as her pawn. The suspense escalate rapidly. Never a dull moment nor rest from demons and alike. The Fenna also tend to be under handed to get their way? Finally towards the end a brief interlude about the wedding we've been waiting for in book upon book. No shortage of action, but not much on the romance between her and Aidan, nor of integration with pack life, which was disappointing. Overall 1 to 12 made a great series
February 15, 2025
I have been putting off this book, not because I don't love this series but because I'm not ready for it to end.
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I have loved this series from book one, I am so invested in each of our main characters. My heart is always in my throat every time one of them is at risk. I wanted to strangle Aiden for a good while there as well.
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Book 12 is the final installment. With the help of her friends and the wild magic, Lizzie must put an end to the killing and the dark stain on the land. She is now fighting for her future and that of their daughters.
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As always so well written, we see all of our favourite main characters but also a number of the side characters we have also come to love. Katie, in her way, also gets her happy ending.
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I have loved this series from book one, I am so invested in each of our main characters. My heart is always in my throat every time one of them is at risk. I wanted to strangle Aiden for a good while there as well.
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Book 12 is the final installment. With the help of her friends and the wild magic, Lizzie must put an end to the killing and the dark stain on the land. She is now fighting for her future and that of their daughters.
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As always so well written, we see all of our favourite main characters but also a number of the side characters we have also come to love. Katie, in her way, also gets her happy ending.
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August 4, 2024
While I did enjoy the ending, I didn't love the book and had a hard time really getting into it. Too much of the writing is about details we already know or are plain boring. I don't need exact descriptions of every landscape, mental conversation between Belle and Lizzie, the wild magic and how much of it is being used, Ashford's clothes, Monty's love for desserts and so on. For the first time ever in this series, I did quite a bit of skimming. There was so much detail, I actually wound up confused instead of seeing the clearer picture. The last chapter and the epilogue were the best part of the book and is befitting for the end of the series.
July 29, 2024
I think this was a good ending to the series however I do think it could have been better. Even though there was some action and some character development on Lizzie’s part, I just feel like I wanted a bit more from this ending. I think showing a glimpse of Lizzie’s and Aiden’’s daughter would have been nice. I also felt like the final fight scene wasn’t as good as some of the ones from the other books. Overall I think certain aspects of the book fell flat for me but I really enjoyed the series as a whole.
January 13, 2025
I still can’t believe this is the last book in the series! As soon as I finished it, I immediately re read the series from the start as it felt like it was over so soon!
I want more of Aiden and Lizzie
Take all my money Keri, please give me more of this world I beg you!
I want more of Aiden and Lizzie
Take all my money Keri, please give me more of this world I beg you!
July 25, 2024
3 stars for the book, the entire series would rate higher for me.
So this is the last book in the Lizzie Grace series, and it was just ok. It was missing a lot of the tension and action that I loved in the earlier books. For me, it could have been combined with the previous book, because it wasn't as strong on it's own.
However, I did enjoy the series, and I'm glad we got a chance to say goodbye to the characters.
So this is the last book in the Lizzie Grace series, and it was just ok. It was missing a lot of the tension and action that I loved in the earlier books. For me, it could have been combined with the previous book, because it wasn't as strong on it's own.
However, I did enjoy the series, and I'm glad we got a chance to say goodbye to the characters.
August 9, 2024
The last two chapters alone had me wanting to throw my book in frustration from wasting my time. I enjoyed the this installment until then as the Lizzie Grace series has always been an easy read but the ending was pitiful, lazy and utterly unfulfilling. Why build up a Big Bad just to have your resolution be a sentence or two? It completely ruined it for me. I expected more, especially as the final book in the series and I was sorely disappointed.
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