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The Witches of Echo Park #3
The End of Magic
In the third in the “spellbinding” (Seanan McGuire) series from the author of the Calliope Reaper-Jones novels, magic has been loosed upon the world—and the consequences could destroy all of humanity, magical and non-magical alike...
Lyse MacAllister used to be like everyone else—blissfully ignorant of magic, of the dire battles being fought in shadows and secrecy. But that was before her Aunt Eleanora died, leaving her in control of the Echo Park coven; before she found herself in the middle of the witches clash with the anti-magic zealots known as the Flood; before her blood sisters turned against her...
As the Flood begins turning humans across the globe against the witches, Lyse must find a way to regain the trust of her former magical family and once again unify them. Because the final battle between good and evil is looming—and if the witches don’t stand against it together, all of humankind could be lost...
Lyse MacAllister used to be like everyone else—blissfully ignorant of magic, of the dire battles being fought in shadows and secrecy. But that was before her Aunt Eleanora died, leaving her in control of the Echo Park coven; before she found herself in the middle of the witches clash with the anti-magic zealots known as the Flood; before her blood sisters turned against her...
As the Flood begins turning humans across the globe against the witches, Lyse must find a way to regain the trust of her former magical family and once again unify them. Because the final battle between good and evil is looming—and if the witches don’t stand against it together, all of humankind could be lost...
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First published May 16, 2017
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June 2, 2018
Huh... well, that went in a way I didn't see coming.
With the mysterious happening called The Flood having arrived, Lyse and her blood sisters must find a way to stop it before the entire mortal world is gone. But that's kind of hard to do when everyone is split up - some in Italy, some in LA, and some in the Dreamlands. And besides that, how do you fight something you don't really understand?
This was an interesting series. Benson has a unique view on magic and how it works and she brought those views in a way that kept me interested to see how this group of women can ultimately save the day. But aside from the magic and the supernatural, what drove this book for me were the relationships. Vastly different women who came together for something bigger than them and who supported each other even during times of distrust and dishonesty.
Then there was the story itself, and while this was interesting, parts fell a little flat and I didn't really get the undertones that Benson was going for. Certain storylines felt left unfinished and with the way the book ended, it's really hard to imagine what could have been yourself. So I would have liked to see just a little bit more with the aftermath of Lyse's decision.
Overall it was a good series with strong women and magic and beautiful relationships. I'm glad I finally was able to read something from Benson.
With the mysterious happening called The Flood having arrived, Lyse and her blood sisters must find a way to stop it before the entire mortal world is gone. But that's kind of hard to do when everyone is split up - some in Italy, some in LA, and some in the Dreamlands. And besides that, how do you fight something you don't really understand?
This was an interesting series. Benson has a unique view on magic and how it works and she brought those views in a way that kept me interested to see how this group of women can ultimately save the day. But aside from the magic and the supernatural, what drove this book for me were the relationships. Vastly different women who came together for something bigger than them and who supported each other even during times of distrust and dishonesty.
Then there was the story itself, and while this was interesting, parts fell a little flat and I didn't really get the undertones that Benson was going for. Certain storylines felt left unfinished and with the way the book ended, it's really hard to imagine what could have been yourself. So I would have liked to see just a little bit more with the aftermath of Lyse's decision.
Overall it was a good series with strong women and magic and beautiful relationships. I'm glad I finally was able to read something from Benson.
May 29, 2017
*Source* Publisher via NetGalley
*Genre* Urban Fantasy
*Rating* 3.5
*My Thought*
The End of Magic is the third installment in author Amber Benson's The Witches of Echo Park series. This story picks up right where The Last Dream Keeper left off. Lyse MacAllister unwittingly became the leader of the Echo Park Coven when her great-aunt Eleanora died. Lyse is a character who has had issues with becoming the leader her coven needs to face the darkness that has threatened their very existence. Others in her group are much more in-tuned with their magic. There is also the question as to who key characters are: Who is the Magician? The Hierophant? The Devil? and The Fool?
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*Genre* Urban Fantasy
*Rating* 3.5
*My Thought*
The End of Magic is the third installment in author Amber Benson's The Witches of Echo Park series. This story picks up right where The Last Dream Keeper left off. Lyse MacAllister unwittingly became the leader of the Echo Park Coven when her great-aunt Eleanora died. Lyse is a character who has had issues with becoming the leader her coven needs to face the darkness that has threatened their very existence. Others in her group are much more in-tuned with their magic. There is also the question as to who key characters are: Who is the Magician? The Hierophant? The Devil? and The Fool?
*FULL REVIEW POSTED @ GIZMOS REVIEWS*
http://gizmosreviews.blogspot.com/201...
February 12, 2018
I absolutely loved the first book in this series, and the amazing journey it takes you on. I fell in love with the characters and was so excited throughout the second book, and then I felt like the wait for this one might never end! However, once I had this book, I had such a hard time getting through it.
The writing seemed more forced than it had in the past, and a lot of the characters decisions didn't really make sense with their personalities (or their inner dialogues felt like they were coming from cliché, stereotypes, rather than the complex characters I fell in love with). So while I loved the first two books of this series (and will probably continue to recommend the first one), I am sad to say that honestly this book was not very good (at least to me). It seemed rushed and forced. Some of the characters due complete 180’s, without any "learning" or "growing" happening to cause it. Things that should have been a part of the characters from the beginning pop up out of nowhere in very cheesy, Soap-Opera-y ways.
The writing seemed more forced than it had in the past, and a lot of the characters decisions didn't really make sense with their personalities (or their inner dialogues felt like they were coming from cliché, stereotypes, rather than the complex characters I fell in love with). So while I loved the first two books of this series (and will probably continue to recommend the first one), I am sad to say that honestly this book was not very good (at least to me). It seemed rushed and forced. Some of the characters due complete 180’s, without any "learning" or "growing" happening to cause it. Things that should have been a part of the characters from the beginning pop up out of nowhere in very cheesy, Soap-Opera-y ways.
February 9, 2020
Just terrible...and so disappointing. The series was off to a great start with book #1. However, book #2 felt like it was written by a ghost writer who had barely skimmed book #1. In this final part (thank the gods) of the series, it felt like AB instructed someone to just “wrap it up.” What a mess. What a waste of a potentially great story. I’ll not be wasting any more time reading AB’s so-called writing.
January 8, 2022
Read for the Pop Sugar 2022 Challenge
Prompt #16 - A book about witches
Wow - what the heck did I just read?!?!
I’m not sure why I’m still reading this series. I guess because each book isn’t an individual story but the 3 books together form one story as a whole and I just wanted to know what happens.
The transition between book 2 & 3 is super confusing. At the end of book 2 many of our characters were in Italy in a raided compound that the flood had controlled. In this book our characters are in a raided compound in Vegas ? In theory I guess they traveled there with the combat coven but it was a weird jump and super hard to follow. I also thought all previous covens were supposed to be destroyed.
Everyone is all split up so we allow Lyse and Niamh this weird ability to transverse dreamland and pop out where ever they need… okay?
Still don’t know what the flood wants.
The “It” consciousness of the dead witches is weird.
The Hybrid aspect is weird. Also again no explanation of the magic system. The Dreamwalkers now being part of the other world doesn’t make sense.
In the end Lyse has the ability to bend time and space and bring people back from the dead change things etc.
Basically this was hard to follow and jumbled and confusing. The multiple changing POVs while it worked for the first two really hurts this novel as there is so much going on and no time to explain in these short bursts. It just leaves me confused and sad.
I hated it and wouldn’t ever recommend this.
—————-Spoilers—————
Alright it is weird they travel through dream land jumping here and there and everywhere but the ending? Seriously WTF?
In order to stop everything from happening Lyse travels back and time, inhabits the body of her grandma and makes her fall in love with her rapist so that his rejected feelings and hate can’t fuel the flood.
I mean what the heck? I mean in that case because she was receptive to his advances it was consensual and he turns into a descent guy because he gets the girl he wants….
But just wow.
Wow, wow, wow, wow.
Prompt #16 - A book about witches
Wow - what the heck did I just read?!?!
I’m not sure why I’m still reading this series. I guess because each book isn’t an individual story but the 3 books together form one story as a whole and I just wanted to know what happens.
The transition between book 2 & 3 is super confusing. At the end of book 2 many of our characters were in Italy in a raided compound that the flood had controlled. In this book our characters are in a raided compound in Vegas ? In theory I guess they traveled there with the combat coven but it was a weird jump and super hard to follow. I also thought all previous covens were supposed to be destroyed.
Everyone is all split up so we allow Lyse and Niamh this weird ability to transverse dreamland and pop out where ever they need… okay?
Still don’t know what the flood wants.
The “It” consciousness of the dead witches is weird.
The Hybrid aspect is weird. Also again no explanation of the magic system. The Dreamwalkers now being part of the other world doesn’t make sense.
In the end Lyse has the ability to bend time and space and bring people back from the dead change things etc.
Basically this was hard to follow and jumbled and confusing. The multiple changing POVs while it worked for the first two really hurts this novel as there is so much going on and no time to explain in these short bursts. It just leaves me confused and sad.
I hated it and wouldn’t ever recommend this.
—————-Spoilers—————
Alright it is weird they travel through dream land jumping here and there and everywhere but the ending? Seriously WTF?
In order to stop everything from happening Lyse travels back and time, inhabits the body of her grandma and makes her fall in love with her rapist so that his rejected feelings and hate can’t fuel the flood.
I mean what the heck? I mean in that case because she was receptive to his advances it was consensual and he turns into a descent guy because he gets the girl he wants….
But just wow.
Wow, wow, wow, wow.
March 8, 2017
Review to come...
December 10, 2022
When the best book of a series is the last one and it only gets three stars, it makes you wonder how anyone got through the first two. Somehow, I managed to get through all three books of this series.
Suffice it to say, it’ll be awhile before I pick up Amber Benson again. No matter how much I love Buffy.
Book 3 is definitely more action packed and dark than the rest of the novels. But it also has moments of whimsy in the dreamland.
And I both LOVED and HATED the ending. Because there is so much that isn’t just “fixed” with what Lyse did. It’s almost infuriating. Because while she did undo much of what happened, she also undid a whole bunch of good things too - like Lizbeth being rescued from her dad. Like Devandra’s family existing or Daniela being born.
It’s a weird ending where it felt like Benson wanted to kill everyone off and save everyone too.
And the weird name change of Mitchell to Desmond still has me thrown for a loop….
Suffice it to say, it’ll be awhile before I pick up Amber Benson again. No matter how much I love Buffy.
Book 3 is definitely more action packed and dark than the rest of the novels. But it also has moments of whimsy in the dreamland.
And I both LOVED and HATED the ending. Because there is so much that isn’t just “fixed” with what Lyse did. It’s almost infuriating. Because while she did undo much of what happened, she also undid a whole bunch of good things too - like Lizbeth being rescued from her dad. Like Devandra’s family existing or Daniela being born.
It’s a weird ending where it felt like Benson wanted to kill everyone off and save everyone too.
And the weird name change of Mitchell to Desmond still has me thrown for a loop….
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 22, 2018
As a whole, I enjoyed this series, although I didn’t really enjoy this last book much. There was just so much death! I am the type of person who likes a happy ending, or at the very least a true ending tied up with a bow. This ending left me feeling sad and with all sorts of questions. I sort of feel betrayed really. I invested myself into these characters and spent a chunk of my personal time reading about them and now I’m just left up to my own imagination really. I feel scammed out of my happy ending. I hate when authors do this. I won’t read anything else by her because of the way this ended, even though I loved her writing style and the intricate characters she created. I am very disappointed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 24, 2025
I only finished this out of spite (and previous love for Amber Benson)
This book is bad. The pacing is all over the place. There are chapters in which nothing happens, only to have plot points done like a machine gun fire in the next one. The characters have zero development. At some points I actually found it incoherent.
I loved the Calliope Reaper-Jones novels and when I saw that Amber Benson wrote a trilogy over witches I bought all three of them at once. Only the first book is good and the quality plummets massively. This one reads like there was no Editor involved whatsoever.
This book is bad. The pacing is all over the place. There are chapters in which nothing happens, only to have plot points done like a machine gun fire in the next one. The characters have zero development. At some points I actually found it incoherent.
I loved the Calliope Reaper-Jones novels and when I saw that Amber Benson wrote a trilogy over witches I bought all three of them at once. Only the first book is good and the quality plummets massively. This one reads like there was no Editor involved whatsoever.
July 30, 2017
Felt a little cheated by the ending of the book/trilogy. Like because of the change Lyse made, our investment in the characters had all been for nothing.
June 13, 2017
★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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I don't know how to talk about this book without discussing the series as a whole or getting into plot details that no one wants me to, really. But I'll try.
The Last Dream Keeper left things in a very dark place -- even for the middle installment in a trilogy. So it was with a little trepidation that I started this -- just how much darker were things going to get? Thankfully, not much. Which is not to say that the book took on a euphoric or optimistic feel, but there were glimmers of hope within the darkness. Some small moments of victory in the face of loss before the main action of this particular novel took off.
The Flood is gaining momentum -- the anti-magic movement is getting governments around the world to turn on witches, to start interring them (at best). While running for their lives and liberty, someone they have to unite to take a final stand. Lyse MacAllister, herself still new to magic, takes up the challenge to lead her sisters against the Flood.
When talking about book 2, I said: "And when I say that the plot takes this book in dramatically different directions than you expect, it is almost impossible to believe that the closing pages of this book and the closing pages of The Witches of Echo Park belong to the same series -- much less are separated by only one novel. Somehow, however, Benson pulls it off -- I really have no idea how. When I think about it, it doesn't make any sense -- but in the moment, it absolutely worked." That's even truer for the difference between Book 1 and 3. It's impossible to guess your way through this plot -- but it's all real, it all flows organically.
I (and many others, I realize, I don't claim to be original) have often said it's all about execution. There are plots that when described, I'd say I wouldn't like that I have -- and vice versa. If you gave me either the series outline or the book outline -- I'd have said, "Nope, not for me." But Benson pulls it off in a way that I: 1. enjoyed reading and 2. appreciate. I don't know how to talk about the plot anymore than that.
These characters all seemed real -- all of them (even the pair that really didn't exist in our world) felt like people you could go meet in real life. Well, maybe not the people in The Flood, let's be honest. But everyone else absolutely did. Which is a real strength in a book that got as outlandish as this one.
I've read all of Benson's books (at least her solo books) now -- and it's great to see her develop into the writer of this book. Nothing against Death's Daughter or the rest of that series, but the depth of character and craft in this series is beyond that. Yeah, I maybe didn't like everything she did with these characters or the books, but I liked the way she went about it.
I'm throwing in the towel here, I just don't know how to talk about this book -- strong characters (in every sense of the phrase), honest emotions, a bananas plot, and an ending you won't see coming until it's too late jump out of the way. Heroism, (not just romantic) love, magic, family -- this series has it all. Give it a try.
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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I don't know how to talk about this book without discussing the series as a whole or getting into plot details that no one wants me to, really. But I'll try.
The Last Dream Keeper left things in a very dark place -- even for the middle installment in a trilogy. So it was with a little trepidation that I started this -- just how much darker were things going to get? Thankfully, not much. Which is not to say that the book took on a euphoric or optimistic feel, but there were glimmers of hope within the darkness. Some small moments of victory in the face of loss before the main action of this particular novel took off.
The Flood is gaining momentum -- the anti-magic movement is getting governments around the world to turn on witches, to start interring them (at best). While running for their lives and liberty, someone they have to unite to take a final stand. Lyse MacAllister, herself still new to magic, takes up the challenge to lead her sisters against the Flood.
When talking about book 2, I said: "And when I say that the plot takes this book in dramatically different directions than you expect, it is almost impossible to believe that the closing pages of this book and the closing pages of The Witches of Echo Park belong to the same series -- much less are separated by only one novel. Somehow, however, Benson pulls it off -- I really have no idea how. When I think about it, it doesn't make any sense -- but in the moment, it absolutely worked." That's even truer for the difference between Book 1 and 3. It's impossible to guess your way through this plot -- but it's all real, it all flows organically.
I (and many others, I realize, I don't claim to be original) have often said it's all about execution. There are plots that when described, I'd say I wouldn't like that I have -- and vice versa. If you gave me either the series outline or the book outline -- I'd have said, "Nope, not for me." But Benson pulls it off in a way that I: 1. enjoyed reading and 2. appreciate. I don't know how to talk about the plot anymore than that.
These characters all seemed real -- all of them (even the pair that really didn't exist in our world) felt like people you could go meet in real life. Well, maybe not the people in The Flood, let's be honest. But everyone else absolutely did. Which is a real strength in a book that got as outlandish as this one.
I've read all of Benson's books (at least her solo books) now -- and it's great to see her develop into the writer of this book. Nothing against Death's Daughter or the rest of that series, but the depth of character and craft in this series is beyond that. Yeah, I maybe didn't like everything she did with these characters or the books, but I liked the way she went about it.
I'm throwing in the towel here, I just don't know how to talk about this book -- strong characters (in every sense of the phrase), honest emotions, a bananas plot, and an ending you won't see coming until it's too late jump out of the way. Heroism, (not just romantic) love, magic, family -- this series has it all. Give it a try.
May 17, 2017
The End of Magic by Amber Benson is the 3rd and final book in her Witches of Echo Park series. The Witches of Echo Park series is urban fantasy revolving around witches and an evil group trying to destroy all witches and magic. In the last book, Lizbeth, the last dream keeper was able to restore magic, but the end result is The Flood, an evil group that has successfully turned humans against the witches.
The End of Magic picks up soon after the last book, with Lyse, who is now the leader of the Echo Park Coven. Many of the members are hurt, missing, in the dreamlands; with the police and The Flood collecting and killing witches all over the world, Lyse must find a way to get her coven together and stop The Flood.
As I had noted in the previous book, this series shows the POV of the various members of the coven. Lyse is the leader, who has various powers, since she has the ability to harness other peoples powers at touch. Arrabelle (Bell), Devandra (Dev), Daniela (empath) and Lizbeth also have their POV’s during the story line. Eleanora makes an appearance helping them in the dreamlands.
With all the witches separated, Lyse will use her new found powers to move the group to various places to bring all of them together again to fight and stop the evil Flood. What follows is an exciting, at times dark adventure that puts them all in danger, especially in the last 1/3 of the book. Despite mistakes they have all made along the way, their closeness will keep them together determined to stop evil at all costs. At the last stand, Lyse is sent back in time to find a way to stop The Flood before it all began.
Switching to various times, Lyse sees no changes and upon returning to the present, she sees a horrifying sight. Will she be able to go back again to find the right time frame in the past to stop the evil?
Rather than give spoilers, the ending was very exciting, but I would have liked more about what truly happens to our coven, not having to use our imagination. I enjoyed The End of Magic and if you like Urban Fantasy, with witches and magic, I suggest to read the first book in this series.
Barb
The Reading Cafe
The End of Magic picks up soon after the last book, with Lyse, who is now the leader of the Echo Park Coven. Many of the members are hurt, missing, in the dreamlands; with the police and The Flood collecting and killing witches all over the world, Lyse must find a way to get her coven together and stop The Flood.
As I had noted in the previous book, this series shows the POV of the various members of the coven. Lyse is the leader, who has various powers, since she has the ability to harness other peoples powers at touch. Arrabelle (Bell), Devandra (Dev), Daniela (empath) and Lizbeth also have their POV’s during the story line. Eleanora makes an appearance helping them in the dreamlands.
With all the witches separated, Lyse will use her new found powers to move the group to various places to bring all of them together again to fight and stop the evil Flood. What follows is an exciting, at times dark adventure that puts them all in danger, especially in the last 1/3 of the book. Despite mistakes they have all made along the way, their closeness will keep them together determined to stop evil at all costs. At the last stand, Lyse is sent back in time to find a way to stop The Flood before it all began.
Switching to various times, Lyse sees no changes and upon returning to the present, she sees a horrifying sight. Will she be able to go back again to find the right time frame in the past to stop the evil?
Rather than give spoilers, the ending was very exciting, but I would have liked more about what truly happens to our coven, not having to use our imagination. I enjoyed The End of Magic and if you like Urban Fantasy, with witches and magic, I suggest to read the first book in this series.
Barb
The Reading Cafe
May 13, 2017
My review at The Book Nympho:
http://thebooknympho.com/2017/05/the-...
I needed to read this book because at the end of The Last Dream Keeper , I was so confused I wasn't sure of who was dead or alive, who was good or bad. The confusion and disjointed vignettes continued as each chapter in The End of Magic had a different point of view, as in previous books in The Witches of Echo Park series. This style can work, especially as the main characters are in different locations with each having important things happening. It is less effective when the various parts don't make sense, or when it becomes so jumbled I don't care if I sort it out.
I wanted the main members of the coven to succeed and survive. They did seem to learn and grow here. They became more aware of their own abilities and more able to use them. It just didn't tie together enough for me to care. The rules for the world weren't clearly defined.
I am not a fan of time travel, or dead people coming back to life. My impression is both these things happened. But the ending was uncertain. I maybe just didn't get it, but I like a definite ending or at least a clear state of situation. I prefer a struggle with an uplifting ending. Someone else might like this series, but it was not for me.
http://thebooknympho.com/2017/05/the-...
I needed to read this book because at the end of The Last Dream Keeper , I was so confused I wasn't sure of who was dead or alive, who was good or bad. The confusion and disjointed vignettes continued as each chapter in The End of Magic had a different point of view, as in previous books in The Witches of Echo Park series. This style can work, especially as the main characters are in different locations with each having important things happening. It is less effective when the various parts don't make sense, or when it becomes so jumbled I don't care if I sort it out.
I wanted the main members of the coven to succeed and survive. They did seem to learn and grow here. They became more aware of their own abilities and more able to use them. It just didn't tie together enough for me to care. The rules for the world weren't clearly defined.
I am not a fan of time travel, or dead people coming back to life. My impression is both these things happened. But the ending was uncertain. I maybe just didn't get it, but I like a definite ending or at least a clear state of situation. I prefer a struggle with an uplifting ending. Someone else might like this series, but it was not for me.
November 26, 2017
I knew going into this book it was the final in a trilogy, of which I hadn't read the previous two installments. That was a non-issue, I soon discovered, because Benson brought me up to speed quickly and had me easily keeping track of the characters and their many points of view; I thought this an incredible feat by the author.
I liked the characters and the threats that were coming from within and without the group. The action was very exciting, with characters fleeing human and supernatural threats. I also enjoyed how characters' thoughts were presented to the reader, allowing me to sympathize with them.
The ending was a tremendous let down. The book drifts into sci-fi territory, with the conclusion having the protagonist do something that's more at home in a Bradbury or Asmiov tale than in an urban fantasy. I just couldn't believe the character's new ability or the choice she makes. Had I read the previous novels, I think it would have upset me more.
Impressed by Benson's abilities in this novel, save the ending, I'm wanting to read her Calliope Reaper-Jones novels, which I'm thinking will be more of what I'm looking for in an urban fantasy book.
I liked the characters and the threats that were coming from within and without the group. The action was very exciting, with characters fleeing human and supernatural threats. I also enjoyed how characters' thoughts were presented to the reader, allowing me to sympathize with them.
The ending was a tremendous let down. The book drifts into sci-fi territory, with the conclusion having the protagonist do something that's more at home in a Bradbury or Asmiov tale than in an urban fantasy. I just couldn't believe the character's new ability or the choice she makes. Had I read the previous novels, I think it would have upset me more.
Impressed by Benson's abilities in this novel, save the ending, I'm wanting to read her Calliope Reaper-Jones novels, which I'm thinking will be more of what I'm looking for in an urban fantasy book.
October 21, 2017
I really wanted to love this series but it became more problematic as the books went on. I liked the idea and even the plot line, but I had issues with its development. I didn't even mind the characters. Everything seemed to drag on but then go too quickly at the same time. Kind of anticlimactic, in my opinion.
I think the emotions and feelings of each character could have been more deeply explored, especially from a rotating point-of-view novel. I think the important plot points were glossed over and happened too quickly, when they eventually did happen. I think the end was disappointing. There could have been more clarification on some of the backstory of the characters. Why hint around at the fact that Evan has some sort of big reveal or backstory and then never tell it? I wanted more about Eleanora's past with Desmond and her family and I wanted more about Hessika. And the Lizbeth and Tem thing just stopped before we even learned what she could do? Too many loose endings and holes for me.
I think the emotions and feelings of each character could have been more deeply explored, especially from a rotating point-of-view novel. I think the important plot points were glossed over and happened too quickly, when they eventually did happen. I think the end was disappointing. There could have been more clarification on some of the backstory of the characters. Why hint around at the fact that Evan has some sort of big reveal or backstory and then never tell it? I wanted more about Eleanora's past with Desmond and her family and I wanted more about Hessika. And the Lizbeth and Tem thing just stopped before we even learned what she could do? Too many loose endings and holes for me.
May 10, 2017
Actually 3 1/2 stars.
There are multiple subplots that make this novel confusing sometimes. The last pages were great, but the resolution as the storylines came together, before those last pages, felt rushed to me. A little disappointing, compared to the first two books in the trilogy.
Read the rest of the review at http://www.ismellsheep.com/2017/05/sp...
There are multiple subplots that make this novel confusing sometimes. The last pages were great, but the resolution as the storylines came together, before those last pages, felt rushed to me. A little disappointing, compared to the first two books in the trilogy.
Read the rest of the review at http://www.ismellsheep.com/2017/05/sp...
August 15, 2017
This was an alright end to the series. It was not m favorite book in the series, but I had to see how it ended. I read the first two books in a matter of days and this one took me longer to get through since I did not enjoy it as much. I would still recommend it to anyone who has been reading the series.
March 19, 2018
I have been a fan of Amber’s writing since her first series but I felt that this book, like the rest in the series,was underwhelming. There was some head hopping that was distracting and it just seemed that Lyse all of a sudden had more abilities and control than she’s had the previous two books. It didn’t feel earned to me.
October 21, 2017
This book was violently confusing. I had little idea what was going on, and I remember feeling that vaguely in the previous book, but so much went on here that made no sense. I couldn't follow it at all.
October 27, 2017
I enjoyed this series overall. Amber did an excellent job developing the relationships between the coven members as well as seamlessly integrating new characters that appeared in this book. The pace of events seemed faster at this point in the story, and I am satisfied with the ending.
June 8, 2017
Again I couldn't read this book when Nazis were brought into the story. I forgot about this and bought the book because I know I have read the other two books.
February 27, 2018
So many things left unresolved. This book was all over the place. Too bad.
June 20, 2018
Liked it, but hated the ending. Felt it could go into more depth in the aftermath and tie it all up in a nice little epilogue.
June 14, 2021
Amazing book. Well written. The ending killed me. One of my favourite books of Amber Benson.
March 25, 2022
The second one was better. This ending irked me too no end. I was completely fed up.
May 23, 2017
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