Okay, here we go. I love this book. I love this series. I love these characters and this world. It's nothing short of perfection. From the first moment I read the prologue in book one, I knew this was going to be something special. Greatness in pages. And Legrand has kept that steady flow of greatness in chapter after chapter and book after book. She does not disappoint and this book is the perfect end to such a fascinating story. The ending is perfect, and when it comes, you cannot think of another way, more perfect for the end to be.

I wasn't really a big fan of the first 2 books. 3 stars to me. It was really confusing to go through almost 1000 pages of jumping back and forth in time between 2 very similar storylines. This book still had that but I also tried to read it slowly to understand it better. I think since I liked this book better than maybe one day I will read them all together. This tied up the series really well. I always have a hard time with series ending where it seems like an author just gives up or tries to get to the ending quickly but this ending is perfect and possibly happy.

I can't say I knew what I was expecting when I began the final chapters of this incredible saga. Perhaps to have my heart torn asunder - check. Perhaps a journey of epic proportions - check. But I never expected just how much I could fall in love with Avitas, and its people, all over again. I have no words. I have too many of them. I'll attempt some...

Lightbringer might be the best conclusion to any series I have ever read. And I do not say this lightly. Claire grabs you by the skin of your teeth and doesn't let go until the very last page with twists and turns that keep you guessing constantly. To say nothing of the character development. Rielle, Eliana, Audric, Remy, Corien, Ludivine… each and every one of them is broken down to their base and rewoven from the Empirium itself, entirely themselves, and yet so much more than they have ever been, golden and sparkling. If you thought you loved them before, you didn’t know the half of it.

Now that I’ve finished, I want nothing more than to reread the entire series again, paying special attention to the epigraphs, which lend so much to the story for all their brevity, even if only for the glimpses into characters you wouldn’t hear from otherwise.

It’s clear that Claire has put her entire being into this story. Lightbringer is blood, sweat, and tears. It’s all of the things I loved about Furyborn and Kingsbane (assassin queens, impossible choices, extra swoon-worthy moments). It’s pain. And it’s hope. An utter triumph I can’t wait to see on shelves across the globe.