The cover is stunning, and I was thrilled to get this ARC after waiting so long for the last book to drop.

The beginning started out intriguing, but lost steam about halfway through for me. I really love Ahdieh's work and the previous books in this series, but this one fell flat for me.

The ending was a bit rushed, and in some aspects, unclear. Some characters could've had their stories wrapped up a bit neater. Hmm. This just wasn't quite what I'd hoped for as the ending of the series. Hopefully other readers enjoy it more than me.

3.5 stars rounded to 4.

Thank you Penguin Teen for the ARC.

I cannot believe this is over! I feel like I just discovered this series, and yet somehow it's been four whole books, a lot of gasping, and even more waiting. I think this could have been a trilogy, but this was an interesting direction for the conclusion to take. I enjoyed it, heartbroken as I am, but it definitely wasn't what I expected. i don't want to spoil anything, but I have so loved this world and what she has done with the lore of vampires. I highly recommend this series if you have not started it!

Thank you to the Publisher for the arc!


I feel like this story started out super strong, I mean come on there were vampires and now it’s turned into a giant mess. I used to really love Celine and Bastian and now I don’t even recognize them anymore. I’m sad.

This was one of my most anticipated series endings, after four long years and it turned out to be one of the most disappointing endings. My heart hurts after this one. I was so excited to see how things turned out and it wasn't anything like I expected. The third book with Arjun and Pippa was my fav and I feel like they were done dirty in this one.

Let me back up... the beginning of this wasn't too bad. It had me desperate for more especially to see what happened with Pippa after the ending of the previous book. But I honestly started to lose all interest in Bastien Celine's storyline. They were so frustrating and had the most annoying miscommunication going on especially one BIG part. I was here SOLELY for the Pippa and Arjun scenes and there weren't enough. They felt like they were cast aside especially halfway through the book. Like now I wonder what was the point of them having their own book for it end that way?

The ending felt SO RUSHED! Like my mind is still blown over how frustrating that ending was. When I finished, I seriously thought, is this a joke? Did I miss something? Did the author just stop caring and rush to get it completed. Is there a reason this couldn't have ended happier and more clear? I was so confused in a lot of it that I ended up having to reread several parts. I'm so upset that I spent four books in this series for it to end that way. I am still shocked and trying to process things. I want a redo. I want the mirror to set things right. I am just shocked that the author who wrote the AMAZING The Wrath and the Dawn duo also ended this series like she did. *sobbing into my pillow now*