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Eliyana Ember is stranded in a foreign country in the Third Reflection with no passport, the inability to mirrorwalk, and zero clue where the nearest Thresholds back into the Fourth or Second might lie. Her mind is a haze, her memories vague. She knows a wormhole from the Fourth sent her here. She remembers her mom and baby brother Evan. Makai and Stormy and Joshua . . .
Deep down El realizes she must end the Void once and for all. Is there a way to trap the darkness within its current vessel, kill it off completely? To do so would mean sacrificing another soul—the soul of a man Joshua claims is a traitor. But he’s lied to her before, and even El senses Joshua can’t be fully trusted, but one thing is certain . . .
The Void must be annihilated. And only the Verity—the light which birthed the darkness—can put an end to that which seeks to kill and destroy.
My Thoughts: After the last book, I was not sure whether or not this trilogy would live up the first novel, which had not been perfect but was still been a lot of fun to read. Yet unlike many series, this last book did not redeem the trilogy for me.
As other reviewers have mentioned, the beginning is really slow. At moments when it would have been nice to enjoy some action, instead we are offered several drawn out arguments between the characters that never seem to change what happens in the story. The main twist in this book, which separated it from the others, also didn't make any change to what had happened in the past (or rather future), and made it feel as though this installment was mostly pointless.
Along with there not being much that happened plot wise, the story also seemed to fall down the rabbit hole when the author started trying to connect everyone and everything together as well as explain the origin of everything that was magical. Instead of being amazed at how it all fit together, I just wondered why it needed to.
Towards the end, things did start to pick up. Ebony's character changed a lot and a certain someone sacrifices everything in the end. Not to mention, the relationship between Ebony and Tide turned out to be really cute. But the fun of the first book was gone and I found myself not really caring who El ended up with (I know, even after what Josh did in the last book,). I won't say that no one will enjoy this or that it is not worth checking out for those who are extreme fans of the rest of the trilogy. Just don't expect more than the story can deliver.
I have provided an honest review after having received a copy of the book through the Fiction Guild.
If you would like a copy of this book for yourself, whether because you love the series or you love the cover, you can enter the giveaway I am holding for it on my instagram, which will be live by 1pm EST.
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