Lowly’s Book Blog

Finally, the end of this wonderful series. I am always looking for new fantasy that I can recommend, and this series will certainly be a welcome addition to the shelves.

We left Kylar after he rescued Logan and together they fought to drive the invaders from their country. Unfortunately, political circumstances prevented Logan’s restoration to power and now the impoverished, broken country is under the rule of a selfish queen, only interested in her own comfort and status. Kylar knows that he has to commit one more assassination, but Logan has forbidden it. 

That summarizes the first few chapters effectively, but there is much, much more in this incredible book. The final battle scene is one of the most incredible that I have read in modern fantasy literature. Most of the time fantasy authors keep their good and evil beings clearly separated, but Weeks creates characters that are both good and evil. 

It has been a very long time since I have enjoyed reading a fantasy trilogy quite this much. Thank you!

Finally, I have reached the end of the series. And I am so glad that I waited to read the books until all four were available. Somehow the series seemed complete at the end of book 3. The love triangle was resolved, what more was there to say. I mean if she continued the series, Meyer may have to come up with an original plot. Is it possible?

Yes! The final book in the series is by far the most original and therefore interesting. The story opens with Bella and Edward’s wedding, honeymoon and other good stuff for the tween girls. But the plot takes a twist when the human Bella gets pregnant. How is it possible for a living human to carry and nurture a vampire baby? From here Meyer is in brand new territory which she handles with skill. 

I don’t want to go on much further because the summary will make absolutely no sense to anyone who has not read the first three books, and it will ruin the story for anyone still proceeding through the series.

Some Meyer fans have said that this book is just the publisher pushing Meyer to produce another best seller for purely financial reasons. They claim the book is boring and rambles on and on. I suspect they felt that way because the book is so refreshingly different. The story is much bigger than Edward and Bella. Not only is little Renessmee part of their lives, but suddenly the extended family and werewolf network is critically important. This book is much bigger than a simple love story, and I suspect the disappointed readers simply wanted more of the same.

Thank you Meyer for saving the best until last!